<P> The second generation Apple TV was unveiled on September 1 , 2010 , and was the first to run on a variant of iOS . The device was now housed in a very small all - black case , one - quarter the size of the original . The new model did away with an internal hard drive and had 8 GB internal flash storage , enough local storage for buffering purposes ; all media was now streamed , instead of synced . The new device could also stream rented content from iTunes and video from computers or iOS devices via AirPlay . All content is drawn from online or locally connected sources . </P>
<P> The second generation Apple TV was unveiled on September 1 , 2010 , and was the first to run on a variant of iOS . The device was now housed in a very small all - black case , one - quarter the size of the original . The new model did away with an internal hard drive and had 8 GB internal flash storage , enough local storage for buffering purposes ; all media was now streamed , instead of synced . The new device could also stream rented content from iTunes and video from computers or iOS devices via AirPlay . All content is drawn from online or locally connected sources . </P>
when did apple tv 2nd generation come out
when did apple tv 2nd generation come out
September 1 , 2010
September 1 , 2010