Apple TV Is Now Almost 20 Years Old
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple TV celebrates its 19th anniversary, having been originally unveiled by Steve Jobs at Macworld Expo in January 2007 and launched in March of that year.
- The original Apple TV was designed as a niche device focused on streaming iTunes content from Macs or PCs, featuring a 40GB hard drive and 720p resolution, priced at $299.
- Over time, Apple shifted the Apple TV from a Mac accessory to a standalone streaming device, introducing tvOS and an App Store in 2015, 4K support in 2017, and increasingly powerful hardware like the A15 Bionic chip.
- The current Apple TV functions as a hub for Apple’s ecosystem, integrating services such as Apple TV+,
