Thinking About Apps For The Apple TV

    Apps designed for your television are not a new idea. They're on the Xbox 360 and Google TV right now, along with some "smart" TVs. But, by and large, the very few that work — besides games — are video apps, like Netflix. That's what would be potentially exciting about apps for Apple TV, as posited by John Gruber here — if Apple figured out non-video, non-gaming apps that don't feel stupid.

    Matt Buchanan
    by Matt Buchanan

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Thinking About Apps For Apple TV

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    Apps designed for your television are not a new idea. They're on the Xbox 360 and Google TV right now, along with some "smart" TVs. But, by and large, the very few that work — besides games — are video apps, like Netflix. That's what would be potentially exciting about apps for Apple TV, as posited by John Gruber and Boy Genius Report — if Apple figured out non-video, non-gaming apps that don't feel stupid.