Oh yeah don’t forget videos from iMovie, and music creations from GarageBand. Also an iCal screen saver that allows you to see your schedule at a a glance.

To evolve the Apple TV is to allow iTunes on each computer in the house and iPod TOuches as well as iPhones to use it like the new SlingBox 2.0 software. In addition it should be able to sync your digital photos from any iTunes enabled computer as well as from the Mac’s iPhoto app and be able to make custom slideshows for those living room presentations of family pictures or etc. Also they should allow the Mac TV to be re-named and have it absorb the features of the Apple Airport Extreme and Time Capsule, with the bonus of being able to back up and sync your iPod Touch and iPhone. Also remote capabilities should be put into any iPod Touch or Phone to control it. You should also be able to wirelessly “dock” your iPod touch and iPhone to it so you can browse your e-mail and speakerphone your calls if necessary, as well as allow you to see some of your goofy iApps on the big screen. The ability for the iPhone to “call” the Mac TV to record items or let you know via an alert that it has captured the program you want to watch. With all that, Apple would defintely dominate the living room market. Just ideas from a person looking at it from the digital media point of view.

I’m with Cirrob and Bill on this one.

You can put together something running Vista Home Premium (for media center) that does most of this already. Only thing missing is that gyroscopic remote control. But you still have many cool choices for the remote.

If you’re an Apple fanboy just use a mac mini + El gato for DVR + plus an ipod touch (with itunes media remote)

How about a device that connects to my pc allowing me to stream HD video and my music collection, lets my plug in my portable music player if i want to play content from that, lets me download HD tv shows and movies from the network.. and plays great multiplayer games in HD? Oh wait, I have an Xbox 360 already.

A PC

Hmmm, a Mac Mini with a TV tuner and recording software built in? To me that would be ideal. A computer I can use, with the features of Apple TV, and a PVR. Throw in a wireless keyboard/remote/trackpad device with a good range, and that would top it off.

I just got my first Mac, a mini 1 month ago and this would have made it perfect.

I think you guys should stop regurgitating all this GigaOm stuff. I don’t mean to offend but I preferred it when you lived in the real world and had something worthwhile to write about.