Apple TV is a digital media receiver manufactured, marketed and sold by Apple. It is a network device designed to play digital content originating from any Mac OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV can function as either a home theater-connected iPod device or a digital media receiver, depending on the needs of the user. It was first announced at a special press event in San Francisco, California on September 12, 2006, where Apple CEO Steve Jobs also announced enhanced Fifth Generation video-capable iPods, the addition of films to the iTunes Store and the release of version 7 of iTunes. The final product name was not announced at the event, instead referred to by its codename iTV. Jobs did another preview during his January 9 keynote speech at the 2007 Macworld Expo, where he announced that they were going to start taking pre-orders. The devices started shipping on March 21, 2007. A second version with a larger 160 GB hard disk started shipping on May 31, 2007.
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