Comments on: Rumor: Apple TV’s wireless, multi-touch keyboard

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:08:14 +0000

I really do hope Apple releases a keyboard like this. Right now there are no Mac-compatible bluetooth BACKLIT keyboards. The only ones that come close are a few by Microsoft and the Logitech diNovo Edge, but they are not fully Mac-compatible.

By: Nova Furniture

Nova Furniture — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:51:15 +0000

As the above comment stated, there are many alternatives which are only getting better and better with the future market.

By: Furniture Store

Furniture Store — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:40:19 +0000

Interesting but outdated, theres better choices around now

By: Camillo Miller

Camillo Miller — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:14:11 +0000

Ok guys. This is clearly discriminating for left handed people. Do you think that Apple, who puts specular USB port in its keyboards since Pleistocene so you can plug in a mouse wherever hand you may prefer to use, is gonna come out with this offense to the left handed community?
Hey, the most creative people are lefties, and the most creative people usually use Macs

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:57:49 +0000

I see this as being VERY possible. I mean come on have you ever tried to search YouTube on an Apple TV. With the “Sub”-Standard remote it takes forever and away from the actual desire behind looking up a video. . .

By: Mister Snitch

Mister Snitch — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:51:45 +0000

A device like this opens up the box for gaming and net-surfing on the couch. Sites searched on a big screen TV could be optimized for that practice just as sites optimized for an iPhone are.

Years ago MS did the ‘web TV’ thing. Didn’t work. But Jobs and Apple have some flair for knowing when things are in place for that Next Step. Back in the day, how many had a fast connection? How many had a high-def, big-screen TV? (NOBODY, that’s who.) The web itself adapts faster than ever to new hardware like iPhone,

Then there’s digital photos. Who DOESN’T want a better way of looking at digital photos on their own big-screen HDTV?

Add to that the fact that the US will be pretty much OBLIGED to go digital after next year. There will only be more and more digital, large-screen TVs out there – all begging for new peripherals to go with. Really, it’s like buying a new house. Next stop – the furniture store.

Fact is, the world is waiting for this keyboard. Don’t forget the Wii-style controller… or just build one in to the iPhone.

I see this coming, and I see it succeeding. (Did I mention the need for a Wii-style controller as well?)

By: John

John — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:55:02 +0000

Why AppleTV? Why can’t we get that for osx?

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:44:54 +0000

I would love to see this work with my PS3!

By: Bizlaw

Bizlaw — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:34:36 +0000

This makes much more sense for the next iMac update. A multi-touch keyboard means that a multi-touch screen is unnecessary, and the keyboard offers many more advantages than a touch screen would.

The biggest problem would be getting people to switch and take the time to learn how to use multi-touch instead of the tactile feedback from traditional keys. Ever since a typewriter, people have had physical feedback to striking a key, and the multi-touch keyboard would be totally different. If you think people complaining about the iPhone’s touch keyboard was overblown, wait until the first touch keyboard for a PC is released.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:27:52 +0000

You could solve the ”left handed problem” by making
snap-on / slide into place connections on both sides of the keyboard with power+data connections on both sides.

Left handed people would just slide the display / multitouch pad onto the left side. Right handed people could do the opposite.

AppleTV 3.0 can get improvements designed for the iPhone / iPod touch.

Just add better software, faster CPU, stronger GPU graphics and more RAM and larger Hard Drive. Add in the BlueTooth connection and it becomes a perfect HDTV internet information device.

AppleTV could then become a game machine,
internet terminal, e-mail station, chat box,
and play a key part in iTunes music,
video, TV shows and movie rentals.

With the new AppleTV, why pay for cable?
Anything you want – on-demand via iTunes.