Okay, I know the biggest known secret that Apple is working on a TV. No points for breaking that. It was said by Mr Jobs in that they have found the holy grail and later by Mr Cook in terms of intense focus etc.etc.
Now what I am seeing is the story line ( dots appearing ) of that revolutionary product in 5S , iOS7 and Apple TV's latest software upgrade. First of all the 64 bit OS, 64 bit A7 chip. I guess while prototyping Steve's final inspiration , they figured the machine demands more soup than the regular mobile chip. Hence 5S became a forward looking phone. Yup , you need to focus on every word Apple says. Every dot has a meaning.
Next comes the finger thing. Of course you can easily key in 4 letter pass code on your cell phone but you can't on Apple TV remote. Knowing Apple a bit , you can't expect a keyboard on remote. So how do you buy on TV? Here you have the mechanism to buy of iTunes with just a finger. The touch id is for TV remote . Also -:) . Forward looking !
Next comes the control center , that would emerge into the control center of not only your device but whole home. And of course TV remote will sit in here. They just can't call it Remote Control yet -:) hence the word Control center.
Of course SIRI and FaceTime are the two pillars in making for the ultimately TV experience. Both are out of beta and with 7 FaceTime got its own icon on iPhone -:)
Let's talk iCloud Play on Apple TV. For first I didn't find any difference between Photo-stream and iCloud Play. Think about it from independent TV perspective. Dots would connect.
And then the conference room feature. I still need to put my intense focus on this feature (-:
Content is lining up as well . You have ESPN, HBO , Smithsonian, Disney and of course all the internet based providers.
I think we might see the shiny screen sooner. This Holiday season ?