“We know Apple already sells Apple TV,” Erica Ogg reports for CNET. “But it might be working on an another kind of Apple TV–as in an Apple-branded television, not a set-top box that hooks up to your TV.”
“9to5 Mac noticed a job listing today that Apple posted that leaves little doubt it’s something the company is at least exploring,” Ogg reports. “The listing asks, rather benignly, for someone who wants to work on ‘new power management designs and technologies.’ But in what will Apple use this new power-management technology? The listing goes on to say that it will be used for ‘Apple’s next-generation Macintosh platforms spanning from notebook computers, desktop computers, servers, standalone displays, and TV.'”
Ogg reiterates, “It specifically says ‘TV.'”
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I thought that is was obvious that Apple is working on a TV. Why would they not be?
Why not. Apple should buy up NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox Entertainment too while they’re at it. Why stop there, why not buy up a cinema chain too. And while that’s not enough, Apple should swallow Universal, Columbia Pictures, MGM, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC. Heck why stop there, buy up Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T.
Why not buy up the whole United States.
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Will it be a $5,550.00 non-LED boat anchor like the Bose?
I doubt it….
Maybe they’re finally wanting to take advantage of their 3D / holographic technology patent?
This rumor never stops. Why would Apple work on building a gigantic, large, heavy piece of equipment when they are all about creating lighter, smaller, mobile devices?
I’ve checked with my own sources, and they tell me that Apple is working on a way to transform ordinary interior paint into a matrix that can be activated to turn an entire wall into a ginormous HDTV. So there you have it.
From the secret labs at Kelly Moore.
I thought that they should have gotten into this years ago! It would be so easy for Apple to integrate “Apple TV” into a Apple HDTV and also have a OS X / iOS interface. True computing on your HDTV as only Apple could do it! Couple that with (which I’m sure Apple wouldn’t do) an upgradeable CPU/motherboard as most people tend to keep TV’s well beyond 5-7 years and you have a real product that can’t be beat by anyone!
Thats the point exactly! There is no built in obsolescence in a TV the way there is in phones or computers. People upgrade phones every year or two. But you’ll keep your TV a good 10 years. Especially since alot of people already bought expensive plasma or led’s in just the last few years.
…no built-in obsolescence except if your TV from 2005 is analog, or you need HDMI rather than DVI, or you want 3D or internet connectivity…
Your argument would have made a lot of sense up until the mid-1990s or so. However, the television has been undergoing a rapid evolution in recent years that seriously undermines your assertion.
I would like them to include full TV/DVR in the iMac-without having to add other equipment.
In SJ’s world, the display is there when you need it in a size that is appropriate for the function. It could be used for TV, internet browsing, etc.
A TV is just a display targeted primarily for entertainment video. If we had been smarter in the 1990s, the HDTV specs would have gone farther than 1920×1080. 2Mpixels really starts to become inadequate above a display size of 50″ to 60″.
In terms of display technologies, I believe that flexible, printed OLED displays will be a big factor down the road. The other display technologies that hold a lot of promise are portable LED and laser projection systems.
As TV and web are moving together one presumes that expertise on the TV side and how seamless solutions can be created is logical. Whether that means a traditional TV as we know it is debatable but certainly something that does the job of computer and TV and the services provided which represents the importand aspect for Apple presently, and doing it right (unlike the present alternatives) is a no brainer.