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CES Begins: Boxee Box by D-Link and More

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Things are picking up at the Las Vegas Convention Center
CES kicks off today in Las Vegas with multiple press events and the conference's first keynote speech, given by Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, who may or may not introduce a tablet device this evening.

D-Link and Boxee got off to an early start yesterday, officially announcing the Boxee Box. The new device is a stand-alone accessory that provides streamed content directly to a connected TV with no need for a computer intermediary. It will ship in the first half of 2010 and cost under $200. The Boxee Box is an alternative to using the free Boxee software that can be installed on Apple TV devices as well as computers running Macintosh, Windows, or Linux operating systems. Boxee has also made available an app to turn an iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless remote for Boxee software installed on a computer connected to a home media network.


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The Boxee software install for Apple TV has been popular amongst our readers, as it brings access to a much broader variety of content than is accessible through the Apple TV's standard interface, and the launch of Boxee's own hardware box might be appealing to those who don't want to go through the trouble of the unsupported installation process.

Other announcements included Monster Cable, who announced a few new products, including iPhone-compatible headphones with additions to its Jamz in-ear headphones line. Netgear also stepped into the spotlight today, introducing new Mac-compatible broadband routers.

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I bought an AppleTV to install Boxee on it... it was painfully slow to the point where it was unusable and really frustrating. I ended up selling the AppleTV and for the same price, built a HTPC with vastly superior performance, albeit with a Windows interface
 
TranceNW said:
Samsung - Americas number 1 phone brand heh heh heh :D
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RIM and Apple may own the smartphone market, but most Americans do not have smartphones. I myself think $70+/month is completely absurd for phone service, so I'm fine with my Palm Centro on Sprint's old Sero plan.

If my next "upgrade" isn't just another Centro, Samsung has some decent phones. Sprint doesn't give Sero users much choice these days.

Even more off-topic: I just wish the iPod Touch could tether over bluetooth. What's Apple's excuse for that? They can't blame AT&T for everything.
 
The Boxee box looks great, except for the case design and the fact that it runs Boxee.
 
anyone try out that app yet for boxee on apple tv? i'm not near an apple tv.


and yes boxee on apple tv is not reliable. For every 2 shows I watch from Hulu via apple tv via boxee, one wont complete.
 
iOrlando said:
anyone try out that app yet for boxee on apple tv? i'm not near an apple tv.

and yes boxee on apple tv is not reliable. For every 2 shows I watch from Hulu via apple tv via boxee, one wont complete.
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Keep in mind that all you guys tested was an ALPHA build... running (or hacking to run) another third party service (hulu).

I'm currently on the unreleased beta and I find it much more stable than the alpha. I even just bought a Mac Mini to make my own Boxee Box.

But yeah indeed, I've read that boxee on AppleTV is SLOW...
 
Boxee is popular among some AppleTV owners, the kind that don't mind fiddling with their computers. Sure, it brings additional features, but GUI is very clunky, but we tolerate it as the software is free. I don't know if the consumers would be as tolerant when they pay $200 + tax.
 
If this could be hacked to run Plex I'd take one tomorrow. Personally, I don't mind the design of it, and the remote looks pretty sweet.
 
Why don't these people that are making all these media streaming devices slap a decent hard drive in there and have them double as DVRs?! It seems so easy and obvious and yet here comes another one in addition to Apple TV, Seagate, WD, Roku etc.. that have these media streamers that could so easily double as DVRs. I use an antenna to pick up my digital programming and I don't want to build an entire second media computer, I don't want to pay a subscription for TIVO and there doesn't seem to be any decently priced, dedicated DVR machines that could fulfill this function for me.
 
I love Boxee. Its turned my Mac mini into a great media center. Couple it with Rowmote pro for iPod touch/iPhone and you've got a great system.
 
Boxee beta >> Boxee alpha

The Boxee beta software is much easier to use than the alpha. It does an amazing job of finding media files on any accessible disk and assigning them the proper name, cover art, etc. The interface is very clean and easy for novices to navigate (relative to the hidden menus of the alpha). You'll be impressed.
 
MacRumors said:
Other announcements included Monster Cable, who announced a few new products, including iPhone-compatible headphones with additions to its Jamz in-ear headphones line.
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What, all the folks that complain about Apple's prices aren't whining about Monster Cable's? Talk about markup.
 
DogHouseDub said:
The Boxee beta software is much easier to use than the alpha. It does an amazing job of finding media files on any accessible disk and assigning them the proper name, cover art, etc. The interface is very clean and easy for novices to navigate (relative to the hidden menus of the alpha). You'll be impressed.
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Have they officially released Boxee Beta yet?
 
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