Ars-Technica is reporting that a recent patent filling by Apple points to widgets being developed for the Apple TV. I sure hope this is the case. When the Apple TV was first released I read all the reviews that reported that it missed the mark so I didn’t actually pay attention until it was hacked a few weeks after it’s release. At that point I purchased one and load OSX on it. It now runs my entire house through the Indigo home automation software for the Mac. With the possible development of widgets I hope to be able to return the Apple TV to it’s original purpose and add a home automation widget that works with Indigo. This would make the Apple TV my perfect device. I won’t hold my breath though.
