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Apple Discontinues 40GB Apple TV; Cuts 160GB Price to $229

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 14, 2009 - 12:00pm.
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has cut the price on its Apple TV media set-top box by $100, so the 160GB model will now sell for $229. A 40GB model, which had previously sold for $229, will be discontinued. The decision to focus on a higher-capacity model comes as consumers are increasingly purchasing storage space-hogging HD video programs from the iTunes Store for playback on their televisions through Apple TV set-tops.

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Report: Apple to Introduce Streaming of iTunes Video Content

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2009 - 1:49pm.
San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is reportedly developing a new feature for iTunes 8 that would allow users to stream video files purchased from the iTunes Store directly to an Apple TV set-top device, or the iPhone or iPod touch, according to Apple Insider. The prospective "iTunes Replay" service would solve the problem of what to do with large video files once they have been viewed, if they are always stored on Apple's servers rather than on a user's hard drive.

Apple to Add YouTube Videos to Apple TV, Release 160GB Version

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 31, 2007 - 12:11pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has announced that it plans next month to begin making YouTube content available on televisions through its Apple TV wireless streaming device.

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Apple Releases Apple TV Device; WSJ's Mossberg Likes It

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 21, 2007 - 12:44pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple on Wednesday began shipping its Apple TV product, which allows PC and Mac users to stream movies, TV shows, photos, podcasts and other content from their computers to a television. The release of the $299 device, which comes with a 40GB hard drive, was delayed from February until today. Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter Mossberg reviewed Apple TV for the paper on Wednesday, said that it "worked great," and recommended it "for people who are yearning for a simple way to show on their big TVs al that stuff trapped on their computers."

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Apple Delays Shipments of New Apple TV Device

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2007 - 2:35pm.

San Francisco - Apple said on Monday that it will delay the release of its new Apple TV product -- a box that streams Web video and other computer content to a television -- until mid-March, Reuters reported.

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Report: Internet Video Market to Generate $5.8 Billion by 2011

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2007 - 11:28am.

Carmel, Calif. - Internet video is expected to generate $5.8 billion by 2011, with ad-supported streaming to PCs and TVs accounting for $1.7 billion, while consumer spending on movie and TV downloads will top $4.1 billion -- up from $111 million last year -- according to a new report from Adams Media Research (AMR).

Apple Unveils $499 iPhone, Apple TV Wireless Media Hub

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2007 - 9:05am.

San Francisco - Apple on Tuesday unveiled its long-awaited iPhone, a touch-screen mobile phone with music, video and Internet capabilities, as well as a device that wirelessly transmits video and other content from a computer to a television.