Apple is almost certainly working on a digital television based on its iOS operating system, according to multiple sources in Silicon Valley. An Apple-based television makes sense in light of Apple’s continued expansion out of the computer industry into the larger consumer electronics market. But is it real? Multiple reports, as well as sources interviewed by VentureBeat, support the rumor, which is widespread among the gadget industry.
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“Apple will do to television manufacturers what it did to phone makers with the iPhone,” Alsop said.