After months of speculations whether Apple will release completely new Apple TV device making it a high-end media center for our living rooms or rather leave it, more or less, as it is (means without all the latest true HD capibilities, IP streaming, Blu-ray, live TV ability, HD recorder, 1080p support, etc.)… we still don’t know the answer.

The company introduced new Apple TV 3.0 software that gives us not more than a redesigned main menu - which is said to give a faster access to the content, possibility to watch iTunes Extras and enjoy iTunes LP in fullscreen and listen to the internet radio (including stations in high-quality HE-ACC formats).

Filed under: Set-top boxes, Others

You know that nifty little "Watch in HD" option that came to YouTube a few months back for high-def content uploaded to the world's most well known video sharing portal? After a minor update to your VUDU box -- which hit the tubes this past Friday -- your movie set-top-box should now select that option automatically when viewing HD YouTube material. Hey, we told you it was minor, but satisfactory nonetheless.

Minor VUDU update automatically selects YouTube HD when available originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Media streamers, Others

Still waiting for the high definition streaming-enabling update for your Roku Netflix Player? From the support forums comes the post-Christmas tip that anyone who hasn't been blessed by the rollout gods yet, can force it upon themselves simply by manually checking for an update 3 times within a 30 second period. We cannot take responsibility for any person or persons losing the Mandate of Heaven or being ejected from the Garden of Eden as a result of following these steps, but if all that happens is 720p movie bliss, you can totally blame that on us and the Roku team.

[Thanks, Bob]

Still waiting for the Roku 1.5 HD update? Get it now originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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TiVo was nice enough to hit us with the Netflix-enabling Fall Service Update a little early, and we're pretty impressed so far -- check out all the deets over on Engadget Classic!

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