Apple's mysterious mention of an "iProd2,1" in the iOS 4.2 beta spotted earlier this year has turned out to be the newest Apple TV, prompting speculation that the set-top box might be a potential jailbreak target for enterprising hackers. Contrary to earlier rumors, Apple made little reference to the second-gen Apple TV's underlying OS at its launch earlier this month; it had initially been expected that they would push iOS heavily and even bring the App Store to the STB.
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Acer Smart TV product deluge tipped
Acer might not be a name we generally associate with HDTVs, but that could be changing according to industry sources in Taiwan. DigiTimes is reporting rumors of Acer's continued push into the Smart TV segment, including further set-top boxes and integrated HDTVs.
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Windows Media Center Embedded gets Acer Smart TV STB demo; Intel CE4200 unveiled
Intel may just have got its Atom CE4100 SoC into the Boxee Box, among other STBs, but they're not resting on their laurels; the company has just announced the new Intel Atom CE4200 SoC, the successor to the CE4100. Meanwhile Microsoft and Acer have taken to the IFD 2010 stage to show off Windows Media Center Embedded, a combination of the existing Windows Embedded Standard 7 and the software company's existing Media Center variant.
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Amino Freedom CE4100 IPTV set-top box shows custom MeeGo UI
The WeTab isn't the only MeeGo device on stage with Intel at IDF 2010 today. Amino brought their Freedom set-top box along too, an Intel Atom CE4100 powered IPTV STB running MeeGo with a custom UI developed by the company themselves (and shown below).
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Entisu EN-NL1068 STB adds “Live Smiling” comments to your favorite TV shows
Being interrupted by banal comments and questions during your favorite TV show - "who is that again?"; "I thought they died in the last episode?"; "what do you mean, the laws of physics don't apply?" - is one of the worst things about coexisting on the same planet with other people, but obviously not everybody feels the same way. A new set-top box in Japan, the Entisu EN-NL1068, daisy-chains between your cable, satellite or DVD player and your TV, overlaying comments from the Nico Nico Douga messageboard. That way, rather than just being pestered by whoever is on the couch with you, you can be alerted to brain-spam from thousands of others.
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IN Media !ROFL adds Android to IP set top box
Remember the bizarrely named IN Media !ROFL set-top box from a few months back? The company has just announced that they're using Android with the IP STB, apparently including Android Market access so that users will be able to download applications and games and play them on their HDTV. Details are scarce, but IN Media also says they support cloud-based streaming from online storage, together with video-on-demand through services like Netflix and Blockbuster.
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Intel buying Texas Instruments cable STB division: Google TV incoming?
Intel has agreed to purchase Texas Instruments' cable modem division, with the chipmaker planning to use it as a showcase for their Atom-based SoCs. TI's existing staff will be folded into the Intel Digital Home Group; it's unclear at this stage whether Intel intend to shift the cable STBs to the Google TV platform, having been a launch partner for the Google-led technology.
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IN Media !ROFL IPTV set top box supports 3D and HD content
There have been several new products lately that have turned up with strange product names. Not long ago there was the new phone called the :) that turned up. Today IN Media has announced a new set top box for IPTV called the !ROFL. ROFL is internet parlance for rolling on floor laughing and most geeks know what it means at a glance.
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Ubuntu headed to tablets, STBs and embedded car platforms
Expect more Linux-based touchscreen tablets, mobile devices and set-top boxes over the next couple of years, as Canonical prepare to push touch functionality in their Ubuntu distribution. According to director of business development Chris Kenyon, the OS manufacturer is targeting "the digital home or something you carry around" - though not smartphones - with new builds that prioritise finger-friendly UIs and stripped down packages that boot quickly and offer speedy access to core mobility functionality.
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Google bought Agnilux for tablet frugality expertise?
It's a morning of acquisition talk today, with Google confirming that they've bought Agnilux, a company started by ex-PA Semiconductor employees. The move has caused much speculation as to what exactly it is Agnilux have been working on; initially there was talk of low-power server chips, obviously of interest to Google since the company has massive server farms driving its various search and cloud-based services. More recently, however, someone familiar with the deal told the NYTimes that in fact Agnilux is made up of "systems guys focusing on hardware-software integration ... not chip design" that could help Google make more efficient tablets.
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ASUS O!Play media box adding wireless Full HD streaming?
ASUS' plans for its next-generation of set-top boxes have been tipped, with the company expected to add wireless HD support to an upcoming model. According to DigiTimes' usual shadowy industry sources, ASUS are using Taifatech's TF-600 chipset, presumably in a new O!Play box, which is capable of streaming Full HD video over wireless or wired networks.
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D-Link Boxee Box revealed: arrives Q2 2010
It's not just the new Boxee Beta that the company is excited about. Having confirmed last month that they were working with hardware partners to deliver a pre-built Boxee set-top box, the company has announced that the first unit will be from D-Link. The D-Link Boxee Box - shown here in render form - is expected to arrive in Q2 2010, and will have integrated WiFi together with an HDMI output.
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