Apple, which will host the iPhone launch event on September 9, is also said to introduce a new Apple TV. Along with design changes and internal improvements, a new report states that the device will also include a motion sensitive remote control with multi-axis sensors, a touchpad on the top, physical buttons on the bottom and a microphone for Siri as well.
The redesigned remote control might also be the new competitor in casual gaming. “A game controller with a microphone, physical buttons, a touchpad and motion sensitive controls would be extremely capable. While Apple is likely going to target the broad casual gaming market, I would not be shocked to see innovative gameplay blossom from that type of input possibility, ” stated TechCrunch editor-in-chief Matthew Panzarino.
It should be noted that the Apple TV hasn’t been updated since 2012. He believes that if the company did indeed delay the Apple TV launch which was scheduled for WWDC this year, then it probably had a reason. The new remote is also said to include sensors that track it as it moves in multiple directions, allowing it to detect motion about as well as the Wii Remote, which relies on an IR sensor.
Panzarino added that, “The experience of using it is said to blow away the types of junky smart TV interfaces we’ve had to deal with so far. This is the first real Apple TV product.”
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