'Informed sources' talking to China Business News claim that a Foxconn factory has already received orders for Apple smart TV.
The Shenzhen factory is allegedly producing the displays as part of a 'trial production stage.'
Given that Foxconn already conducts extensive manufacturing work for Apple, and that its parent company Hon Hai recently made a $1.6 billion investment in Sharp's LCD business, this unsubstantiated report certainly isn't impossible.
But whether the lower-margin world of TV manufacturing is one that Apple would want to explore remains to be seen.
Topnotch
China Business News cites Piper Jaffrey analyst as predicting a $1,500-$2,000 price tag for the set. He believes the product will launch in early 2013 under the 'iHub' name.
Recently, Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek predicted that the device would cost $1,250, launch in Q4 2012, and be sold as the 'iPanel.'
[source: ZDNet]
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