“Now that I’ve switched my wife’s MobileMe account over to iCloud and upgraded her iMac to Lion, I’m belatedly discovering one of the major downsides to the iCloud launch: the disappearance of MobileMe galleries,” Jon Stokes reports for Wired.
“My parents are big AppleTV [sic] users, and by far their favorite feature of the device is that it lets them subscribe to my wife’s MobileMe galleries, so that when she uploads new photos and videos of our children to MobileMe, they can view the content on their HDTV,” Stokes reports. “So my wife’s MobileMe gallery is basically my parents’ favorite ‘channel,’ and they check it every night for new content. But as of June 2012, that channel is going off the air, and I haven’t yet come up with a good replacement.”
Stokes speculates, “The only way that I’ll recover the lost AppleTV part of gallery experience is if AppleTV gets an App Store with a Facebook gallery app or (even better) a Google+ gallery app. This almost has to be where Apple is headed with this — i.e., the parts of the MobileMe experience that are currently missing can be restored by developers and third-party services when AppleTV gets iOS-style apps.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple could also be planning to beef up iCloud’s Photo Stream, allowing greater control (albums, etc.) and then anyone who subscribes to it can view it on their Apple TV or other iOS/Mac/PC devices.
Create slide shows and movies. Post them on YouTube in a private channel. Have them subscribe there.
I used to be TV producer, until I took an arrow to the knee.
haha! I used to be one as well, until I took a sword to the chest.
shit- you inspired me to go boot that shit up right now!
If you keep posting outside of reddit, you’ll have to drink your own piss.
Upvote!
excellent point
I have been lamenting a number of MobileMe pieces that will be dropped with no replacements such as iDisk
any suggestions besides dropbox?
i’d like something integrated into Mac OS and iOS and hoping that Apple has something up their sleeves to be released before June
I have to agree, I really will miss some features of MobileMe, including the galleries and iDisk. I wish Apple would let us have it for those who want to pay $99/yr…. or perhaps less since half of it is now free with iCloud. Maybe a letter to Mr. Cook is in order 🙂
The loss of iDisk is really sad. IT makes sense for them to include online storage, as that will be a big driver for people to buy more storage.
I kind of suspect it’s due to all the issues they’ve had with idisk over the years, and the strain it puts on their hardware. I wouldn’t be surprised if it made a comeback in the near future.
Why the emPHASIS on “IT”?
Flickr is still built into the tv & iPhoto. Doing exactly what MobileMe galleries did.
What Nate Said.
agreed
Photo stream
What about Flikr?
An AppleTV SDK is inevitable, IMHO. With Apps, the AppleTV would instantly disrupt the set-top gaming market (controllers already exist as iPhones & iPads) and the cable television market (what if every cable channel had an equivalent of HBO Go?).
Apple has already enlisted, trained, and properly motivated an army of developers who can bring these things (and much more) to the platform. Assuming Apple creates a 1080p-compatible version of the box, these developers would fall all over themselves creating new uses for that much screen real-estate. And let’s not forget that Siri is likely to be part of that platform as well.
Once the “AppleTV App Store” has an appropriate amount of adoption (i.e. killer apps), imagine if Apple licenses an “AppleTV-on-a-chip” to any and all television manufacturers who might want to differentiate their commodity product with an “AppleTV Inside” sticker on their retail box.
Apple will have instantly tapped the high-end of the worldwide television set market, without ever shipping a single set.
Game, set, match.
O Deus, you so nailed it!
‘AppleTV App’ is the new TV channel.
‘AppleTV-on-a-chip’ brings new meaning to ‘system on a chip’.
We are dancing around the issue. AppleTV apps! Why is Apple keeping this iOS device a “hobby”? I have the 1st and 2nd generation AppleTV. AirPlay is great on the 2nd generation AppleTV. However, what is Apple’s issue with AppleTV apps! Are they concerned that developers will show the world that the AppleTV is MUCH MORE THAN A “HOBBY”!
Now that PhotoStream is available everywhere, I expect Apple will begin to add the bits and pieces. The biggest load for the servers since iCloud went live was the availability of iTunesMatch. Now that that big hump is past new features will be rolled out as ready.
iDisk is a flawed product, as it ties up the finder with a beachball when busy.
Dropbox is excellent, using it heavily. Too bad Apple couldn’t buy it.
It doesn’t tie up the Finder if you keep the files exclusively in the cloud. I see no point to having those files on my computer within an iDisk framework.
I too miss the gallery of MM. Apple needs to be careful and not charge for things that will open the door for competitors.
Apple’s Tim Cook has said that Apple will be re-evaluating the dropped MobileMe features. When implementing new services, Apple’s habit is to launch replacement services or products with a tight focus that can be easily managed during an initial transition and then expand the feature set over time. Sooner or later, I think we’ll see a new iCloud Gallery appear, though it’s possible Apple will charge an annual fee for this…
Apple’s Tim Cook has said that Apple will be re-evaluating the dropped MobileMe features. When implementing new services, Apple’s habit is to launch replacement services or products with a tight focus that can be easily managed during an initial transition and then expand the feature set over time. Sooner or later, I think we’ll see a new iCloud Gallery appear, though it’s possible Apple will charge an annual fee for this…
Flickr does video too??
I agree… Apple definitely needs to find a replacement or migrate the MobileMe gallery feature over to iCload. It’s really one of the best ways for Apple users to share photos & videos with friends & families.
How about mac.com POP mail? Gone in iCloud!
Try Zangzing.com
Anyone this clueless about OX X Lion is not fit to report on Apple products. I can only assume that his articles are as well researched as his OS upgrades.
Apple really dropped the ball with MobileMe.
Hate to break it to some people but a lot of people DO NOT want to use Facebook.
MobileMe Gallery was integrated with iPhoto PERFECTLY and gave people an easy to use way to share photos with other people – of their choosing, not the world.
GALLERY IS NOT LOST!!!!
I thought so, too. Was very upset. But logging into MobileMe is still possible.
iDisk and Gallery is still there until, I presume, they figure out how to move them to the iCloud domain.
Don’t fret. I use the gallery every day. Going to http://www.me.com and logging in says “this account has been transferred to iCloud” but have no fear, you can view you galleries just fine in the me.con domain!!!