We are pleased to announce the release aTV Flash (black) 1.0 for the 2nd generation AppleTV. aTV Flash (black) supercharges your AppleTV, empowering it to do things you never thought possible! All new features are installed alongside the normal AppleTV features, so things like movie rentals, Netflix, and AirPlay will remain unchanged.

Featured in aTV Flash (black) are tons of exciting new features, including an all-new Media Player, WebKit based browser, Last.fm radio, Weather, RSS feeds and more! Full details and screenshots can be found below, so keep reading.

Expanded media support with all the extras

The new Media Player included in aTV Flash (black) empowers you to go beyond iTunes and play most popular media formats. This includes formats such as: AVI, FLAC, ISO, M2TS, MKV, MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPG, VOB, WMV and many others.

Form and function remain in perfect balance, and you can enjoy all your media through natively styled menus that include simple access to extras such as AC3/DTS sound, subtitles, DVD menus, playlists, and many others.

Automatic metadata and cover art

Cover art and metadata are downloaded automatically and added to your files with an end result of amazing! If you've already taken the time to add your own metadata you can you can use that too.

Native web browser

Surf the web with a native web browser that provides a rich web experience on the AppleTV. Included is support for things like HTML5 music and video streaming as well as easy to use bookmarks and history. Navigating the web is easily done with the included AppleTV remote or the free Remote app for the iPhone and iPad.

More than just music

Go beyond just listening to music and start truly experiencing it by utilizing the full power of Last.fm. While streaming Last.fm radio (or playing your own music) you'll have access to artist bios, and a seemingly endless amount of artist photos.

Weather and RSS feeds

Get quick access to weather and RSS news feeds. Your current weather location will be detected automatically, and other locations can be easily added as well.

Demo

What's changed since RC1?

Added support for FLAC and MTS files

Added support for files with 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 and 2.1 audio tracks

Added support for embedded covert art (m4a, m4v, mp4)

Added fanart backdrops for TV Shows

Added new folder artwork in Grid View

Added loop and shuffle playlist options

Added TV Show series cover art in Grid View and Top Shelf

Added top to bottom and right to left navigation in grid view

Added global setting for enabling/disabling subtitles

Added support for large photo collections

Added support for folders containing dot ('.') in their name

Added (watched) view options in List View (use Play/Pause button to switch view)

Added backup type options

Added relaunch prompt after restoring from saved backup

Improved folder cover art logic

Improved setup of new shares

Improved handling of invalid XML files

Improved cursor handling in DVD menus

Improved recently watched item handling

Improved metadata caching logic

Improved TV Show filename parsing

Improved Grid View stability

Improved metadata fetching speed

Resolved issues with audio file metadata fetching

Resolved floating crashes related to metadata fetching

Resolved issues with metadata overriding when starting playback from top shelf

Resolved issues with chapter selection screen layout observed on short files

Resolved issues with metadata reloading in Grid View

Resolved issues with TV Shows aired date

Resolved issues with hangs on certain DVD menus

Resolved minor memory management issues

Resolved issues with scrolling in Top Shelf

Resolved issues with folder names overlapping in Grid View

Minor UI improvements

Outstanding! Where can I get it?

aTV Flash (black) is available for purchase and instant download here.

Those who pre-ordered aTV Flash (black) can download the new 1.0 version through the Downloads tab in their account. Note: Those wishing to update from an early version will need to run the 1.0 installer from a Mac or PC.

Enjoy!