Up till now, the Apple TV’s USB port has been like your appendix: there, but not really doing anything. Incorrigible hackers have now figured out a way to unlock the port, letting the Apple TV use any number of different USB devices (think mice, keyboards, hard drives, etc.) On the other side is a video of Nicholas from The Last King of Scotland playing around with a newly hacked USB port.
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Since its release last week, the Apple TV has been getting hacked as much as the original Xbox. New video format support, upgraded internal hard drives and now a fully functioning USB port. The hackers behind the USB port trickery are slated to post a full step-by-step in the coming days. Go west, young man, and hack the Apple TV to pieces.
Everything about Apple TV and its USB port [Awkward TV via Electronista]
