Apple has always had a sweet spot for TV content and crossing over home entertainment and computing, even before set top boxes were even “a thing”. Since the 1990s, Apple and other manufacturers in the business of consumer electronics, have all tried their luck with strange hybrid devices, part PC and part television set.

Up until a few hours ago, today’s Apple event was believed to hinge primarily on the release of the iPhone 6s and 6S Pro, which did make almost a last-minute appearance, after an impressive list of formerly rumored products, now confirmed, at an almost mechanical pace, before a packed audience filling the 7500 seats of the historical Graham Hill auditorium in San Francisco.

A little known fact about the launch of the upcoming Apple TV, is that one of the biggest boosts to its popularity will be provided by Apple competitor Microsoft.

Two recent updates to a group of patents filed by Apple, suggest the company could be working on improving two of its iconic flagship accessories for the Mac.