Comments on: Analyst: Apple’s ‘next big thing’ may be iOS device TV remote, not standalone TV set

By: Jonas

Jonas — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:51:36 +0000

Are you kidding? Of course I have no idea what those devices are! But I’ll go DDG* them and find out.

* DDG = Duck Duck Go

By: nice person

nice person — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:56:11 +0000

With the rumored refresh of Mac Mini coming up (constrained, etc.) do you think Apple will add ‘Apple TV’ capability to the mini? Maybe as an app, or…. ? Just wondering.

By: ivid

ivid — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:04:10 +0000

Yes, I expect alot of people wouldn’t know what HVAC stands for if they are not in the industry.Big deal…

By: ivid

ivid — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:55:08 +0000

Airplay is supposed to be coming to all kinds of non-Apple CE devices and this remote will be the “conduit” to them, IMHO. Or any iPhone / iPad …

By: Weekend

Weekend — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:18:50 +0000

A very useless article. He simply states the obvious. This could be accomplished with any cell phone or tablet computer it does not have to be something from Apple. This guy sounds like he is stuck in the 80s! I wonder if he just woke up from a long, long sleep? Wow! What a goof!

By: James

James — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:29:26 +0000

you’re right…unless apple allows anyone to write an iOS app for appleTV that allows any content to be viewed without restrictions….including iTunes competitors.

By: edward

edward — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:57:14 +0000

what a shit…. apple already did try it. it was apple TV. but it’s completely failed. I don’t know why this guy thinks it is ‘the next big thing’. but obviously it is absolutely not. no matter how many Apple would try for TV, it won’t work. you’d better ask reason to bigger TV maker like Samsung, LG, Sony. apple won’t. don’t you get it?

By: GM

GM — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:06:14 +0000

Then I suppose you know the difference between an automatic expansion valve and a thermostatic expansion valve? Single phase and three-phase? Polyphase motors? The derating factors that are below table 310 – 16? A butterfly valve? K factor? AFI breaker?

By: Really

Really — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:28:43 +0000

I second this. I have a harmony 1100 also – best remote ever.

By: Agent Provocateur

Agent Provocateur — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:56:12 +0000

Let’s see,
invisible Apple HDTV
invisible iPad mini
Loch Ness Monster…

By: silverhawk1

silverhawk1 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:58:19 +0000

My Comcast remote has 53 buttons; that’s horrible.

By: HTML5 Gordon

HTML5 Gordon — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:25:19 +0000

Agreed. I have a Harmony 880 in the bedroom, and the Harmony 1100 in the media room. I don’t think there is much that could be done to improve the user experience. They are truly great pieces of technology.

By: Snapper

Snapper — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:08:00 +0000

Harmony remotes have already solved this problem. It will control all your devices in the living room and more. When watching a DVD it will shut off your cable box and set up your audio system to provide the right sound settings.
Want to watch Apple TV? It will shut down the cable box and the DVD player and set the TV to the right input.
A comon database created by all users gets shared automatically thereby making the setup of your system much easier because someone else has something similar.
So who purchased Harmony? Logitech.

By: 84 Mac Guy

84 Mac Guy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:34:31 +0000

Well, when you look around the house, the TV remote is the most overly complex, POS device there is. So what better item to replace with an Apple device that is easy to use.

I suspect we will soon see the elimination of the cable TV box and remote. Instead your Airport Extreme will be connected to your cable modem. The Airport Extreme will beam a wireless signal to your Apple TV which is connected to your TV set. Finally, your iPhone or iPad or Air will control the Apple TV. Presto, no cable box and remotes and no more listening to my wife bitch about not being able to figure out the freakin remotes on the coffee table.

By: TheConfuzed1

TheConfuzed1 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:28:34 +0000

Do people really not know that?

I am well aware of the fact that most of the world are idiots, but I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt, and perhaps unfairly, I hold the members of this forum to a higher standard… For the mos part. 😁

By: FTB

FTB — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:19:00 +0000

Maybe cause iOS devices don’t have infrared built in. Unless you have an adapter you can’t control a tv, etc.

Control Apple TV yes, everything else no.

If the iPad mini has IR built in and can be an all in one remote… I’m in.
(Beyond that I’m not getting a mini)

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:02:06 +0000

It is 7.85 ” and looks like a small iPad. Sorry BLN.

By: opsono

opsono — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:42:48 +0000

Well, some of us have been saying this since day one….

By: Apps66

Apps66 — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:31:34 +0000

Why would apple make a separate device when we can already do these things with an iPhone, iPad, or iTouch?

By: Bizlaw

Bizlaw — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:03:24 +0000

This makes much more sense than an Apple HDTV. Paired with an AppleTV and you have a powerful, expandable combination. It also makes sense that the Apple iRemote or whatever it would be called could spawn the iPad mini rumors.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:29:37 +0000

Before anyone asks: HVAC = heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

you’re welcome!