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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by petercooper on Sunday September 05, 2010 @12:25AM (#1663990)
I think they already announced that, actually (?): http://www.apple.com/ipad/software-update/
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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by refulgentis on Sunday September 05, 2010 @02:42AM (#1664136)
It's definitely in Apple apps, and I imagine that 3rd party apps will get it for "free" using the standard media player classes. The issue is if apps could send arbitrary video data, because then your $99 Apple TV turns into a game console if you have an iPod touch.
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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by petercooper on Sunday September 05, 2010 @06:52PM (#1665359)
Good point - that would be like the VGA adapter. It'd be like having a DS where the top screen could be 30 inches or more.. :-)
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