Launching an Apple TV App: What We’ve Learned So Far
I really want to know the sales figure for the Apple TV. Its a lot to spend for casual gaming; and if you want news, netflix, youtube, etc.. on your TV, then there are many alternatives that are better and more powerful. Say buying a $200 desktop with a wireless keyboard and mouse.I know this thing is optimized for the TV experience, and great if your in the Apple Ecosystem. I have the original Apple TV (received as a gift) and besides for some Netflix and youtube, I barely use it. And when I do, my iPhone is the remote. Does this new one really push TV forward?Edit: I agree the optimization for experience is the focus, but what I am getting at is with the TV getting smarter, it is moving towards the realm of being a full out computer attached to your TV, and the user interaction methods designed for it really diminish the quality of the interaction.Here is an example. The current Apple TV has a remote that makes typing in login information extremely annoying. To address this issue they integrated voice, which works sometimes, which is a hit of miss in its current implementation and useless for passwords. To remedy this issue, you can attach a BT keyboard or iPhone to your ATV, and thus have gone backwards in terms of what the designer intended, but in doing so have actually achieve a better interaction.Apple and the other companies need to move towards discovering whole new interface technologies to make this really effective. Kind of like what the touch screen was for the smart phone.