Comments on: I’m crawling even further in bed with Apple http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/15/im-crawling-even-further-in-bed-with-apple/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:29:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: P.G. Holyfield http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/15/im-crawling-even-further-in-bed-with-apple/#comment-144780 P.G. Holyfield Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:36:18 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/15/im-crawling-even-further-in-bed-with-apple/#comment-144780 grrr... just what I need... something else to buy. grrr… just what I need… something else to buy.

]]> By: J.C. Hutchins http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/15/im-crawling-even-further-in-bed-with-apple/#comment-143080 J.C. Hutchins Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:02:10 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/15/im-crawling-even-further-in-bed-with-apple/#comment-143080 With the recent release of the "new and improved" Apple TV (or the software upgrade for early adopters like me), this device became a game-changer. Full access to the iTunes store -- including the podcast directory -- is right there now, in your living room. I was able to find and listen to my podcast, and many other podiobooks, with a few clicks of the remote button. This convenience is fantastic for podcast newcomers, and makes checking out new content for jaded podcast listeners easy, too. I'm not a broadcast or cable TV viewer, so the Apple TV makes sense for my lifestyle. "Value add" (and free!) podcast, YouTube and Flickr integration sweetened the deal. In the interest of addressing DRM critics (whose criticism is legitimate): The engine powering AppleTV is indeed iTunes, and the content you purchase or rent from the AppleTV experience is locked down with copy protection. If don't mind that restriction, the Apple TV is a terrific purchase. With the recent release of the “new and improved” Apple TV (or the software upgrade for early adopters like me), this device became a game-changer. Full access to the iTunes store — including the podcast directory — is right there now, in your living room. I was able to find and listen to my podcast, and many other podiobooks, with a few clicks of the remote button.

This convenience is fantastic for podcast newcomers, and makes checking out new content for jaded podcast listeners easy, too.

I’m not a broadcast or cable TV viewer, so the Apple TV makes sense for my lifestyle. “Value add” (and free!) podcast, YouTube and Flickr integration sweetened the deal.

In the interest of addressing DRM critics (whose criticism is legitimate): The engine powering AppleTV is indeed iTunes, and the content you purchase or rent from the AppleTV experience is locked down with copy protection. If don’t mind that restriction, the Apple TV is a terrific purchase.

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