The new Apple TV 3.0 firmware with improved design

On Thursday, Apple released a new software Apple TV 3.0 with redesigned and improved user interface, with support for additional materials for iTunes Extras movie and music iTunes LP albums. With the firmware update also introduced a feature to automatically create playlists and Genius Mixes able to listen to Internet radio.

Vice president of Internet Services Eddy Cue Apple's (Eddy Cue) said that "the new software for the Apple TV will be more convenient and fast interface that provides instant access to content blagoizbrannomu users. " Directly from the main menu in the new firmware can be reached to the newly rented or purchased movies, as well as the TV series, music, podcasts, photos and videos on YouTube.

From iTunes to the latest version of the computer to Apple TV functions moved iTunes Extras and iTunes LP, so now directly in the high-resolution and full-screen mode, you can see the bonus material for films with iTunes Extras, as well as the texts of songs, music videos and photos that complement music albums iTunes LP.

Also in the third version of the Apple TV firmware became available function Genius Mixes, which first appeared last month in iTunes 9. "Brilliant jumble" to the Apple TV works the same way as in iTunes: scans your entire music library and arranges similar tracks in groups of genres.

The Apple TV 3.0 adds support for iPhoto Events and iPhoto Faces, so now on the big screen home Theater can be seen photos, using a convenient and organized music library on events and persons.

Here, perhaps, left last innovation - support for Internet radio stations. Everything is simple: there are hundreds of streaming radio stations of various genres - chose to listen. In addition, now in the Apple TV station appeared in the HE-AAC format, which enables users to enjoy a crisp sound.

The list of innovations in the Apple TV last firmware over, so I want to tell you a few words about the other Update: someone has already downloaded and knows, and someone just realized that now we will go on iTunes and Remote application for iPhone. The main new feature in iTunes 9.0.2 became, of course, support for Apple TV 3.0. In addition, costs noted that unless the possibility of change in the substrate Grid View playback mode to the dark, as it was earlier. In the Remote update for iPhone also adds support for Apple TV 3.0.