Apple TV update to software 2.4

Talk about releasing this one relatively unannounced.  Released on Tuesday/Wednesday the update is to help the new functions programmed into the iPhone/iPod Touch app Remote for Apple TV and Front Row.
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Apple TV Software Update 2.4 features:
Feature Summary

1. Remote app directional control Control your Apple TV with simple finger gestures via the Remote app. This feature requires Remote 1.3 running on an iPhone or iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0.

2. Flickr Search Search Flickr photo tags to find recently updated photos of interest. Save searches to quickly find new photos or use as a screen saver for Apple TV.

3. New view options View movies By Genre, By Movie, or Unwatched. View TV Shows and Podcasts By Date, By Show, or Unwatched.

4. Updated transport and chapter modes During video playback, click right or left to fast forward or rewind. Additional clicks increase the speed. Click down to show chapter markers.


The Update adds new functionality and also speeds up the operation noticeably, like most Apple OS updates.
Though one is still given the feeling this is still Apple's Hobby project, as there is still no sign of the rumored Apps or the possibility of an ported version of Safari to allow basic armchair surfing, as seen in the Boxee Apple TV Hack.

I Know this is the iPod for the Living-room, but it would be nice since you can use the iPhone/iPod Touch as a remote control, to have the comfort of using Safari from the Sofa.  Keyboard functionality being provided by the Remote App, so that one could call up the Info on a film you are or about to watch on IMDB.COM

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