AppleTV Update Provides Gesture Remote Control

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Posted June 24, 2009 at 8:25pm by iClarified · 7091 views

The AppleTV software has been updated to v2.4 and adds remote control with simple finger gestures from the iPhone.

New Features:
Remote app directional control - Control your Apple TV with simple finger gestures via the Remote app. This feature requires Remote 1.3 running on an iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0

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New view options - View movies By Genre, By Movie, or Unwatched. View TV Shows an dPodcasts By Date, By Show, or Unwatched.

Updated transport and chapter modes - During video playback, click right or left to fast forward or rewind. Additional clicks increase the speed. Click down to show chapter markers.

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AppleTV Update Provides Gesture Remote Control

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Rappo445 - June 25, 2009 at 7:56am

I have just used the gestures feature on my ATV and it is AWESOME! It is worth downloading and is really easy to use. I wish I could purchase a game from the App store and then transfer it onto the ATV using the iPhone / iPod Touch as a wireless controller? That would be cool to play Cro-Mag or Monkey ball on the TV! Come on Apple there must be a way???

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Rappo445 - June 24, 2009 at 11:57pm

Good to see that Apple are still continuing work on the Apple TV. I think the ATV has so much potential and using the gestures on the remote app on either an iPhone or iPod Touch is a step in the right direction. I hope the work continues?