Apple TV’s Niche Market
Last year, I predicted that Apple TV was going to fail. While I still may be right, my thoughts on the device have changed dramatically.
This weekend, I was listening to the latest UIE podcast (SpoolCast Crew Episode #6) and the panel was talking about Apple TV’s failure. The group cited the obvious reasons (it’s not a media center substitution, you can’t play your DVDs, you can only play iTunes content), but failed to mention one of the best uses for the device: video podcasts.
Video podcasts have come a long way since their inception. In fact, a few companies have been born that focus solely on producing quality video podcasts (see Revision3, On Networks). They are such high quality that they are already a substitute for regular TV. I would love to have an Apple TV with all of my podcasts so I can watch them on the big screen.
If you are new to the idea of video podcasts, here are some to get you started:
- Ask a Ninja
- Beautiful Places in HD
- commandN
- Cranky Geeks
- Cute with Chris
- DiveFilm
- Geekbrief.TV
- HD podcast | washingtonpost.com
- Hubblecast HD
- MobuzzTV
- Noodle Scar Daily
- Onion News Network
- On Networks (Backpack Picnic, Stump the Chef, etc.)
- Revision3 (Diggnation, InDigital, etc.)
- Rocketboom
- Tiki Bar Tv
- TreeHuggerTV
- Webnation
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