Apple Is Coming With Their Unique TV: Siri
The new TV set-top will reportedly feature the newest version of Bluetooth, called Bluetooth Smart (4.0). Apple previously integrated Bluetooth Smart into its new iPhone 4S, and has also added the function to the latest iterations of the MacBook Air laptops and Mac Mini computers. Leveraging Bluetooth 4.0 technology, Apple could potentially implement motion-sensitive controls and even Siri onto its TV platform.
Siri, which first debuted on the iPhone 4S, was originally a project
co-developed by SRI Ventures and the Department of Defense's innovation
arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. DARPA
invested $150 million into the project, making it the biggest artificial
intelligence project in U.S. history.
With the addition of Bluetooth, sources also say the next-gen Apple TV could become a gaming port. If iOS devices can connect to the Apple TV device "near instantly," users could play games or make gestures on their iOS devices and control a game on the Apple TV screen. Bluetooth 4.0 can also potentially leverage the gyroscopes and accelerometers within the iOS devices to make the handheld into a motion-sensitive game controller. For instance, if you play a driving game and you turn your phone, the car on the screen may be able to mirror the motion.
Manufactured by Broadcom, Bluetooth 4.0 functions on a small chip that consumes little power, but packs a very powerful punch.
"The BCM4330 implements the highly sophisticated Enhanced Collaborative Coexistence radio coexistence algorithms and hardware mechanisms, allowing for an extremely collaborative Bluetooth coexistence scheme along with coexistence support for external radios (such as GPS, WiMax, or Ultra Wide-band radio technologies, as well as cellular radios) and single shared antenna (2.4 GHz antenna for Bluetooth and WLAN)," Broadcom said. "As a result, enhanced overall quality for simultaneous voice, video, and data transmission on a handheld system is achieved."
The new TV set-top will reportedly feature the newest version of Bluetooth, called Bluetooth Smart (4.0). Apple previously integrated Bluetooth Smart into its new iPhone 4S, and has also added the function to the latest iterations of the MacBook Air laptops and Mac Mini computers. Leveraging Bluetooth 4.0 technology, Apple could potentially implement motion-sensitive controls and even Siri onto its TV platform.
With the addition of Bluetooth, sources also say the next-gen Apple TV could become a gaming port. If iOS devices can connect to the Apple TV device "near instantly," users could play games or make gestures on their iOS devices and control a game on the Apple TV screen. Bluetooth 4.0 can also potentially leverage the gyroscopes and accelerometers within the iOS devices to make the handheld into a motion-sensitive game controller. For instance, if you play a driving game and you turn your phone, the car on the screen may be able to mirror the motion.
Manufactured by Broadcom, Bluetooth 4.0 functions on a small chip that consumes little power, but packs a very powerful punch.
"The BCM4330 implements the highly sophisticated Enhanced Collaborative Coexistence radio coexistence algorithms and hardware mechanisms, allowing for an extremely collaborative Bluetooth coexistence scheme along with coexistence support for external radios (such as GPS, WiMax, or Ultra Wide-band radio technologies, as well as cellular radios) and single shared antenna (2.4 GHz antenna for Bluetooth and WLAN)," Broadcom said. "As a result, enhanced overall quality for simultaneous voice, video, and data transmission on a handheld system is achieved."
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