A new hack by iOS app developer and Apple TV tinkerer Steve Troughton-Smith allows you to run iOS apps using a big screen on a jailbroken Apple TV.
While you can stream (or mirror) content from your Mac or iOS device with AirPlay using Apple TV, this hack is actually running the apps directly off the Apple TV. It’s a nifty trick, and while iOS apps aren’t exactly gorgeous on a big screen, some — Maps for example — have big potential. The only question is how exactly you’re supposed to easily control iOS apps when you can’t touch the screen. A remote control is a clunky substitute for iOS’ smooth touchscreen interface. [MacDaddy News via Wired]
Ed Powers
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 8:40 AMSoooooo, every one forgot about the apple TV 1 then.
oleary
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 9:30 AMBasically, yeah. Why do you ask? Could it do this stuff or something
Simon
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 9:42 PMApple TV 1 was very powerful, it was like Mac Mini (but with a Pentium M chip) and was capable of running a full blown copy of Mac OS X (it came with a cut down version). The hacks were endless.