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> <channel><title>Apple TV Hacks &#187; patent</title> <atom:link href="http://www.appletvhacks.net/tag/patent/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.appletvhacks.net</link> <description>Get more from your shiny box of joy</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:13:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Apple TV To Get a Wii-like Remote</title><link>http://www.appletvhacks.net/2009/03/17/apple-tv-to-get-a-wii-like-remote/</link> <comments>http://www.appletvhacks.net/2009/03/17/apple-tv-to-get-a-wii-like-remote/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:06:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>editor @ AppleTVHacks.net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Accessories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[remote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rumors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wii]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.appletvhacks.net/?p=346</guid> <description><![CDATA[Apple has filed a set of patents for a Wii-style remote control for Apple TV. In the two patent applications Apple describes a &#8220;wand&#8221; for controlling the operations of a media system, suggesting the iPhone-maker may be considering games for Apple TV. That would involve distributing them to the device through the iTunes App Store, [...]<p>Visit <a
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href="http://www.apple.com/" target="_blank">Apple</a> has filed a set of patents for a <strong>Wii-style</strong> remote control for Apple TV.<br
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/> In the two patent applications Apple describes a &#8220;wand&#8221; for controlling the operations of a media system, suggesting the iPhone-maker may be considering games for Apple TV.</p><p>That would involve distributing them to the device through the iTunes App Store, as is currently the case for the iPhone.</p><p>In January, it was suggested that <a
href="http://hdtv.biz-news.com/news/2009/01/19/0015" target="_blank">NVIDIA&#8217;s Ion platform</a> is likely to be included in the next Apple TV.</p><p>Among the uses proposed by Apple for the wand are zoom operations, a keyboard application, an image application, an illustration application and a media application.</p><p>Other possiblities for the wand include it being used to call up a dock, and then to select an option from the menu by moving the wand across the screen.</p><p>The controller could also scroll through a CoverFlow display and be used to manipulate photos by zooming in and out and rotating.</p><p>Source: <a
href="http://hdtv.biz-news.com/news/en_US/2009/03/17/0004/apple-tv-to-get-a-wii-like-remote" target="_blank">HTDV.biz-news.com</a></p><p>It will be interesting to see how it develops, and if this will finally move apple to invest more in the platform.</p><p>Visit <a
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