You’ve probably seen all of the buzz about the new AppleTV unit. This device shares many attributes with standalone TiVos: the ability to stream audio and pictures, and to transfer video. The integration works differently – the AppleTV syncs directly to your iTunes and holds local copies of files.
And there’s the issue: it holds local copies of, say, your massive iTunes library, or video of your kids, or 20,000 pictures of your vacations. So, naturally, the 40 GB drive in the unit won’t cut it.
So we’re introducing our AppleTV Upgrade Kits. For $199, you get a drive four times the size of the one that comes with the unit, formatted and ready to go (with the usual WeaKnees extras: tools, instructions with pictures, support, and a warranty). Now you can get all of your music and video to your stereo and TV all the time, no waiting.
For DirecTV TiVo users, or for cable DVR users, who’ve never had these types of features in a TiVo, they’re pretty amazing. No more searching for a CD – the data is live and ready at the press of a remote!