Foxconn CEO Fuels iTV Rumors

An anonymous reader writes "Apple may soon begin production of a full-blown HDTV, dubbed iTV by Apple watchers, according to the Terry Gou, CEO of Apple's main hardware supplier Foxconn, in a brief interview with the newspaper China Daily. The newspaper reports that the device will feature 'aluminum construction, Siri, and FaceTime video calling' and will be manufactured by a 50-50 joint venture between Foxconn and the Japanese manufacturer Sharp; other details, including the schedule, were notably absent. Apple's spokesperson has declined comment. So it's not clear how solid this 'scoop' is."

Comments

Not interested

[Anonymous Coward]

Sorry, not interested in a propritery iTV where I can only watch what Apple wants.

Re:Not interested

[Anonymous Coward]

Because AppleTV has Netflix, Vimeo, Youtube already there?

www.itv.com already exists suckers!!!

[advocate_one]

try getting that domain back...

wrong, wrong, wrong

[sribe]

It was not really an interview. It was a presentation to a group. And *none* of the other reporters present seem to have heard this alleged remark. More info here.

I don't see the point

[Grayhand]

It'd be interesting except every rumor I've ever heard quotes this 27" size which is small by today's standards and the prices I've heard are all well over a grand. If they came out with what amounts to a 42" iPad with a tuner and sold it for $1,200 to $1,500 I think they'd make a killing even if the resolution was the same as an iPad. Coming out with one half that sized when I can buy a 42" for $500 or $600 is pointless. 27" TVs sell for a couple of hundred not $1,500. What they are describing is an iMac without the computer part and a tuner thrown in. I really doubt the lack of a tuner is why people around the country aren't watching iMacs instead of TVs in their living rooms.

Re:It's already gone

[Dupple]

The product is called Apple TV. Not iTV.

What the is new product is going to be called is anyones guess.

It is just a rumour though, so is this other story.

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/apple-in-talks-to-buy-tv-manufacturer-loewe-1080128

Both contradictory rumours

Re:I don't care what my TV case is made of..

[MadKeithV]

This is getting dangerously close to the super high end crap they sell audiophiles.

No, not even slightly close. Yes, that's a POWER cable.

Re:It's already gone

[SimonTheSoundMan]

Apple would never call it iTV for this reason. And before people ask "why don't Apple buy ITV", ITV's enterprise value is 327.01 billion. Apple could afford that, but 1/3 of all their money just for a name, I don't think so.

Excellent!

[AntEater]

I've been axiously waiting for someone to put an affordable, technolgically advanced TV out on the market that will respect the user's freedom.

Re:It's already gone

[damburger]

Notice how all American posters think that ITV is just going to be rolled over by Apple simply because it is a UK company they haven't heard of. ITV have a long history trading under that name, are still one of the main content providers.

The UK is a large enough market, that Apple would not want a pointless legal fight just to take over a name that would, for most British people, sound odd associated with an Apple product. Especially seeing as "Apple TV" is already established as a thing.