Apple Prepare Connected TV Release
Apple are said to be close to confirming that they will be releasing connected TV sets in 2012, as ‘industry sources’ have leaked information that claims the potential ‘iTV’ product will be released in Q2 or Q3 of next year.
The products look like being smart TV’s released in two sizes (32-inch & 37-inch) in the USA, supplemented by features such as connectivity to other Apple devices, a range of on-demand content, and potentially voice [Siri] and movement-based controlling, although that idea is likely to fail in its attempt to be the first of its kind on the market after LG recently completed their own version of the technology.
Apple are seemingly not intent on sticking with one supplier on the project, as website Digitimes claims that Samsung are creating the connectible ‘chips’ needed for the online applications, whilst Sharp have been tasked with production of the displays.
The move confirms long-standing rumours that they are set to directly enter the world of TV sets following their ‘Apple TV’ set-top box, which were added to when late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs said earlier this year to biographer Walter Isaacson: ”I’d like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use. It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud. It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine. I finally cracked it.”
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu had said of Apple’s plans: “We continue to hear what Apple would love to do is offer users the ability to choose their own customised programming, i.e. whichever channels or shows they want for a monthly subscription fee. Today, iTunes has a rich library of movies and TV shows but it is mostly for downloads and only movies are available for rentals. What’s missing is live broadcast television.”
It is also believed that they would maintain their Apple TV product to ensure that all potential customers are covered, although TV will not be the company’s sole focus of 2012, with new versions of both the iPhone and iPad in progress for a launch next year.
After a year full of technological highs and tragic internal lows, will 2012 be a more stable year for Apple, or is a connected TV product destined to raise their profile even higher than it was before?
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