Apple Designates Original Apple TV and Other Devices Obsolete Ahead of September Event

Apple is designating the original Apple TV, several iPods, and other devices as obsolete on September 8th, one day before its big press event.

The original Apple TV, Apple LED Cinema Display (24-inch), Apple Cinema Display (30-inch DVI Early 2007), Mac mini (Late 2009), iPod nano (5th), iPod shuffle (3rd), iPod touch (2nd and 3rd), iPad classic, and iPod nano (3rd) will all be classified as either vintage or obsolete in Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America, the United States, and Apple Retail Stores.

Notably, the change takes place just before Apple is expected to unveil new hardware on September 9th. The company is believed to be unveiling the next generation iPhone 6s and a new Apple TV which will likely bring Apple's A8 system on chip; a new drastically improved remote that offers touch-pad input, an increase in on-board storage, an improved operating system that will support Siri voice control, and app! It's not expected to offer web TV service as of yet.


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[via 9to5Mac]