Apple TV To Be Revamped

An anonymous reader writes: This Wednesday, Apple is hosting an event in San Francisco to announce updated versions of some of its products. One device getting a lot of the attention will be the Apple TV, which has languished for several years without significant changes. Apple is making a renewed push for the living room. The company has expanded its partnerships with TV studios over the past few years, launched its own streaming music service, and also made inroads on gaming. The new Apple TV will try to do all these things, including support for apps. It will also reportedly feature universal search: "Essentially, you'll be able to search for a show or movie once, and see results from all sorts of different sources." A side effect of this ambitious goal is that the device will more than double in cost, going from $70 to $150.

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The linked New York Times article mentions that it will need an internet connection. So the Apple TV will be competing with non-internet TVs and people watching TV on laptops, desktops and tablets. Quite why somebody would buy another device to do what their other devices already do (other than it being Apple) I'm not quite sure?