Episodes, a new iPhone app by developers Nial Giacomelli and Benjamin Gordon, provides a great-looking solution to track your favorite TV shows with air dates and world premieres, and also offers a list of shows you might be interested in. Read more
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Episodes Tracks Your Favorite TV Shows, Offers Recommendations
Latest Apple TV Update Addresses Download, Resolution Issues
Apple released iOS 4.2.1 for Apple TV 2nd gen last night, which is labelled as “4.1.1” in the device’s built-in software update checker tool. The OS was a 267MB download on Apple’s servers, and that lead us to think that it was mainly aimed at fixing a few bugs found in the previous build.
According to a support document on Apple’s website, the 4.1.1 update fixes issues related to resolution and download of movies and TV shows.
TV resolution fix: Addresses an issue that causes some high-definition TVs to incorrectly display at 480p.
Download fix: Addresses an issue that may cause a movie or TV show to be re-downloaded.
As we reported last night, the 4.1.1 update doesn’t seem to provide a fix for the “color issues” with certain Sony and Philips televisions.
A Beautiful TV Guide For Your iPhone and iPad
I’m thankful for the possibilities offered by today’s technologies, which allow me to ditch the old ways of doing…stuff for more pleasant, rich, interactive and beautiful experiences. Apple’s devices and apps in the App Store surely played a great role in this digital revolution: we don’t buy specific items anymore because there’s an app for that. The last time you bought a radio player? An actual map? A point & shoot camera? Exactly.
Still, there was no “last time” for me when it comes to TV guides. I never bought those magazines that offered monthly and weekly views and summaries of what would be in television – I just checked TV programming on the internet. Or on my local newspaper. But now I’m ready to step my game up, with an app simply called “TV” and available at .99 cents in the App Store for iPhone and iPad. It’s uncluttered, beautiful, elegant and, finally, it’s something that deeply integrates a TV guide with the information coming from the internet. Read more
Verizon Adding FiOS TV Support For Mac and iOS Next Year
As noted by 9to5mac,Verizon’s Director of Consumer Product Development Joe Ambeault told Beet.TV that they’ll be rolling out the FiOS TV to “Mac OS and iOS devices” at the beginning of next year.
He says Verizon is not limiting access only to devices that have Big Red’s logo on them. Perhaps, looking forward, that will turn out to be true for the Verizon iPhone as well.
Check out the video below.
The Incident 1.3 Goes Live. Finally, An iPhone Game I Can Play On My TV.
We love The Incident for iPhone and iPad. In fact, Big Bucket’s retro-style platform is easily one of my favorite iOS games of all times. It features incredible pixel graphics, an addictive gameplay and a catchy soundtrack. If you read MS, you know we’re totally into The Incident.
A few weeks ago we reported the developers were working on an update to let users play The Incident on their TVs while controlling it with an iPhone. Sounded like magic back then. It turns out, all you need is a VGA Adapter or Composite AV Cable to mirror the game on your TV and start jumping with Frank, the main character. That’s it. No complex pairing process – although we’re already thinking about a future AirPlay feature to beam games from your iOS device to your TV.
This feature of The Incident 1.3 is something we’ll remember in the months to come. It marks the arrival of iOS as a gaming platform on our living rooms, and we’re sure other developers will implement it in several other games. We’re waiting.
In the meantime, The Incident 1.3 is available here and it rocks. Strongly recommended.
BBC: Subscription-based iPlayer for iPad Coming Next Year
According to the Financial Times (subscription required), BBC will launch a subscription-based iPlayer service for iPads next year. iPlayer is BBC’s popular streaming service that allows users to stream programs after the original air date, and it gained support for Mac in 2008.
It also gained a lot of traction since then, with downloads exceeding 100 millions in the first months of 2010. Unfortunately, the service isn’t available in many areas – namely outside the UK. For instance, I can’t access iPlayer’s TV streaming in Italy, and I assume the same happens to US users.
It looks like things won’t change with the iPad subscription either, as Dave Caolo at TUAW reports:
BBC Worldwide said that this isn’t going to happen until “the middle of next year,” and even then only in “certain target markets.” Additionally, no word on pricing was available, though there will be ad-supported free sections as well as paid content.
In the meantime, I’m just fine with Hulu through a US-based VPN.
The Incident for iPad Is Coming To Your TV, With iPhone As A Controller [Update: Video]
We are big fans of The Incident by Big Bucket Software. Developed by Panic’s Neven Mrgan and Matt Comi, The Incident is a simple and addictive 16-bit styled game where you control a man named Frank who has to constantly jump and avoid obstacles falling from the sky. From our review:
As Frank, you’ll be climbing your way above and beyond mountains of just about anything that might fall from the sky. Couches, minivans, and propeller blades attempt to crush you under their fantastic weight; even with a little pushing and shoving, you’ll have quite the challenge in avoiding dangers from above and below.
Now, after a 1.2 update that brought game controlling from the iPhone, The Incident 1.3 will come to a TV near you. That’s right: you’ll be able to play an iOS game on your television (just like we always used to, remember?) using the iPhone as a remote controller. No technical details have been provided by the developers yet, except that all you need to get the thing up and running is “pluggin your iPad into the TV”. I guess it’s a standard VGA cable from Apple, anyway. Read more
Bloomberg’s Steve Jobs Profile Available for Streaming
Bloomberg TV Airing Steve Jobs “Game Changer” Episode on Oct 14th
Bloomberg TV’s Game Changers is a new documentary series airing now through January 2011 that profiles the most important personalities and leaders in technology, politics, culture. This Thursday (October 14th) they’ll air a new Game Changer episode entirely focused on Apple’s founder and charismatic leader, Steve Jobs.
