Apple has always had this thing for acqui-hiring established companies for their future products and patents, rather than starting things from scratch. They did it with Siri and countless others till the recent taking over of flash storage maker Anobit in Israel.

Now, the same source which reported the latter news, have some info on Apple’s latest venture. According to the Israeli media Calcalist, Apple has acquired PrimeSense, the 3D sensor providers for Microsoft Kinect. You might remember one of our earlier posts where we discussed a similar rumor in July. Though the news was later declined by the representatives, official declarations in such secret deals often doesn’t carry much truth. This is proved by the more compelling reports flowing in now. As per the new reports, PrimeSense was acquired by Cupertino for about $345M as opposed to the previously speculated $280M.

Apple has already patented their own 3D sensing and imaging platform as seen in the above picture and this PrimeSense acquisition is probably aimed at boosting or hastening their plans. On the other hand, age old rumors of Apple’s own television set are getting hotter and hotter. Reading things together, we can expect/hope Apple to release the speculated iTV soon. And that too, with gesture controls and movement tracking like in Kinect or something entirely different with Apple’s own charm, one can never tell!

As expected, PrimeSense has again decided to keep us in the dark with the below reply to TheNextWeb’s query.

PrimeSense is the leading 3D technology in the market. We are focused on building a prosperous company while bringing 3D sensing and Natural Interaction to the mass market in a variety of markets such as interactive living room and mobile devices. We do not comment on what any of our partners, customers or potential customers are doing and we do not relate to rumors or re-cycled rumors.

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Even though we didn’t see any new Apple TV’s at the recent iPad event, one analyst seems to think Apple is planning on launching the Ultra-High definition Apple TV‘s with 65-inch and 55-inch frameless screens towards the end of 2014.

The speculation comes from Advanced Research Japan Analyst Masahiko Ishino who claims that Apple is still putting the finishing touches to their UHD TV’s.

Ishino believes the Apple UHD TV’s will sell from anywhere between $1,500 to $2,500 and its goal would be to get rid of the tuners and cables that are currently required for conventional TV.

“It’ll probably be more of a smart monitor than what we think of as a TV”

Apple will apparently utilise their existing supply chain, contracting LG Display to take care of the LCD screens. Samsung will sort the graphics processors, whilst Corning will provide the Gorilla Glass 3 as a cover for the TV. Ishino continues to state that Foxconn will likely be the firm of choice for assembling the new Apple UHD TV.

Back in march Digitimes reported that Apple was continuing to develop a TV that is likely to sport an Ultra HD 4K display (3840 x 2160). According to the sources, a standalone AppleT V set could launch by the end of this year, but it is more likely that Apple decides to unveil it in early 2014.

Apple UHD TV – A myth?

Whilst we’ve heard rumours of such a device being in existence at Apple HQ, it has only remained speculation with very little evidence turning up which supports an Apple UHD TV will be released to the public. Ishino whilst reputable, doesn’t mention his source of information, so as with any rumour it is advised to take this one with caution.

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