Apple’s iOS5 features all point to preparing the operating system for TV. look at some of them -
- PC-Free : TV needs to work out of the box, right?
- Voice : Wouldn’t Jobs have wanted to get rid of the remote? Wouldn’t you?
- Newsstand : how close is it to “Channel lineup”
- Mirroring : wouldn’t be awesome to take the entertainment with you where ever you go?
- Twitter : isn’t it clear by now, that twitter use follows broadcast/news media?
iOS is already ready for high-def video, streaming media, etc.
I am anticipating a few more rev’s of iOS5 before it is ready for Apple’s TV’s – to build out features like multiple-channel media streaming, local buffering, actions and interactive content overlaid on video streams, and multi-device media quality optimization – a ton of these are perfect for implementation on iCloud.
and may be.. a NFLX acquisition.