“A fully operational Apple TV that showcases third-party applications is coming, with details likely to be revealed as soon as next week during the annual Worldwide Developers Conference,” Brad Spirrison writes for Appolicious. “Yet while the economic and pop-cultural impact of an Apple TV app ecosystem has the potential to exceed (if not dwarf) what exists for iPhones and iPads, don’t expect a rerun of 2008 and the early days of the App Store.”
How Apple TV apps will compare to the first wave of iOS hits:
• There will be fewer apps with higher production values
• Entertainment and video discovery apps will flourish
• Look at existing video discovery apps for guidance
• Context is king
Spirrison writes, “A new generation of app developers use Apple TV as a new hub of innovation. From controlling home appliances to turning off the upstairs air conditioning to performing home services we cannot yet fathom, independent developers have a new sandbox in which to create and innovate. Stay tuned and witness what is possible.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Ellis D.” for the heads up.]