Predicted

Well, a few of my earlier criticisms of Apple TV have been nullified by recent announcements, namely viewing YouTube videos and the lack of larger hard drives (although the latter has been possible by voiding your warranty). This marks the first in what I suspect will be a series of announcements pertaining to greater functionality of what really amounts to a Mac nano with a very specialized user interface. I call it a Mac nano because as others have shown Apple TV truly is just a sparse computer with Mac OS X running in the background. The possibilities are endless. (Not really, though, because the computing power behind the device is still rather limited, as evidenced by its inability to handle 1280×720 at 30 fps.)

Things that need to be fixed:

• Streaming, syncing photos from multiple computers

  Things users might find killer:

• Buying content from iTunes Store directly from the device
• IPTV (Joost, AT&T, etc)
• Music visualizer à la Magnetosphere
• True 1080p support

• Games

  With that said, my favorite feature, as I predicted is slide shows. Pictures look awesome on a huge screen, fading in and out to great tunes. It’s also nice to catch the few shows I purchase occasionally through The Store on the TV as well.