Apple keep talking about a tablet to be released
sometime soon. What i really want is an AppleTV – and i don’t mean the box that attaches to the TV. I want an actual TV created by Apple that’s an LCD or Plasma that runs OSX.
The levels of convergence would be ridiculous. You could use it as a Time Machine device to back up all your machines in your house. It could have a built in cable modem and airport so it could broadcast wireless everywhere. You’re basically converging Time Machine, Airport Express, the AppleTV box and adding a device that has a screen and processing power. The different models will vary by harddrive size.
The experience would be sick. The TV would, of course, have an App Store so people could make living room applications. This could be anything from a Party Playlist to Pictionary, or Charades. The remote could be an iPod or an iPhone.
Apple tried to integrate iTunes into Motorola phones (such as the Rockr) and found it to be such a horrible experience that they just built the entire stack and worked with a service provider (AT&T) for the iPhone. They’ve been doing the same with television. They have the AppleTV which is an add-on and can never get into the experience.
There are so many possibilities. Come on Steve Jobs. Make it happen
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It appears i’m not the only one thinking this:
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/08/20/munster-an-apple-television-set-by-2011/
pipe dream?
the imac comes pretty close to this, but you would have to add a tv tuner and maybe something like the boxee application
it is also limited to 24″ 😛
did you see the recent Piper Jaffray report by their senior Apple analyst, Gene Munster? http://tr.im/xiVV
Crap – i guess my thought was not so original. Well now that we all agree, Jobs make it happen!
Well according to one analyst they're going to enter the tv market by 2011. But in the mean time may I suggest the 30 inch cinema display. It's amazing for both work and entertainment.
Andrew beat me. I should read more.
pipe dream?
the imac comes pretty close to this, but you would have to add a tv tuner and maybe something like the boxee application
it is also limited to 24″ 😛
did you see the recent Piper Jaffray report by their senior Apple analyst, Gene Munster? http://tr.im/xiVV
Crap – i guess my thought was not so original. Well now that we all agree, Jobs make it happen!
Well according to one analyst they're going to enter the tv market by 2011. But in the mean time may I suggest the 30 inch cinema display. It's amazing for both work and entertainment.
Andrew beat me. I should read more.