New apple TV spied at IFA
Would Steve Jobs approve?
You've got to hand it to HANNspree. For sheer mental ingenuity, its computer monitor and TV range wins hands-down.
Take the company's new apple television, which we caught a glimpse of at this year's IFA. It's, er, shaped like an apple and even has a very Apple-like logo. Not that we think Steve Jobs and Jonathon Ive will lose any sweat over the design of the thing.
This isn't the first time HANNspree has showed of a fruit-based tellie. Back in 2006, the company released a CRT which was cleverly hidden inside a plastic, Apple-shaped chassis.
It looks as if the machine has been given an update, although not exactly for the hi-def world.
A quick look round the side of the thing, and we could only see a lowly scart and TV/DTV connector.
But who cares? Those looking at the thing won't exactly be taken in by what's on the TV, more the look of the tellie itself!
If you're not feeling very fruity then don't worry, as HANNspree has other novelty TVs to suit your every need. If your need is to turn your house/bedroom into a zoo that is.
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Marc Chacksfield is the Editor In Chief, Shortlist.com at DC Thomson. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.