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AppleTV Runs iOS, Already Jailbroken

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pick-the-locks dept.

Wired has noted that "Soon, thanks to the tireless efforts of the iPhone Dev Team, you will be able to install apps on your AppleTV. An upcoming Jailbreak tool, called SHAtter, has already been used to unlock the new Apple TV's firmware." The units are supposedly now shipping. I have a lot of questions about the device (like how will it handle the photo screen saver if your local machines are offline) but hacking it might make the thing more usable (divx please, and how about letting my screen share my desktop to my TV?).

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  1. Re:Right place, right time by sockman · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see what you did there! You said he should have bought the white-walled tires, instead of the plain black ones if he wanted to have the +1 Ego boost.

  2. Re:ARM by ivucica · · Score: 4, Funny

    An arm and a leg.

  3. No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    AppleTV....

    No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

  4. Re:Right place, right time by Joe+Snipe · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see what you did there! You said he should have bought the white-walled tires, instead of the plain black ones if he wanted to have the +1 Ego boost.

    Why? Is he going to cruise the miracle mile?

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