Is Apple looking to get into television? We don't mean acting, and we don't mean Apple TV, but instead actual televisions, like those made by Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Sony, and more. It's a question to be raised now that a job listing has been spied by 9 to 5 Mac.
These spy views of high tech company job listings are often used to try to piece together clues for upcoming products and programs. In the case of this job listing, here's the pertinent section of the listing for an AC/DC Power Supply Design Engineer:
Of course, this is all speculation. It seems, however, to be unrelated to Apple TV, the current set-top box that Apple sells. Apple's monitors are well-regarded, so moving into television wouldn't be a stretch. It's a crowded market however, but they might go so far as add iTunes and Apple TV directly into a TV to separate themselves from the market. As with all these things, time will tell.
These spy views of high tech company job listings are often used to try to piece together clues for upcoming products and programs. In the case of this job listing, here's the pertinent section of the listing for an AC/DC Power Supply Design Engineer:
The position primarily involves high-density offline power supply’s development for Apple’s next generation Macintosh platforms spanning from notebook computers, desktop computers, servers, standalone displays and TV.Notabiy, it says it says, "standalone displays and TV." The separation between the two would seem to point to both stand-alone computer monitors and televisions.
Of course, this is all speculation. It seems, however, to be unrelated to Apple TV, the current set-top box that Apple sells. Apple's monitors are well-regarded, so moving into television wouldn't be a stretch. It's a crowded market however, but they might go so far as add iTunes and Apple TV directly into a TV to separate themselves from the market. As with all these things, time will tell.
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