As we’ve mentioned earlier this year, 2011 will be a big year for Airplay devices. After speakers, receivers, and even docks specially designed to support wireless streaming from your iOS devices and computers, HDTVs are next.
According to report from Bloomberg, AirPlay might make its way into HDTVs, as Apple is allegedly in talks with major HDTV makers, to allow them to use the technology, and allow users to stream movies and TV shows directly to their TVs.
HDTV AirPlay support would be a great way to popularize the technology, as millions of iOS-powered devices users would instantly be able to push content on their devices to their TV screens, without the need of extra devices such as an Apple TV.
While the move will most likely hurt Apple TV sales, enabling HDTVs to support AirPlay natively would most likely help Apple sell more content than ever, and should generate a revenue boost large enough to compensate potentially weakened Apple TV sales. Moreover, Apple would charge HDTV makers a fee of at least $4 per unit to allow them to offer AirPlay to their customers.
According to Bloomberg, the first AirPlay-enabled HDTVs should hit store shelves later this year.
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