This is speculation. We still don't know what they will or won't do.
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Apple will invent it and everything else will be a copy. Just like everything else.
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Apple Looking to Launch Siri-Enabled Television Set by 2013
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This is speculation. We still don't know what they will or won't do.
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Apple will invent it and everything else will be a copy. Just like everything else.
My point was the pseudo-businessmen who live on these forums have no clue what another company is or isnt going to do.
Just the addition of a mic on the remote control would work better than a clumsy headset
The iPhone and iPad already have a mic.
What?
52 inch for your PS3, and a 32 inch for your TV viewing is the way to go
I stand corrected. Just have to get clearance from the other half
So why don't you call out all the pseudo-businessmen who says that Apple will release a television, too? They have no more idea than the others.
Three words: Logitech Harmony Link
Four words: Google is my friend
(I wasn't aware of LG Link!)
EDIT: big down-side: no hard buttons!
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All I hope for is whatever technology they put into these TV's is also available to Apple TV. I still believe a TV is a minimum of a 5 year device and this is either going to hold back development to a slower pace as people will be less likely to go out to buy such an expensive non-subsidized device or we're going to have a whole lotta people upset that their year old $2k TV set can't run the latest IOS. The simple solution in my mind is still Apple TV. It's an inexpensive device which one can more easily justify upgrading more often.
I guess another solution could be to have a port installed on the TV where an Apple TV type product could plug into it which would allow the "brains" of the TV to be inexpensively replaced without replacing the whole TV as a unit.
I guess another solution could be to have a port installed on the TV where an Apple TV type product could plug into it which would allow the "brains" of the TV to be inexpensively replaced without replacing the whole TV as a unit.
Too expensive. I'm sure developers will write all kinds of multi-touch TV control apps. But Apple can't expect everyone with an Apple TV set to buy an iPad. And bundling an iPad with the TV could be cost-prohibitive.
apple will go back to OTA
i bet they will integrate the TV with Clearwire or LightSquared to stream LTE data without going through the ISP.
the biggest problem with TV is not the use of it, but the cost. $150 for cable, internet and phone from Time Warner for me. a lot more if you add in sports and HBO. all the current streaming options rely on your ISP.
the industry is broken because the content companies along with the sports franchises are sucking up too much money while hiding the cost in the cable subscription. Once the true cost is revealed to the consumer we will have a huge bubble pop in the entertainment business
i bet they will integrate the TV with Clearwire or LightSquared to stream LTE data without going through the ISP.
the biggest problem with TV is not the use of it, but the cost. $150 for cable, internet and phone from Time Warner for me. a lot more if you add in sports and HBO. all the current streaming options rely on your ISP.
the industry is broken because the content companies along with the sports franchises are sucking up too much money while hiding the cost in the cable subscription. Once the true cost is revealed to the consumer we will have a huge bubble pop in the entertainment business
I've not seen one person say "Apple will release a tv!!" What I have seen is people say "there's no way apple will do this"....there's quite a difference.
2013? That is a pretty awkward moment in the world of TV technology. I hope either this or the second generation comes with 4000p (4k).
4K actually refers to 4000 pixels in the horizontal direction. At a 16/9 aspect ratio it'd be 2250p.
Three words: Logitech Harmony Link
Is it out yet? Can't wait to use my iPad to control everything...
Considering that the 27 inch display you are talking about is a 2560 x 1600 high end monitor, that is much higher resolution than any 50" TV that you can buy, with monitors of similar quality all costing between a little bit less and a lot more, I'd say this is nonsense.
http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Feature/Now-Thats-Entertainment-70994.aspx
I've seen videos of this from the Nuance labs. It's pretty slick.
I've seen videos of this from the Nuance labs. It's pretty slick.
As others have mentioned, all of these rumours are missing one thing:
What is the purpose of integrating this into a TV?
TVs are an extremely low-margin business. Why not sell a box (which people are also more liable to upgrade regularly) that you connect to any TV, that you can actually make some money on? In fact, you might notice Apple does this already. Tying your profitable device to a low margin device drives margins down, not up.
Unless they just think there's a limit to consumer interest in set-top boxes and it needs to be a TV "platform" to gain any traction? Or unless they're going a protected-device route and dealing directly with cable companies (kind of like the iPhone/carrier model), maybe with special platform-specific plans that let you pick and choose channels and the like. That would be interesting, but again, the rumours haven't come anywhere close to something on that scale.
I don't think the big breakthrough is going to be "it's a TV that streams your iTunes!"
What is the purpose of integrating this into a TV?
TVs are an extremely low-margin business. Why not sell a box (which people are also more liable to upgrade regularly) that you connect to any TV, that you can actually make some money on? In fact, you might notice Apple does this already. Tying your profitable device to a low margin device drives margins down, not up.
Unless they just think there's a limit to consumer interest in set-top boxes and it needs to be a TV "platform" to gain any traction? Or unless they're going a protected-device route and dealing directly with cable companies (kind of like the iPhone/carrier model), maybe with special platform-specific plans that let you pick and choose channels and the like. That would be interesting, but again, the rumours haven't come anywhere close to something on that scale.
I don't think the big breakthrough is going to be "it's a TV that streams your iTunes!"
It's surprising how well it does work, though.
I would say two years doesn't seem like an unreasonable amount of time for Apple to take Siri from just "beta" to a release where it really does work for everyone.
As far as why Apple should make a TV rather than another box that connects to a TV:
because only TV junkies understand how to hook up TVs to all these boxes right now. The move from making just the box to the whole TV makes as much sense as Apple moving from selling just the computer to selling the all-in-one computer, the iMac, which you'll remember is the best selling computer ever.
What exactly is it, then? You say something, it's processed by a computer, and it gives you a text-to-voice response. Sounds like voice control.
Just an idea, nothing serious... but what if Apple subsidized the price of the TV? The 16Gb iPhone costs what, $699 but subsidized to $199. We all pretty much know that an Apple TV would cost significantly more than other manufacturers. What if a customer signed up for 2 or 3 year contract with a TV provider, such as Fios or Dish, like a customer would do with a wireless phone provider. They could get a 42 inch 1080p 120 hz TV for maybe $799 instead of say $1699. This would also allow Apple to get the terms they want with things such as content and other things like they did with AT&T when they introduced the iPhone. I think that TV providers might go for it because they would see a significant influx of customers. People could get an unsubsidized TV for full price and use it with any provider they would like still but customers that did sign up with a provider would get some added bonuses like Siri integrated with DVR and the subsidized price. Just a thought at least
They are in the business of making profits on both hardware and software. Also of controlling the entire experience. Airplay is the only thing that I am aware of that they license. They are also looking to eliminating clutter and simplifying the entire experience. I would be happy to just have a screen for all of my viewing, gaming and music listening needs.
Great, then we'd have to fight with cableco's to get them to unlock our TVs when we want to change providers, just like we do with locked cell phones now...