{"id":3399,"date":"2008-08-25T02:33:44","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T02:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/08\/25\/things-you-discover-while-researching-an-article-2\/"},"modified":"2008-08-25T02:33:44","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T02:33:44","slug":"things-you-discover-while-researching-an-article-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/08\/25\/things-you-discover-while-researching-an-article-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you discover while researching an article"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/appletv\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Apple TV<\/a> runs inordinately hot, reaching 44\u00b0\u00a0C (111\u00b0\u00a0F).  There is no off switch for the device and the only only way to power down is to unplug it.<\/p>\n<p>I see that as a big, wasteful, and potentially hazardous flaw. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a248.e.akamai.net\/7\/248\/2041\/1454\/store.apple.com\/Catalog\/regional\/amr\/itv\/img\/product-product.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roku.com\/netflixplayer\/?utm_source=nflx&amp;amp;utm_medium=nrd&amp;amp;utm_campaign=4t\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Roku Netflix Player<\/a> doesn\u2019t have an power switch either but it doesn\u2019t run hot.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblr-crosspostr-linkback\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/08\/25\/things-you-discover-while-researching-an-article\/\" title=\"Go to the original post.\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Things you discover while researching an article<\/a> was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\" target=\"_blank\">The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, the Apple TV runs inordinately hot, reaching 44\u00b0\u00a0C (111\u00b0\u00a0F). 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