Check your email, developers, because Apple has started sending out notifications to those of you selected to get early access to the new Apple TV hardware. Don't procrastinate because you only have until 5PM local time on Wednesday, September 16, to confirm you want an Apple TV Developer Kit.
Apple TV Developer Kit notifications are arriving now
Apple introduced the new Apple TV with support for third party apps during a media event in San Francisco on September 9. The new model also ships with a redesigned remote that supports Siri voice commands. It won't go on sale until some time this fall, which gives developers a head start on getting their apps ready.
According to the email Apple sent developers, they'll be charged US$1 to verify their billing address which will be used for shipping. Their developer kit will ship within three days after that for free.
For the rest of us, it'll be fall before we get the new Apple TV in our hands. We'll also pay $149 for the 32 GB model, and $199 for the 64 GB version.
[Thanks to our TMO readers for the heads up]