Apple's tvOS: Can connected-home apps be far behind?
The next model of the Apple TV could play a big role in Apple's connected-home strategy, even though the company said nothing about it on Wednesday.
With the upcoming version, the Apple TV will change from an overwhelmingly entertainment-oriented device into a platform with its own app store and a Siri voice-based interface for a variety of purposes. For example, consumers in the middle of watching a movie will be able to ask Siri for a sports score and get a pop-up display of that score overlaying the movie.
Along with the new, more powerful hardware, Apple TV will get its own operating system, called tvOS, built on the same foundation as iOS. Apple says the new Apple TV is coming in late October.
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