[the-facts-machine] Apple TV update

From: "Michael G" <brlbumps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "The Facts Machine" <the-facts-machine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:03:56 -0400
    I have an Apple TV that I really like because of how well Voice Over works 
with it.  For those who have one, there is a new feature with the latest update 
that the article I have pasted below does not mention.  Now in the 
accessability settings you can toggle on or off Descriptive Video.  I have 
turned it on, but there seems to be no audio narration on any programs I have 
tried.  I know that there are limited movies and TV shows with Description.  If 
others have tried this new feature on an Apple TV, I would like to hear if it 
works and for what programs.  Here is an article about the latest update.
    Michael G


Text from article below. 




Apple is getting close to rolling out its smart home plans in a big way. The 
company today pushed out a little noticed update to its set-top box, Apple TV, 
to make it support HomeKit, according to a person with knowledge of the 
program. HomeKit is Apple's protocol for allowing connected home gadgets to 
connect safely and easily in iOS.

The update means that Apple TV could be the hub that unifies the fragmented 
smart home industry, allowing you to turn on your lights or unlock your door 
from an iPhone remotely using Apple TV as a bridge device. Apple TV has both 
Bluetooth low energy and Wi-Fi wireless technologies, both of which Apple has 
made clear are the primary technologies that connected devices will communicate 
in the iOS environment. Apple TV is a device that is always on in your home, 
making it ideal as a hub to communicate with smart devices.

Apple TV likely won't be the only way to communicate with Apple-certified smart 
gear. But with 20 million Apple TVs out in the world, it certainly makes sense 
that this would serve as a centerpiece of Apple's smart home plans. And many 
speculate that a more powerful Apple TV is soon on its way.

The person, who wishes to remain anonymous to protect his relationship with 
Apple, said the updated software Apple released to Apple TV today is the same 
update that iOS 8 developers received last week, which included in the release 
notes that "HomeKit support is built into the Apple TV firmware now," he said.

According to this person, anyone with a third generation Apple TV and with the 
latest 7.0 software update will now likely have a HomeKit-enabled central hub, 
whether they know it or not.

Why isn't this update more apparent in Apple TV right now? "[There's] not a lot 
of reason to promote HomeKit from Apple's perspective until there's something 
that works with it," the person said.

Apple-certified smart gadgets haven't been officially rolled out yet. But when 
HomeKit was first announced at this year's developer conference in June, there 
were a number of big-name connected gadget companies listed as official 
partners, including Honeywell, Philips , August Smart Lock and others.
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