Apple Movie Junkie

Welcome to the Apple TV Hacks page

This page will be used to gather information on hacks produced for the Apple TV such as Boxee and the aTV Flash.

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Boxee

On a laptop or connected to an HDTV, boxee gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Comedy Central, Last.fm, and flickr.

Update: 02-26-10

You can now, once more, pwn your AppleTV following these super simple instructions, and get the Boxee Beta on that shiny Apple box. In fact, if you already have Boxee Alpha installed, you should be able to just update Launcher and then update Boxee to achieve the same result.

Update: 6-23-09

The creators of Boxee have finally released a Windows alpha of their media center software along with a whole list of additions for the current version including a new navigational layout, support for MLB.TV Premium, Digg, Tumblr, Current, 1080p for Ubuntu running Nvidia, and a whole list of of bug fixes.

Click below to find an alternative way to get Hulu on Boxee.

http://thejakemarsh.com/1808/

Important Links

BoxeeHQ – Plugin Developer
http://boxee.tv/
http://blog.boxee.tv/

Where to Download

Official Boxee Remote
http://app.boxee.tv/download

How to Install

Directions for creating the patchstick for Apple TV

How do I get an Alpha invite to Boxee

Invites are no longer necessary to gain access to the Alpha.

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aTV Flash

The aTV Flash is a software upgrade that will greatly enhance the functionality of your Apple TV. The software installs automatically, and no modification or coding is required. The software can be easily removed at any time, and will NOT void your warranty.

Latest Version Number: 3.4.5

Key Features:
- Play additional video formats such as DivX, Xvid, AVI, WMV, RMVB & more
- Play DVD files WITHOUT converting them (includes menu & special feature support)
- Surf the web with a Safari based web browser
- Create video playlists with loop and shuffle support
- Easily enable external USB hard drive storage
- Enable FTP, SFTP and SSH access
- Install other Mac OSX applications like Firefox, and EyeTV
- Restore synced media from Apple TV in the event of a hard drive failure
- All original Apple TV features remain intact

Important Links

aTV Flash Product Page

Where to Purchase

aTV Flash Product Page ( aTV Flash costs $49.95 for an instant download)

How to Install

The installer application features a graphical interface that requires no technical knowledge whatsoever.

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AwkwardTV Wiki

As you probably know, Apple TV is a set-top box manufactured by Apple. Out of the box, it is enabled to stream digital content from any computer running iTunes. As there is little information provided about what is going on “under the hood” of the Apple TV, this is a place to collect and share information.

This website is dedicated to finding additional uses for the Apple TV by (legitimately) enabling its Potential Capabilities, and is a place for the community to share ideas, discoveries and solutions.