Apple's HDTV will reportedly carry 16 speakers giving a "complete surround sound experience...

This rumor is not new. Robert X. Cringely has been making this prediction for a while now and it's never come to pass. Still, I am a little bit intrigued by the idea of an Apple television. Flat panel TVs nowadays have been somewhat ho-hum. 3D technology is pretty bunk and the only thing to compete on are whose got the better tech specs. To most people, there really isn't a difference between a Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, etc. You can bet Apple would make a TV that not only looked good on but also looked good off. Whether that's worth a premium or not remains to be seen.

Take with you any and every Apple product you own that’s still under warranty and attempt to get them to give you a new one, because they’ll probably do it.

I usually get Cringely's podcast but can't really link to it nicely - good thing the article is online. Not sure if I want to try this out. My iPhone 3GS is still under warranty so could try to get a new one. I'll try this out next week and see if it works...