Boxee Unveils Boxee Box and Hardware Partner
by Sherri L. Smith
A few weeks back, the net was abuzz with the news that Boxee, the media-viewing software was going to be presenting its first hardware, called the Boxee Box. Boxee allows users to view their personal media and stream content from sites like Pandora and Netflix to one screen via one remote. Last night, at the Boxee Beta Unveiling event in Brooklyn, NY, the company announced D-Link as its first partner on the path to viable hardware.
D-Link designs, develops and creates networking solutions for both consumer and commercial use. The Boxee Box by D-Link is sporting a funky design, kind of like a block sinking into whatever surface you rest it on. According to the press release, the Box has already won a Best of Innovations award from the Computer Electronics Association.
“We are happy to be working with D-Link as a hardware partner because we share the same vision for creating solutions to help anyone get the most out of technology,” said Andrew Kippen, vice president of marketing for Boxee. “D-Link has great reach and together we are able to offer consumers an attractive inexpensive solution to bring the Boxee experience directly onto the TV.”
Tech specs are still pretty light at this point but what we do know is viewers will be able to connect to the Boxee Box via HDMI, SPDIF, RCA Audio. There will also be 2 USB ports and Wi-Fi and ethernet capability.
“We can’t wait to bring this product to market and are looking forward to demonstrate the Boxee Box by D-Link at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January,” said Daniel Kelley, senior director of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc. And I for one can not wait to get to CES so I can bring you more coverage on what promises to be one of the big tech breakouts for 2010.
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Fredric Mitchell says:
beautiful piece of hardware. interestingly, watching YouTube in HD on a 42+ inch t.v. in NON-HD is absolutely not the business.
until the signal quality increases, internet video is best watched on a laptop…netflix streaming being the exception.
Angela Benton says:
LOL “watching YouTube in HD on a 42+ inch t.v. in NON-HD is absolutely not the business.”
You are so right! However Hulu could work very well on this device.
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Fredric Mitchell says:
beautiful piece of hardware. interestingly, watching YouTube in HD on a 42+ inch t.v. in NON-HD is absolutely not the business.
until the signal quality increases, internet video is best watched on a laptop…netflix streaming being the exception.
Angela Benton says:
LOL “watching YouTube in HD on a 42+ inch t.v. in NON-HD is absolutely not the business.”
You are so right! However Hulu could work very well on this device.
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