Itching to give tvOS 13 and all the new features that come bundled with it a try? You’re in luck: The first beta of tvOS 13 is available to download right now — so long as you have access to an Apple ID enrolled in the firm’s Developer Program.
The Developer Program isn’t as elusive as it sounds. In fact, anyone can join. All you need to do is head over to the Apple’s website, fill in some basic information, and hand over $99, then you’ll be able to download the tvOS 13 beta right away.
Once enrolled, the membership is good for one year and entitles you access to not only the tvOS 13 beta, but also any and all respective beta releases of iOS 13, MacOS Catalina and WatchOS 6, as well as Apple’s new iPad operating system.
But what if you don’t have a smidgen under $100 to blow on a subscription? Just wait until the end of the month, when Apple will commence its Public Beta Program for tvOS 13, which will see it made available to the masses for free.
Announced on Monday, June 3, during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2019 keynote, tvOS 13 bundles a number of much-requested design changes and features, like a new Control Center, a revamped home screen and multi-user support — all of which are explained here.
The tvOS 13 app also lays the groundwork for Apple Arcade, the fruit-named giant’s upcoming on-demand game subscription service, introducing support for the both the PlayStation DualShock 4 and Xbox wireless controllers.
You may have heard a thing or two about a new Apple TV application. This time, it isn’t for tvOS, but rather MacOS Catalina, designed to bring it in line with the Apple TV application for iOS (and now, iPadOS), which was revamped back in March.
With that in mind, you need to download the MacOS Catalina beta in order to try out the new Apple TV application. It’s available right now through the Developer Program and will be available for the public to try, for free, later this summer.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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