What does the iTV do, and what would I use it for?
Apple began touting the “digital hub” concept six years ago, and its iLife software and iPod hardware have made us masters of creating and consuming digital media at our desks and on the go. But a whole lot of us spend a huge amount of leisure time in our living rooms, sitting on couches or in easy chairs in close proximity to a television and a stereo. Right now, when it comes to enjoying your digital media in your living room, your options are pretty limited. You can plug in an AirPort Express and play iTunes music on your stereo, but you must use a computer running iTunes in order to pick songs or playlists and get the music playing. And to enjoy the fruits of your iMovie labors, you must burn a DVD using iDVD and then stick that DVD in your DVD player. You can burn your iPhoto slide shows to DVD, too, but all your images will be reduced to the relatively low resolution supported by standard-definition television. And if you want to watch videos (be they movies, TV shows, or music v
