USHER - COMING SOON AN APPLE TV SET (MAYBE)

COMING SOON AN APPLE TV SET (MAYBE)

Within two years, Apple may enter the television market, producing a set with a built in digital recorder that could sync with personal computers, iPhones and iPods wirelessly, according to a report by Gene Muster of investment bank Piper Jafray. In effect, it would produce a TV set with all the settop boxes built in. In the past, Apple has denied similar reports. The company is expected to usher in the all-in-one TV by producing an updated Apple TV settop box later this year that will include a cable attachment and new DVR software for recording programs off the air. "Apple has indicated that it only wants to participate in categories it feels it can make a difference (and win) in, and like the smart phone market, we believe connected TVs fit the company's criteria," the report said.

06/02/2009