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Iomega TV with Boxee blends STB with NAS

, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

Boxee has announced its second hardware partner, Iomega, who will be following the Boxee Box by D-Link with the Iomega TV with Boxee. Unlike the D-Link version, the Iomega TV will have an optional integrated hard-drive; Boxee describes the STB as "a NAS running the Boxee software." Read The Full Story

Kinect becomes gesture remote for Boxee and XBMC media portal

, Dec 24th 2010 Discuss [1]

I have to say that most of the Kinect hacks that I have seen have been cool, but had no real use for me or most other geeks that don’t hack just for fun. A new hack for the Kinect has surfaced dubbed KinEmote and this is one hack that would be useful to many people. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box gets first firmware update

, Nov 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Boxee has pushed out the first firmware update for the Boxee Box by D-Link, v1.0.1.16319. The full changelist is after the cut, but highlights include the addition of .mkv with header compression support together with WiFi fixes, networking sharing fixes and smoother Blu-ray content playback. Although the Boxee Box automatically checks for updates daily, it's also possible to prompt an update via the settings menu. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box gets teardown treatment

, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [2]

The Boxee Box by D-Link is shipping, and it's played right into iFixit's destructive hands. Inside it's an admirable mixture of easily-unscrewed components and a vast heatsink keeping Intel's Atom CE4110 SoC cool. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box by D-Link now shipping; Netflix and Hulu Plus incoming

, Nov 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

The standalone Boxee Box by D-Link is finally shipping, with 33 countries getting the $199.99 home entertainment box at launch. While we've known to expect the Boxee Box for some time now, what's particularly exciting is that Boxee is in the process of inking deals with Netflix and Hulu Plus, which will see the streaming content services both eventually available to users. Read The Full Story

VUDU pay-per-view hits Boxee and Boxee Box in November

, Oct 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Boxee and VUDU have announced a partnership that will see the former's media platform - including the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link - gain access to pay-per-view titles from the latter's catalog.  Up to 1080p Full HD content will be supported, together with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box by D-Link ships Nov 10; general sales Nov 17

, Oct 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Boxee finally have an official release date for their Boxee Box by D-Link, with the media streaming cube shipping on November 10, 2010 to customers who pre-order it through Amazon in the US or Best Buy and Future Shop in Canada, and then November 17 through D-Link's normal distributors.  Street price is estimated at $199 (the MRSP is $229) and the Boxee Box supports Full HD 1080p and 5.1 surround sound. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box Lands in the FCC, Poses for Pictures

, Sep 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you're still interested in getting your hands on the Boxee Box, its presence at the FCC, and the fact it went up for pre-order last week, should tell you that its retail release is getting closer and closer. The Box has landed in the FCC and begun its inspection process. In that process, the FCC set the box up in all sorts of poses, taking snapshots along the way of both the interior and exterior. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box gets Intel CE4100 as Tegra 2 dumped; $199 preorders today

, Sep 13th 2010 Discuss [1]

Bad news for NVIDIA, whose Tegra 2 chipset has been dropped by D-Link and Boxee for the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link.  According to Boxee's Avner Ronen, despite NVIDIA's hype the Tegra 2 chipset couldn't cope with H.264 HD video as it was able to with high-profile VC-1, and as such they replaced it with Intel's Atom CE4100.  Boxee has partnered with Amazon and Best Buy to kick off preorders of the now $229 Boxee Box later on today. Update: Boxee has been in touch to let us know that, while the MRSP of the Boxee Box will be $229, it'll be up for preorder - and have a street price - of $199. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box to Feature Webkit Browser, Push HTML5

, Sep 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's been a long time since we heard anything about the D-Link built Boxee Box, but we're willing to say that it was worth the wait to hear good news such as this. The Box is still primed to launch some time in November, for the same price of $199. The change comes more in the software: the new Box will feature a Webkit Browser, and thanks to some choice words from Rob Spectre, it looks like they're going to make a hard push for HTML5. Read The Full Story

Boxee comments on new Apple TV

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Yesterday Apple unveiled the new Apple TV that doesn’t suck nearly as much as the original. The new device is much more of a direct competitor to the Boxee Box that is due for an update this November. Boxee has commented on the new Apple TV and defends its coming update and the roughly $100 more expensive price point. Read The Full Story

Boxee Box by D-Link rolls off production line [Video]

, Jul 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

The first Boxee Box by D-Link has turned up, though it's on Boxee's own desks rather than out in the wild.  Not expected to launch until November, the Tegra 2-based set-top box is a standalone appliance for running the Boxee home entertainment platform. Video after the cut Read The Full Story
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