AirPlay Video Streaming to iPad Coming? Future Cloud Video?
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A couple of AppleTV firmware findings has raised some interesting possibilities with regard to Apple's new Apple TV and AirPlay streaming service. With the news that AppleTV was iOS based, everyone quickly jumped to the natural prediction that we will be able to run iOS apps on the Apple TV. But the converse to that is also true. Since the Apple TV is just an iOS device, users should be able to eventually run the Apple TV experience (called Lowtide.app) on an iPad. It seems Apple is already putting these pieces in place.
TUAW notes the Apple TV interface application has settings that indicate compatibility with the iPad as a hidden service.
Because of this setting, Lowtide would probably be run as silent service, presenting its interface only when its features were requested. The iPad's camera connection kit software works very much in this way, opening only when a DCIM camera is attached. The iPad would likely respond to streaming Airplay requests by opening Lowtide, if a future version of its OS included the application.
This means that you may eventually be able to start watching videos on your Apple TV or iTunes, and then finish watching it on your iPad. The Apple TV interface also allows you do to something new on iOS devices -- stream content straight from the iTunes Store. This streaming-only requirement of the new Apple TV was one of the big changes over the previous model. And given all the talk of Apple moving into cloud computing, it seems that this could naturally extend into remote wireless (3G) streaming. TUAW notes that the full Lowtide.app can't run on existing iOS devices due to missing frameworks, but one user has managed to install the Apple TV's airtunesd (AirTunes Daemon) component onto his iPhone 4, allowing him to stream audio to his phone from Airfoil or iTunes.Top Rated Comments
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The iPad and Apple TV seem made for each other. This is one area where the tablet wannabes will fall short. Apple is building an entire environment where all of its devices talk to and play with each other very well.
By the way, if the iPad can access the streaming video over WiFi, then the Apple TV can also access it over WiFi, why does the iPad have to stream it to the Apple TV? Why can't the Apple TV just get it from the internet, the same way the iPad does?
What would be the point of having the Apple TV experience on the iPad? Can't you already do everything the Apple TV can do on the iPad, like rent movies? And you can already start watching something on your iPad and finish watching it on your Apple TV, how come it doesn't already work the other way around?
By the way, if the iPad can access the streaming video over WiFi, then the Apple TV can also access it over WiFi, why does the iPad have to stream it to the Apple TV? Why can't the Apple TV just get it from the internet, the same way the iPad does?
Because doing everything is what we want to be able to do.
What would be the point of having the Apple TV experience on the iPad? Can't you already do everything the Apple TV can do on the iPad, like rent movies?
1. On the iPad, I believe you have to download the entire movie from iTunes before watching it. On the Apple TV, you can stream.
2. What if you want to watch a movie not in your house? In a coffee-shop, in an airport, in a car.
By the way, if the iPad can access the streaming video over WiFi, then the Apple TV can also access it over WiFi, why does the iPad have to stream it to the Apple TV? Why can't the Apple TV just get it from the internet, the same way the iPad does?
And if the video is on your iPad only? And not on the internet? Or you recorded a video with your iPhone 4?
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Right now shows are created to fill 30 or 60 minute blocks (minus ads). Future TV shows will be more like movies...the story will dictate the length more than anything.
There will be some shows that have 5 minutes posted every day. (Comedies?) Other shows may post a 2 hour 'movie' every month. (Sci-fi shows similar to BSG?) And everything you can imagine in between.
Dr. Horrible was a mini-experiment into this world. It was a fun test but won't be very popular with today's tech. But with a "laptop-iPhone-iPod-iPad-AppleTV ecosystem" where you can stream something anywhere...it will suddenly become a lot more feasible for "TV" shows to be made in this way.
The future is having endless choice of programming, but it's a mix of professional and amateur, buy (or rent) what you want, when you want it and only if you want it. Have shows of any length, even 3 minutes, or 17 or an hour and 23. Collaborate with your friends to comment on shows in real time. Post your own videos whenever you want to share. Everyone enjoys some network show simultaneously, but actually watched over a period of a week whenever it suits individual schedules.
Nielson company goes nuts.
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