By the end of 2012, the world of personal computing could be changed forever.
Right now it appears that we are living in a Mac world. Or, more appropriately, an
Apple world comprised of shiny and silvery, aluminum-encased items that are taking over the tech industry. Later this year, Apple (NASDAQ:
AAPL) is poised to expand its dominance by releasing its first TV – which could retail for
as much as $10,000.
Is there anything Apple
can't sell? Aside from the Apple TV console (a small set-top box that is separate from the company's actual television), Apple has not had any trouble selling large quantities of just about everything.
For the next several years, the Mac maker is expected to dominate. Overall, it probably will. No one but Samsung is standing in Apple's way, and Samsung only poses a threat in
in terms of TV and
smartphone sales.
But Microsoft
could turn the tide with Kinect. The motion-sensing device has already proven to be a smash success for the Xbox maker, selling millions of units to consumers and techies alike. While Kinect was initially viewed as a generic, touch-free version of the motion controller that debuted with Nintendo (
NTDOYis possible that Kinect technology will cross over into other worlds. The word on the street is that Asus is working on a prototype laptop that will feature a Kinect camera that's
built into the machine. What's the point? No one knows. But it seems that Asus is attracted to Kinect's motion capabilities, which could be used to build a better (or at least different) kind of laptop.
What developers – and most of all Microsoft – seem to be missing is the fact Kinect could work really well on a multitude of devices (not just Xbox 360) if the company would do one simple thing: launch an app store. A
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