Apple today announced the much-anticipated fourth-generation Apple TV at its “Hey Siri” media event in San Francisco, California. The new Apple TV has been constructed from a foundation encompassing powerful hardware, a modern operating system, a new user experience with deep Siri integration, tools for developers, and most importantly, an App Store.
With the integration of Siri will be the key part of the new Apple TV interface, as it lets users ask Siri to bring up content through multiple apps to find a TV show or movie, and at launch, supported apps include Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, HBO, and Showtime. Apple made Siri to answer your questions like who’s starring in a movie, bring up extraneous information like the weather outside, and ask Siri to replay parts of a movie that were missed or fast forward through content.
Apple has shown a demo on a multiplayer version of Crossy Road, with one player using the Apple TV remote and another player using an iPhone as an input device. The Apple TV will support both the iPhone and the iPod touch as an input device. Therefore, Apple TV and iPhone games are going to be available universally, meaning you can start a game on the iPhone then pick it up on the Apple TV.
Powered by a 64-bit A8 chip, with support for key iOS technologies like Metal, GameKit, and UIKIT, all of which will allow developers to bring console-quality games to the device. It will be available with either 32 GB or 64 GB of storage, which will be used for downloading apps, and it includes Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO and an IR receiver. Fortunately, the remote can last for up to three months on a single but it will only done through a built-in Lightning connector.
The Apple TV will begin shipping at the end of October in nearly 80 countries with the price at USD 149 (RM 650) for the 32GB version and UDS 199 (RM 870) for 64GB version.
