tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post2428332792157962652..comments2023-08-20T08:33:46.696+01:00Comments on Steven Troughton-Smith: AppleTV + AppsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-70815770572586200882010-10-06T04:18:04.095+01:002010-10-06T04:18:04.095+01:00yes.
my only question is just how 'open' w...yes.<br />my only question is just how 'open' will the hypothetical 'AppleTV App Store' be? Leaving it as (relatively) wide open as the iPhone/iPad App Store is could seriously undermine iTunes content sale/rental revenue even more than they're obviously willing to concede thus far with AppleTV2 (in the US market alone, Netflix, and presumably other equivalents in other regions seem obvious before too long).<br /><br />My hunch is Apple will restrict 3rd-party AppleTV apps to those made by 100% official/legit/bona fide content owners &/or creators, rather than any tom/dick/harry who wants to delve into IPTV sourced from questionable corners of the 'net.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-84274728776355574212010-10-05T23:14:02.625+01:002010-10-05T23:14:02.625+01:00@Wilder "and in a few years" ?? Seriousl...@Wilder "and in a few years" ?? Seriously!? If it's a few years time, then too bad so sad, update your app. Developer's can't seriously expect to be future proof for several years against new functionality and platform features. Also, just because the platform supports 1080p does not mean 720p will stop working.jsjohnsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743434676637867134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-11554181891535415652010-10-05T20:12:53.387+01:002010-10-05T20:12:53.387+01:00I get your opinion on why Apple TV is 720 is becau...I get your opinion on why Apple TV is 720 is because the developer kit is already 720p. But why not make the Apple TV 1080p and update the dev kit to the same? Why go backwards?!<br /><br />Isn't this the same problem devs had when Apple upgraded to the Retina display? Everyone had to redesign their apps with higher res icons and UIs. What happens when everyone has made apps that run at 720p and in a few years Apple releases a true HD box running 1080?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715340420289457837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-38403294945683350752010-10-05T18:50:17.968+01:002010-10-05T18:50:17.968+01:00Wouldn't it be possible to use an iphone or ip...Wouldn't it be possible to use an iphone or ipad as the 'remote' to control on-screen apps? That seems like a super compelling form factor. Sit on the couch with the ipad in lap and drive large screen apps on TV.Robbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894636371801874761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-30624175484795734582010-10-05T11:11:42.175+01:002010-10-05T11:11:42.175+01:00Take a look of how the voice over function operat...Take a look of how the voice over function operates in iOS.<br /><br />In voice over mode, iOS becomes aware of the concept of focus. <br />You can change focus between UIKit controls via gesture instead of directly touching the control. Actually, I found in this mode, an APP is able to be operated by arrow keys without any modification.Tim Wuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387800075855612041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-34340562877194966522010-10-01T16:00:43.752+01:002010-10-01T16:00:43.752+01:00"I'm still astounded they let the iPad sh..."I'm still astounded they let the iPad ship with that horrific iPhone app scale-to-2x support."<br /><br />More surprising is that the 4.2 betas so far don't use the retina display support Apple built to scale iPhone apps up instead of the horrible pixel doubling. Perhaps by the time 4.2 ships it will be there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-67324429557835385182010-10-01T14:34:14.514+01:002010-10-01T14:34:14.514+01:00If Apple were to formally support apps on AppleTV,...If Apple were to formally support apps on AppleTV, wouldn't it make sense to replace UIKit with a "TVKit" that offers UI components appropriate for the TV form-factor (large low-resolution screen, no windows, up/down/right/left + action remote control), but otherwise shares the same Foundation with Cocoa Touch and Cocoa (strings, collections, I/O, etc., plus the usual Media Layer, Core Services, and Core OS below). You could take the current iOS and swap out UIKit for this TVKit and most current iOS/OSX developers could adopt it quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691054252707011500.post-53670398291016525202010-10-01T13:04:01.227+01:002010-10-01T13:04:01.227+01:00Nice article....but we have to wait :-(Nice article....but we have to wait :-(Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064568609289854273noreply@blogger.com