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First reviews of the new Apple TV [video]

This week the sale was a set-top box Apple TV fourth generation. According to the head of the Corporation Tim cook, the future of television applications, and hence the vector of development of the gadget: advanced hardware, a new software platform opportunities for users, development tools and app store. Today we had the opportunity to see first reviews the long-awaited product.

New Apple TV got a 64-bit Apple A8 processor, the module Wi-Fi 802.11 ac MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0, infrared port, HDMI 1.4 and USB-C Supports voice control based on Siri, which allows you to find the right movie, even if you don’t know what it is looking for. Western journalists who managed to get acquainted with the product, note the convenience of this technology, and universal search. In the process of watching the movie you can ask Siri to display some other information such as weather forecast.

The price of Apple TV 4 in the US is $149 and $199, depending on configuration. But even this price tag foreign observers have called the high that talking about Russian realities. As is often the case with Apple technology, the cost of the devices in the regional markets amended, beating afford potential buyers. Certified for RF Apple TV also not spared this fate, which led to the increase of the initial price of the player by almost 1.5 times.

The cost of 32-Gigabyte version of the Apple TV in our country is equal to 13 990 rubles, and 64-Gigabyte model will have to pay 17 990 rubles. The multimedia player comes complete with a unique accessory – a remote control equipped with a touch surface instead of a navigation wheel, an accelerometer, a gyroscope and a few mechanical buttons. The system interface is used for the familiar gestures — swipes and Thaci.

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Below you can see a video about first impressions on Apple TV 4 from foreign journalists:

The Verge:

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