The AirPort Time Capsule (originally named Time Capsule) is a wireless router which was sold by Apple Inc., featuring network-attached storage (NAS) and a residential gateway router, and is one of Apple's AirPort products.

In 2016, Apple disbanded its wireless router development team, and in 2018 the entire AirPort line of products was discontinued without replacement.

[4] In October 2009, several news sites reported that many first-generation Time Capsules were failing after 18 months,[5] with some users alleging that this was due to a design failure in the power supplies.

[6] Apple confirmed that certain Time Capsules sold between February 2008 and June 2008 do not power on, or may unexpectedly turn off.

[10] Bloomberg News noted that "Apple rarely discontinues product categories"[10] and that its decision to leave the business was "a boon for other wireless router makers.

[13][14] One of the key features of Time Capsule is the ability to back up a system and files wirelessly and automatically, eliminating the need to attach an external backup drive.

Apple states that the Hitachi Deskstar meets or exceeds the 1 million hours mean time between failures (MTBF) recommendation for server-grade hard drives.

The square dimensions echo the size of both the latest AirPort Express and Apple TVs (second generation onwards), just with the height being significantly higher.

2013 models feature faster download speed, beamforming improvements and wireless or desktop network control with iCloud integration.