Apple Remote

I had my hands-on a magnificent device this week — a remote. But this isn’t just any remote, it’s one of the most beautiful devices I’ve ever held in my hand. It’s the Apple Remote.

When the Apple TV debuted back in 2007, it really had a new vision for televisions. Even with the original Apple TV, you could rent high-def movies or purchase TV shows, music and videos from the iTunes Store, with the addition of YouTube videos. Further, you could enjoy digital photos from your Mac Web Gallery, Flickr, Mac, or PC.

When the second generation Apple TV came out in September 2010, it had a competitor—Google TV—which came out about two months before it.

Google’s product, too, wanted to combine live TV with internet content, and they did a great job providing a seamless way to switch from an ABC broadcast to a Netflix stream.

Google TV did, however, fail, and for a variety of reasons, one...