"Apple taps Sharp to develop iTV"

[diogen]

The rumor mill is an overdrive with this one for a month, starting here.
Apple taps Sharp to develop iTV: rumor
BOMBSHELL: Steve Jobs Said He 'Finally Cracked' How To Make A Great Television - Business Insider
Apple ‘iTV’ rumors abound: iTunes creator leading development, 2013 release

I wonder why they picked Sharp and not Samsung...

Diogen.

EDIT:
There are quite a few reasons to believe this is not just a rumor
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/11/23/new.iphones.ipads.could.use.sharp.igzo.screens/

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Plenty of reasons to believe its not just a rumor. The idea of controlling the tv with Siri on the iPhone makes total sense, it will be interesting to see what they do. I hope the Apple TV box will benefit from some of the development that I'd suspect is going on with the iTV (or whatever it will be called).

 

[diogen]

"Making total sense" and "being a reason" are very distant relatives.
Case in point:
"With Oracle it doesn't have to make sense, it just has to make money."
---James Gosling.

I don't think Apple was/is any different. Just like any other Fortune500 company.

Oracle just prides itself being the Apple of the corporate business...

Diogen.

 

[Foxbat]

I just hope that this doesn't turn into Jack Donaghy's remoteless TV. I'm trying to locate a clip, but it seems NBC doesn't want to share...

 

[tigerfan33]

Rocky. Do you feel like you are beating your head up against a wall and getting no where.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Rocky. Do you feel like you are beating your head up against a wall and getting no where.

Yeah, its just not worth it. And folks call Apple fans sheep. The Anti-Apple vitriol by some is over the top. And to be expected I guess. All I said was it makes sense for an Apple iTV to be drawing on the technology in Siri. And it WILL be interesting to see what they do. You'd think I claimed Apple was going to take over ALL televisions.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Another story on the Apple iTV

Apple Television Could Be Ready for Commercial Production by Feb. 2012 - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD

And a story from Macrumors

http://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/23/competitors-already-scrambling-to-react-to-apples-tv-plans/

 

[rockymtnhigh]

From the NY Times

What's Really Next for Apple in Television - NYTimes.com

 

[lparsons21]

I was one of the skeptics about an Apple iTV, but after thinking about it a bit, it makes sense and it could be a decent seller to those that are in Apple's most coveted part of the market. Consumers with plenty of money living in the cities that have good enough internet service. Apple doesn't have to sell anywhere near as many of their gear as do others because of their high margins, and there is no reason to expect the Apple iTV to be any different.

And yeah, there are Apple bashers here just as there are fanbois. I'm one of the latter even though I'm not all Apple all the time. My HTPC and laptop are both Windows boxes...

 

[diogen]

It ain't easy to replace Samsung/LG as glass suppliers. Being it iPhone5, iPad3, iPad4 or iTV...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204452104577057300424392974.html?KEYWORDS=apple+sharp (paywalled)
AppleInsider | Hitachi & Sony working with Apple on 4-inch iOS device, iPad 4 to see new display technology

Diogen.

 

[diogen]

Rumors get more detailed...
Apple rumor: iTV sizes to range from 32 to 55 inches

Diogen.

 

[diogen]

Eric Schidt appeared onstage at LeWeb in Paris this afternoon making some memorable comments

By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded...

Attempt to beat Apple to the TV market?

During the same interview he also claimed

Android to top iOS among devs in 6 months...

He should probably slow down on the HappyMeals consumption...

Diogen.

 

[John Kotches]

Eric Schidt appeared onstage at LeWeb in Paris this afternoon making some memorable comments


Attempt to beat Apple to the TV market?

During the same interview he also claimed


He should probably slow down on the HappyMeals consumption...

Diogen.

I'd say that passing ios in the smartphone market and Android will happen in about that timeframe. Android really didn't get started until the nexus 1. there were others, but this was the first level playing field phone.

Android activations have been outpacing ios activations for at least a few quarters so it's only a matter of time until if happens.

As for GTV interesting if accurate. can't wait to try our honeycomb on it.

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[diogen]

I'd say that passing ios in the smartphone market and Android will happen in about that timeframe.

You said it best: "There's a fundamental lack of understanding on your part.
I am not saying that to be rude, impolite or condescending."
http://www.satelliteguys.us/phone-z...roid-oem-tracking-software-6.html#post2711891

Android passed iOS in every imaginable metric many moons ago.
In every but one: amount of money developer make.
I.e. iOS AppStore has more paying customers.

You do understand what devs meant in the quote above, don't you?

Diogen.

 

[diogen]

It isn't just Google who "threatens" to invade the TV space. So does Sony
Sony CEO says company is investing heavily in 'a different kind of TV set' | The Verge

Sony has a good incentive: they seem to be one of the very few losing money in this business
Strong TV sales for Samsung, Sharp as Sony struggles | The Verge

And they both - Google and Sony - might be talking about the same thing.
Add Samsung, Sharp and maybe LG and GoogleTV might get another life...

Diogen.

 

[diogen]

While talking about screens:
rumor has it Samsung is trying to beat Apple with a better than HD tablet screen
Apple, and/or Samsung, to launch Retina tablet in February: rumors

Not sure about the practical value of it (2560x1440 is useful on a 27" screen, but on a 12"...?)
but it looks like the tit-for-tat between those two is going to continue for a while...

Diogen.

 

[John Kotches]

diogen:

The competition benefits consumers, or at least it's supposed to.

 

[diogen]

WSJ gets into the rumor game...
WSJ: Apple working on a TV, new interfaces, myriad content partnerships | The Verge

... system that would respond to user's voice and movements

Have they licensed something from Microsoft or are they looking forward to get sued by them?

Diogen.

 

[Foxbat]

WSJ gets into the rumor game...
WSJ: Apple working on a TV, new interfaces, myriad content partnerships | The Verge
Have they licensed something from Microsoft or are they looking forward to get sued by them?

Diogen.

Well, could it be something Magical & Revolutionary like TVSiri detects when you get up from the couch to hit the can and automagically pauses the TV so you don't miss any of your program? The Konnects doesn't do that...