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D-Link Boxee Box Wows the Crowd at the LGS Live Event

D-Link Boxee Box Wows the Crowd at the LGS Live Event
Posted: 01.10.2010, 12:31pm
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The Pitch: Boxee is a popular, open-source media player based on a fork of the popular XBMC media center. With its attractive GUI, ability to play just about everything we threw at it, integrated social networking features, and wide array of online content, it’s no wonder that Boxee is the darling of media center hackers. And now, partnering with D-Link, Boxee is aiming to go mainstream with its first dedicated, no-hacking-required device with the Boxee Box. It will sell for $199 when it’s released next year.

Pros: Supports a wide array of audio and video formats. Integrated with Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites. Doesn’t require a companion computer. 802.11n wireless and Ethernet connection

Cons: Access to good content will probably require subscription.

Recommendation: The Boxee Box is sure to attract buzz at CES 2010 and could be a contender in the Last Gadget Standing competition.

Price: $199

Website: http://www.dlink.com/boxeebox

  • Boxee lover
    Amazing product. I can't wait to get one.
  • Dougdob
    This could be a sleeper. With Apple thinking the AppleTV is a "hobby" product and Windows media center requiring a computer, Boxee and D-Link could gain some market share. MLB (baseball) content could be a good lead off as a path to getting into the living rooms of non-geeks.
  • Russell
    WDTV Live player does the same.. but it doesn't have the fancy gui.. that boxee promises..
  • Pjitesh
    Thats not true...you STILL need a computer to connect to WDTV Live player. This one promises to work WITHOUT a computer, more in a direct competition to Acer Revo (sans the key board and the manual search thru browser). Can't wait to find out how it performs in real life...
  • pox
    The RF Remote with QWERTY is just too awsome!
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