Review: Apple TV Brings iPhone-Like Apps to the Big Screen

It turns out that Apple’s streaming-TV box — aptly named Apple TV — isn’t just for streaming anymore. Its latest incarnation, which ships this week, offers on the big screen just about anything you could previously only do on an iPhone or iPad.
Review: Apple TV Brings iPhone-Like Apps to the Big Screen
FILE - This Sept. 9, 2015, file photo shows the new Apple TV during a product display following an Apple event in San Francisco. AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File
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NEW YORK—It turns out that Apple’s streaming-TV box—aptly named Apple TV—isn’t just for streaming anymore. Its latest incarnation, which ships this week, offers on the big screen just about anything you could previously only do on an iPhone or iPad.

Whether that’s good may depend on whether you really want to buy shoes, browse home listings or read comic books on your TV. The new Apple TV looks to be a capable device for those purposes, although it’s not flawless. Its streaming-TV features also trump those of its predecessor.

The new Apple TV will set you back $149, or $199 for a version with extra storage. Apple will still sell the old version for $69. Neither requires an iPhone or iPad, although either iDevice can simplify the Apple TV setup process.

The new Apple TV. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
The new Apple TV. AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File