I love you PBS, and your little app too
- Posted by jessicadally June 16, 2011
- Recommended for Road Warriors, News Junkies, Foodies, Parents, Students, Animal Lovers, Outdoors Enthusiasts, Music Fans, Career People, Budget Hawks, Film/TV Fans or Tech/Social Networking Junkies
PBS is awesome. No really, the fact that I can get amazing programs on my regular TV without cable is excellent and I'm so excited to have three versions now (though I don't understand the Spanish channel) instead of just one. But sometimes I'd like to have my PBS fix while not at home and yes, this is the app for that.
Basically the app has what you'd expect... previews, items on spotlight, schedules for your local station, programs so you can watch full shows and a more link that includes allowing you to change your settings, donate to PBS, the ubiquitous about tab which includes things like a button for feedback (way to be available PBS!) and the privacy policy in case you want to know about that and links including sections that will connect you to PBS apps, PBSKIDS apps and PBS on iTunes.
Really though the thing that I like most about this app is that it does such a great job of showing other app developers what to do with video streams. The app is simple to navigate and yet still content rich, something that so many apps can't seem to get right.
It seems that the app developer Bottle Rocket got this one very right... of course they had some excellent content to work with. Way to go PBS!
