Apple Again Rumored to Be Preparing TV Release

28.08.2011
Apple is again rumored to be preparing to release a television set.

Strong support for the idea of an Apple television (not to be confused with , a set-top box used for streaming video to a television) comes from a source known for his Apple acumen -- analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray.

In a recent interview with Dylan Tweney in VentureBeat, Munster, citing information from component suppliers and Apple insiders, predicted an Apple television at the end of 2012 or in early 2013.

Another analyst buying into the Apple television is Stewart Alsop, of Alsop Louie Ventures. Alsop sits on the board of two companies that make media streaming products for the home -- TiVo and Sonos -- and is an avid observer of the hardware space. He told VentureBeat that multiple sources throughout Silicon Valley have told him that the television project is underway.

In the past, Apple's hardware plans have been a slave to display technology.

It had plans for a tablet as far back as 2000, but couldn't implement them because of the high cost of touchscreen displays at that time. Today, Apple is the tablet innovator thanks to its wildly popular iPad.