Apple TV

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AppleTV
File:AppleTV.PNG
ManufacturerApple Inc.
TypeSet Top Box
Media40 GB Internal Hard disk
CPUIntel Processor (Possibly Conroe-L processor with Viiv technology [2]
InputIrDA Apple Remote
ConnectivityUSB 2.0,
IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, HDMI Port, Component Video/Audio.

Apple TV, self styled AppleTV, is a set-top box being developed by Apple Inc. with a planned release date of February 2007. The Apple TV was announced by Steve Jobs during the keynote speech at the 2007 Macworld Expo in San Francisco on January 9, 2007. [1]. Previously known by its code-name iTV, it enables digital content to be streamed from any computer running Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows capable of running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen TV television.

Apple is selling the device for US$299 (€299 including sales tax in Europe).[3]

Announcement

File:Itvinterface.png
The Apple TV menu system.
File:The ITV.jpg
The iTV prototype, pictured after the event.

The Apple TV was previewed as a teaser at "It's Showtime!", a special event hosted by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, California on September 12, 2006. Jobs introduced the product with the line "One last thing...", which is a variant of his phrase "One more thing..." which he is fond of using for introducing the most anticipated (and speculated) product or service, adding a climactic end to his speeches. In his introduction, Jobs elaborated,

You can take a movie, download it to a computer, put it on your iPod. But what about that big flat screen TV you just bought last weekend? You need a box to drive that big screen TV. How's the box going to talk to the computer? Do I want to string cables throughout my house? So I'm going to talk to it using wireless network, to get the content from the computer to the box, from the box to the TV.[2]

Apple TV sports an updated Front Row interface. The device is compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows.

Specifications

File:ITV back.gif
Back view of the prototype iTV

See also

References

  1. ^ "Apple TV Coming to Your Living Room". Apple. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  2. ^ Cohen, Peter (September 12 2006). "Apple 'It's Showtime!' event". Macworld. Retrieved 2006-09-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ [1]Apple TV specs

External links

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