Still No Apple TV Audio or Video Streaming Options?

Another way to go for apple would be to open the airplay standard. I think that was meant to be at start. That way manufacturers could implement airplay directly on TVs, NAS and so on. We already got the sound on some amplifiers.

@stephenB, I don't see when you triple the bandwidth (unless you count that switching from wifi to wired connection is a entirely new stream) but I agree on double at least (from NAS to Apple device, from Apple device to AppleTV). That said Wifi N can definitely handle this unless you have bad signal or use 4K films. The problem is more about having a third, unnecessary device IMO. This implying electric consumption and preventing any other use for the device (if you mirror a film, the tablet has to be on the film screen so no one using it, and for MAC I guess you can still work but you would need to be able to control the film so...).

Apple is definitely a great brand in many regards, they only have two things to work on : prices and compatibility. I myself handle a lot of apple devices for me, my mother and a friend (Time Capsule, Macbook pro, Apple TV, Ipad, Iphone, AirPrint-enabled HP printer) and that's a breeze to update, reinstall, manage and use. Give them a proper server (OS X server is too limited and open directory is not compatible with most apps) and enterprises would crawl under apple devices. I still have my old macbook pro that fell a countless number of times and will be 6 years old by the beginning of the year. It still has no problem (battery is worned out though, lasts only 3-4 hours). I'm gonna change it to get airplay, wifi AC, HDMI and USB3 but that's pretty much it and it will spend at least 2 more years with my mother.
So I'm really expecting to see more compatibility with apple standards, more freedom for developers and that Apple finds a good way to do that without rising prices or sacrifying either security or ease of use.