Comments for Next from Apple http://www.nextfromapple.com Premonitions, rumors and great ideas :-) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:32:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on What’s next for Apple? by Partners in Grime http://www.nextfromapple.com/2008/06/07/whats-next-for-apple/#comment-21 Partners in Grime Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:48:30 +0000 http://www.nextfromapple.com/?p=46#comment-21 Looking forward to seeing what apps have been developed for the iPhone's SDK. Looking forward to seeing what apps have been developed for the iPhone’s SDK.

]]> Comment on NBC trying to find their way back by Mathias http://www.nextfromapple.com/2008/04/17/nbc-trying-to-find-their-way-back/#comment-6 Mathias Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:59:17 +0000 http://www.nextfromapple.com/?p=38#comment-6 Yeah, EVERYBODY better stick with Apple, or else... :) Great site, brother! Yeah, EVERYBODY better stick with Apple, or else… :)

Great site, brother!

]]> Comment on What’s up with Apple TV? by Next from Apple » Blog Archive » Told you so http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-5 Next from Apple » Blog Archive » Told you so Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:05:45 +0000 http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-5 [...] So, what did I get right this time? [...] [...] So, what did I get right this time? [...]

]]> Comment on What’s up with Apple TV? by Ben http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-4 Ben Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:38:39 +0000 http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-4 I don't have a good clue as to what Apple is going to do about the games. I suspect they are not a part of the plan of the near future, probably later. Do you know how you can build these "packs" with Quicktime? I'm not sure how it works. At least Apple would have to make the process much more seamless and add more support for the process to Final Cut Studio (maybe to "DVD" Studio pro even). They might also want to launch it as a new standard, not just call it Quicktime, and they would also need to get the movie studios and such behind them. Very interesting! I don’t have a good clue as to what Apple is going to do about the games. I suspect they are not a part of the plan of the near future, probably later.

Do you know how you can build these “packs” with Quicktime? I’m not sure how it works. At least Apple would have to make the process much more seamless and add more support for the process to Final Cut Studio (maybe to “DVD” Studio pro even).

They might also want to launch it as a new standard, not just call it Quicktime, and they would also need to get the movie studios and such behind them.

Very interesting!

]]> Comment on What’s up with Apple TV? by Mikael Andersson http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-3 Mikael Andersson Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:40:04 +0000 http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-3 <blockquote>DVDs come with a lot of extras, the movies you now download from iTunes don’t. Apple needs to come up with a package format for movies. A format that can contain subtitles, language and commentary tracks, as well as extra clips, making ofs, etc. I think they already have it ready.</blockquote> Yes, I think QuickTime already does this. Here's a quote from Apple's "Why QuickTime?"-website at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/whyqt/ <blockquote>QuickTime file format is a track-based, container-like format that enables you to combine almost any media (audio, video, still images, text, VR, chapters and even alternate languages) in a single movie.</blockquote>

DVDs come with a lot of extras, the movies you now download from iTunes don’t. Apple needs to come up with a package format for movies. A format that can contain subtitles, language and commentary tracks, as well as extra clips, making ofs, etc. I think they already have it ready.

Yes, I think QuickTime already does this. Here’s a quote from Apple’s “Why QuickTime?”-website at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/whyqt/

QuickTime file format is a track-based, container-like format that enables you to combine almost any media (audio, video, still images, text, VR, chapters and even alternate languages) in a single movie.

]]> Comment on What’s up with Apple TV? by Mikael Andersson http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-2 Mikael Andersson Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:25:35 +0000 http://www.nextfromapple.com/2007/12/17/whats-up-with-apple-tv/#comment-2 I’m still waiting for the Apple TV to become a lightweight gaming platform. They could release some of the iPod games for it, along with some new casual games, and make them downloadable through iTunes straight from the TV. Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony already have this kind of service for their new consoles, and you can buy and download loads of games (both old and new) online. There also seems to be a growing interest in classic retro titles (like Pac Man, Mario etc.) and other arcade-style gaming. The recently released Sonic The Hedgehog for the iPod seems like a move in the right direction. (Hey, SEGA has no console of their own these days, so they could be a great partner to Apple!) Another genre especially worth thinking about could be the social “party games”, which are really on the rise right now. Titles like Guitar Hero, SingStar, Buzz!! Mega Quiz and Rayman Raving Rabbids naturally belong in the living room, and are not constrained by the minimal hardware of the Apple TV like most 3D action games would be. Multimedia editions of classical board games like Scrabbe, Trivial Pursuit and Cranium could also be a smart move. Releasing games for the Apple TV would let Apple sneak into the highly competitive and seemingly saturated game console market with surprisingly low risk, while simultaneously adding more value to an already existing product. Since video game consoles are already becoming general-purpose, internet-connected media players, why couldn't Apple do it the other way around? I’m still waiting for the Apple TV to become a lightweight gaming platform. They could release some of the iPod games for it, along with some new casual games, and make them downloadable through iTunes straight from the TV. Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony already have this kind of service for their new consoles, and you can buy and download loads of games (both old and new) online. There also seems to be a growing interest in classic retro titles (like Pac Man, Mario etc.) and other arcade-style gaming. The recently released Sonic The Hedgehog for the iPod seems like a move in the right direction. (Hey, SEGA has no console of their own these days, so they could be a great partner to Apple!)

Another genre especially worth thinking about could be the social “party games”, which are really on the rise right now. Titles like Guitar Hero, SingStar, Buzz!! Mega Quiz and Rayman Raving Rabbids naturally belong in the living room, and are not constrained by the minimal hardware of the Apple TV like most 3D action games would be. Multimedia editions of classical board games like Scrabbe, Trivial Pursuit and Cranium could also be a smart move.

Releasing games for the Apple TV would let Apple sneak into the highly competitive and seemingly saturated game console market with surprisingly low risk, while simultaneously adding more value to an already existing product. Since video game consoles are already becoming general-purpose, internet-connected media players, why couldn’t Apple do it the other way around?

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