A tipster supposedly revealed to Engadget that the next Apple TV will closely resemble the next iPhone hardware, minus the screen.  The new Apple TV will deliver content via a cloud-based storage solution, with the option to go local using Apple’s Time Capsule.  No word on whether Apps or the App Store will be available, but it seems like a nature fit.

If the $99 price point is to be believed, this could be a truly killer piece of hardware.  Although, given Apple’s control-freak mentality, there’s probably some scary subscription plans for cloud storage built in somewhere.

No word on when official announcement will come though.  With Google TV in the mix though, you can bet that Apple won’t be too far behind.

As most everyone knows Apple is set to make a big announcement next Wednesday, January 27th at 10:00 AM in the  Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco.  Presumably, the event is going to be held for Apple to unveil a new tablet device yet to be determined by speculators.

Mashable has reported through a source (Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar), that the new device will sport a Qualcomm processor and will be available through Apple at full price, which should be around $800 and Verizon at a subsidized price with a service plan.

According to Engadget not only a tablet could be big news, but a new iLife and iPhone OS 4 could make quite a splash.  It would seem logical to show off some new tools and kick out a new iPhone OS.

According to Gizmodo an Apple insider claims the above Flickr image to be the closest rendering to the real thing to date.

Could we also see the presence of a Qualcomm powered iPhone slated for Verizon?  We’ll find out next week and all the madness will be over.

[via Mashable]

[via Engadget]

[via Gizmodo]