The rumours concerning Apple working on a TV set have gone a little quiet of late, but this is sure to stoke the coals. Apple has hired an expert in OLED screens who previously worked at LG and Samsung. Now why would it want him I wonder?
The man in question is Dr. James (Jueng-Gil) Lee, 9to5Mac reports, citing the OLED Association. Lee was previously a senior researcher on LG Display's R&D team, and before that, he was a researcher with Cambridge Display Technology. Prior to that, he was the head of R&D for LCD technology development at Samsung. In other words, the man knows his televisual onions.
Lee brings a wealth of experience to Apple, both in terms of developing technologies and on the business side. According to his LinkedIn page, he "successfully started the first three generations LCD production lines" at Samsung, and also "showed track of records in yield improvement, productivity improvement, manufacturing cost reduction and new technology transfer into production line."
The OLED Association reckons Lee knows more about OLEDs than "any of Apple's current staff".
Apple is rumoured to be making a TV that'll pack AirPlay for wireless streaming, a FaceTime camera for video calls while slumped on the sofa, and Siri for voice-controlled channel changing. Expect apps to play a big part too, not only for channels, but also with widgets that'll give you info like news and the weather. The TV set could also come with Kinect-style gesture controls, meaning you wave your hands to change the channel and volume, which would be very Minority Report.
The "iTV" is rumoured to be released around the end of this year, so expect plenty more leaks and conjecture before then.
Do you think Apple will make a TV? What would you like to see from it? Let me know in the comments, or on Facebook.
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Neilc28 9 February, 2013 12:53
Why rumour it as iTV when it will not be called that? Thats probably the name they want but cant have!
This could be due to the screens in the iMac, Macbook or any other apple line, not necessarily a TV. Everyone has already stated that Apples colour reproduction techniques are top-notch, but the one colour they can't reproduce is of course true-black. Will be interesting to see where this leads of course :)
CaptainPicard 9 February, 2013 14:07
I think Apple will release a TV before the end of the year, but the biggest challenge it faces (apart from the iTV name) is people simply don't upgrade their TV's every year or every 2 years compared to smartphones and tablets-that is why Apple, Samsung & others have been so successful over the past few years. The iTV will no doubt sell a couple of millions, but will the iTV 2 be out in 2014 or 2015 or 2016 and will Apple be able to change people's TV buying habits.
anonymous 9 February, 2013 14:56
A 32inch ipad will become the iTV, you need to buy an optional iphone as remote control, You need to agree Term & Conditions of 1 million pages to switch on the TV, You need to have an apple account to change channels, They control which channels you can see, They can switch off the TV when they want........... No way the Apple TV will be a huge flop. Better they keep the reserve money in better developments.
Damien2501 9 February, 2013 19:41
^ I didn't think of it like that, but I agreed. I find the idea of an Apple TV as absolutely disgusting. It is trying to scam people out of its money, like the iPod, iPhone and iPad, and call it innovation.
faddis23 10 February, 2013 00:46
Who in their right mind would purchase a TV made by Apple?
Willy McBurgle 10 February, 2013 10:15
I can't think of anything worse than being locked into Apple for television.
anonymous 10 February, 2013 11:08
Well I for one do not own a television and do not intend to change that any time soon.
anonymous 11 February, 2013 17:21
Big whoop, Samsung's TV's do this already and you done have to join a cult to enjoy the benefits LOL
anonymous 22 March, 2013 23:20
I am definitely holding off on buying a new TV until the release of the iTV.
I recall all the people who thought the ipad was just a giant iPhone. The ipad was a game changer for the PC world. You just have to see Microsoft Surface/windows8 and all the other Andriod copycats to realise this is true.
The same will be true for the iTV, a game changer. It will change the way we use our TV's and the industry as a whole.
Why I use Apple devices over the competitions. Well Apple concentrates wholly on user-ability over blind tech specs.
So often people using using Android devices will point to "tech" specs bigger screen etc and laugh at my choice in Apple
But when you come to use the devices for what they were designed to do the Apple device always wins on ease and function. So I get to have the last laugh.