Apple TV 1st Generation

Apple TV.

Your movies. Your music. Your photos.

On your TV.

40GB or 160GB. Sync up to 50,000 songs.

This changes everything. Again. Well, kind of.

Groundbreaking Specs

The technical marvels of 2007

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Storage

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40GB or 160GB

Because streaming wasn't really a thing yet

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Resolution

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Up to 720p

Cutting edge for 2007!

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Connectivity

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802.11 Wi-Fi

Wireless was still magical

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Syncing

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Up to 50,000 songs

Remember syncing?

Revolutionary Features

Actually impressive in 2007

Sync your iTunes library

2007

Connect to your computer and wait. And wait. And wait some more.

Photo slideshows with music

2007

The killer feature nobody asked for but everyone secretly loved.

YouTube integration

2007

When YouTube was only 2 years old and had like 12 videos.

Movie rentals

2008

Added in 2008. Revolutionary! (If you had fast internet.)

A Brief History

Three years that changed... something

2007

March

Launch

Same year as the original iPhone! Steve Jobs was busy.

2008

January

Take 2

Software update that added movie rentals. Game changer!

2010

September

Discontinued

RIP to a real one. Hello tiny black puck.

Then vs. Now

How far we've come (or have we?)

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Then

160GB Storage

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Now

Unlimited Streaming

Then

Hours of Syncing

Now

Instant Playback

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Then

What You Owned

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Now

Everything Ever Made

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Then

Aluminum Remote

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Now

Glass Touchpad Thing

Gallery

Beauty in aluminum

The Iconic Device

The Iconic Device

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