While the biggest news coming out of Apple’s announcement today is almost certainly going to be the iPhone 5 or the iPhone 4S there are some other announcements that could make almost as much noise in the long run. The iOS 5 might actually be bigger news when it comes to the number of people it will affect because this particular operating system will affect the iPhone, the iPod Touch and the iPad. There have already been a ton of rumors and substantiated claims when it comes to what will be offered when the newest Apple OS is announced and released and that still won’t be the biggest news coming out of today’s press conference. What could be the real news, the stuff that people will be talking about for months to come, could be what Apple is getting set to do with the iPad.
The iPad has long been able to let you watch television shows by downloading apps like Hulu or the ABC, or TBS and TNT apps. Even Netflix allows you to watch episodes of some of your favorite television shows. Of course, the drawback with all of these apps is that you aren’t going to be able to watch these shows when they are actually airing. If you want to catch a show like “Fringe” on Hulu, you are actually going to have to wait eight days to see it. Netflix adds new programs even slower and most of those shows are going to be a season or two behind broadcast television.
If the rumors are true, Apple is getting set to change all of that, and will be taking on providers like DirecTV and Dish Network in the process. Tech blogger Robert Scoble let a couple of details he’s been hearing about today’s announcement slip. While some have been paying attention to the fact that Steve Jobs may be too sick to attend, others zeroed in on his reports that Apple will be releasing an app that would be able to stream live telelvision in the very near future. Scoble says that really for the first time, Apple will be taking advantage of its “Three Screen” (iPhone, iPad, Television) initiative.
According to Scoble, Apple will be announcing an iPad app that will work quite a bit like satellite television, complete with monthly service fees and agreements with all the major broadcast networks. Being able to integrate the AirPlay, which still hasn’t been used up to its possibilities will mean that you will be able to watch television on the go, or at home on your big screen television. This particular feature would almost certainly increase the popularity of the already incredibly popular iPads.
Scoble also went on to speculate that Netlfix itself might be working hand in hand with Apple for this new iPad app. If that is the case, then it would explain why Netflix has taken steps to separate their streaming and DVD mail services. Should people be able to actually watch real broadcast television on their iPads, that particular service could eat up a lot of headlines.
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