What do you get the Apple TV owner
who has everything?
"So, it's come to this," we keep
joking around the office, "Susie is reviewing a chunk of wood.” Giggle!
But I guess when you think about it, all the hardware we review is a chunk
of...something, and a solution to a problem: losing the Apple TV remote in the
couch cushion. That little devil is 0.2 inches thick, and less than 5 inches
tall, and its tapered shape seems like it seeks out tiny crevices and hides
there. I often just let it stay lost and use the Remote app on my iPhone
instead, but now with Bloc, the Apple TV remote has a place, perched in a
dedicated compartment on this 8x5.25-inch stand of solid wood.
“In
designing the Bloc(s), I wanted to fix things that bothered me, take a great
piece of technology and blend it with the warm organic qualities that you find
with handcrafted wood.”
“It
needed to hold the the device in place and provide convenient storage for the
remote control. I hope you’ll find the Bloc to be a simple solution and an
elegant enhancement for AppleTV.”
The Apple TV itself also has a spot on the
Bloc, and it looks nice there - the Bloc is available in cherry, maple, or
walnut so it can match the rest of your furniture. It's even crafted in
Wisconsin. I'm from Wisconsin. My husband is from Wisconsin. Therefore,
everything that comes out of Wisconsin is obviously of the highest excellence.
The Packers, for example. Cheese. Spotted Cow beer.
The bottom line. To solve the Apple TV
remote problem cheaply, slap some Velcro on the back and stick it to the side
of your TV that way, like we used to do with the old white iMacs of yore. To
solve the Apple TV remote problem in a classy, solid-wood way, check out Bloc.
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Information
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Website: www.blocs.tv
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Price: $42 for cherry or maple (cherry shown
here). $44 for walnut. $37 for a bloc mini without the remote compartment.
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Requirements: Apple TV
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(+) Keeps the Apple TV and remote together.
Rubber feet protect your furniture. Well made. Smells like wood.
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(-) Cheapest shipping option was $10 at press
time.
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