CNBC to air 'Planet of the Apps' on January 7

I was just watching CNBC and saw a commercial for a special called "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" The one-hour program looks at how the launch of the Apple iPhone in June of 2007 gave birth to a revolution in mobile technology. The main site lists some highlight from the show, including a piece on Heroes actor Greg Grunberg and his "second job" as an app developer (he's one of the people behind the Yowza! app). From the press release:

Apps are everywhere. In less than two years, the app craze has taken over. These small applications – or apps – that fit on our mobile phone do everything from helping us accomplish mundane tasks to keeping us entertained while we wait for the bus.

Apps are popular and profitable. Studies estimate, the Apple iPhone apps store alone generates about $200 million a month in sales. Innovative and often addictive apps are changing the way we work and live.

Welcome to Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution. In this hour we'll look at how apps have changed our lives, meet some of the creators behind them, and figure out just how big a business they really are.

CNBC's "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" will premiere on Thursday, January 7th at 10PM, and repeats at 1AM. No comment on the cleverness of the show's title, or lack thereof.

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Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/34465283

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JULIE

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS APP IDEAS.?
I DID SEE THE SHOW AND THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT BUT FORGOT THE COMPANYS NAME. THANK YOU.

February 01 2010 at 3:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Duane Wills

Yeah... Let me toss my BlackBerry Bold with its 3.2 MP camera, 16 GB memory card, and legitimate battery life because the iPhone has an app for coupons...

January 08 2010 at 1:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Galley

Thank God for the DirecTV app. I was able to schedule it to record now, otherwise I would've never remember come Jan. 7th.

December 29 2009 at 10:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dschmura

I just scheduled my UVerse to record it using my iPhone UVerse app.

December 29 2009 at 9:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dave Reed

And on January 5th at 10PM EST, they're airing a show called MacHEADS. It's not clear if that is the documentary available on iTunes or CNBC's own documentary.

December 29 2009 at 8:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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koko

THAT'S BECAUSE TUAW NEVER PUBLISH ANYTHING ABOUT MACHEADS, BUT IT WILL BE ON CNBC AND IT'S ON ITUNES.

December 30 2009 at 4:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

conspira

yes, someone please record this and share it.

December 29 2009 at 7:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mac

yeah I was a bit app mad on my palm lifedrive.

anyway, please record this and whack it on teh torrentzez plzez. ;)

December 29 2009 at 5:59 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

EGOvoruhk

" In less than two years, the app craze has taken over"

Come again? I'm pretty sure the app craze took over when smartphones first came out. I remember playing all kinds of stupid games on my mom's Palm, and then on my own PPC-6700. App stores may have kicked it into high gear, but people still wanted apps before two years ago, they were pretty much the whole point of having a smartphone...

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Thomas

To bad January 1, is a Friday, not Thursday...

December 29 2009 at 3:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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waiownsyou

Someone needs glasses. That's a 7, sir.

December 29 2009 at 4:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Thomas

Whoops :P Thats embarrasing

December 29 2009 at 4:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply