“BUT Apple TV exists, and has for at least three years.”
Yea, but this one has an A4 chip and runs IOS. Here’s the kicker, if anyone watched the keynote and really paid attention, they would have noticed this little piece of technology which is slated to be released in November for iPads, iPhones, the and iPod Touch. <——120 million units worldwide.
“AirPlay” is a feature which allows the user to stream audio, video, and pictures to a TV screen (AppleTV) from an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. Now since Apple loves to work slowly, my guess is they eventually open up “AirPlay” to the developers and the developers implement AirPlay right into all those apps currently on iTunes. This would mean such apps as games, MLB.tv, and HULU+ would be available for your television. In this case, Apple would not need start a whole new apps store just for the AppleTV. The app would use the iPad, iPhone, or the iPod Touch to decode the information, gaming video is projected onto the television screen, and the device touchscreen is used as your gamepad.
Think of all those video apps on your device being projected on your TV screen from the click of a button. This is what they announced. Not the AppleTV.
I play movies and TV shows on my TV from my iPod.
I use a cable.