Apple Plan Development Of Remote-Less TV
With connected TV sets currently developing at a fast rate, Apple have revealed their plans to pull a traditional one-up on the current market contenders, and possibly revealing what late co-founder Steve Jobs meant when he said he had ‘finally cracked it’.
While Apple already have a connected set-top box (Apple TV), their planned product is an IPTV that carries similar features to those used by big-name rivals (such as Google and Samsung) in their connected TV’s.
However, the main selling point will be the likely application of the Siri voice recognition system, introduced in the recent iPhone 4S, onto the TV set, meaning that the only item close to a ‘remote’ would be a microphone-style handset where a user can simply speak their instructions to the TV.
Apple are thought to have been planning their own version of a ‘smart TV’ since 2007, with an current planned release for before mid-2013. Steve Jobs is reported to have been planning the move to fix an industry [TV] that ‘is totally broken’ and added his summary of the plans in his biography with Walter Isaacson: “Apple TV will have the simplest user interface.”
Other features planned for the phone include the iOS operating system, as well as additional compatibility with other Apple products (such as iPad, iPod, iPhone, and Mac computers / laptops), and the ability to perform ‘Facetime’ videochat, a key feature of all Apple’s recent products. The one that the company will make sure is above all the rest, though, is the Siri integration, but will users enjoy a product which can only be spoken to?
While there could be some potential copyright issues over a name such as ‘iTV’, will a voice-activated TV stand out from the crowd, or will the buying public just not want to listen?
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