The makers of the aTV Flash package, FireCore, are saying that they are a week or two away from a beta version for the Apple TV 2G. The new package, called aTV Flash (black), the package will allow browsing and last.fm streaming as well as access to media on Network-Attached Storage (NAS) drives. You can order aTV Flash now and get a free upgrade to the (black) version when it is available.

The first iteration aTV Flash (the original) is a mod to the “silver” Apple TV that allowed for web and non-iTunes content to be played on the device. The updated (black) version will be a wireless install to a jailbroken second-generation Apple TV. Once installed, a “Maintenance” item will be added to the Apple TV menu system which will allow content and most importantly other apps to be streamed to the unit. The Installer is said to be almost complete, at 95% according to the FireCode guys. Last.fm is at 85% and the “Couch Surfer” browser is further behind at 65%, with basic functionality already working, but more support for web plug-ins needed. Support for video codecs and NAS streaming is still a work in progress at 15% and will not make it into the beta. The folks over at FireCore says they are working with “outside developers” to help them along.

The beta may be available as early as next week, so if you have a “black” Apple TV, it isn’t too early to get signed up and possibly preorder a copy. The availability of a common way of streaming apps to the Apple TV will really jumpstart development of jailbroken apps for the device.

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[Source: FireCore (blog)]

Authors: TechHead

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