Re:Foxconn Chief Confirms The Apple iTV
by underwater on Friday May 11, 2012 @12:02PM
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With an iTV Apple could control your entire media experience. Your snapshots from your iPhone, the music and movies your purchased would all transparently sync to your TV. They also know how to run an app store. I can imagine made for TV games that eat away at the console market by dominating casual gaming.
Add to that the fact Siri makes much more sense as part of a TV than a phone. The jump from the iPhone on screen keyboard to voice recognition was minor, the jump from a crappy remote control to voice is absolutely massive. A TV is not constrained by bandwidth or power so imagine how much more useful an always-on Siri would be. It could recognize your voice and integrate into your iPhone.
Apple aren't starting from nothing here. They have millions of customers who have bought into the Apple ecosystem. That is something other manafacturers cannot compete with.
Add to that the fact Siri makes much more sense as part of a TV than a phone. The jump from the iPhone on screen keyboard to voice recognition was minor, the jump from a crappy remote control to voice is absolutely massive. A TV is not constrained by bandwidth or power so imagine how much more useful an always-on Siri would be. It could recognize your voice and integrate into your iPhone.
Apple aren't starting from nothing here. They have millions of customers who have bought into the Apple ecosystem. That is something other manafacturers cannot compete with.