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If you’re a big fan of media streaming and have a Slingbox and a Boxee Box in your living room arsenal, here’s some good news: a Slingplayer Boxee Box app. An early version was on show at a gdgt even in New York where it was spied by Engadget.

It reports that the Slingplayer Boxee Box app takes its design cues from the current SlingPlayer mobile apps and appeared to work like a charm. It will also be coming to Google TV but since we’re still waiting for Google to bring it to this side of the Atlantic, that’s by-the-by.

Sling says the SlingPlayer Boxee Box app will pop up in the list available apps in the next month and will be free during the beta period. There’s no word on the price once it graduates to a finished service yet but we’ll be chasing Sling for more details.

Out TBC | £TBC | SlingPlayer (via Engadget)

Windows Kinect SDK, Xtreamer Ultra, Angry Birds bento: US UpdateFire up that pot of coffee, it’s time to jump start your day with a daily jolt of tech news. In today’s US Update we cover the upcoming Microsoft announcements set for GDC in San Francisco, unveil the Xtreamer Ultra HD media player, look at the world’s thinnest Android smartphone and more.

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Xtreamer Ultra vs Boxee Box: media player showdownIn the world of pre-built, media streaming HTPC replacements, there’s really only one mainstream stand-out product, the D-link Boxee Box. Today, we put the Boxee Box up against its newest competitor, the Xtreamer Ultra which goes on sale early next week. The spec showdown awaits.

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Great Boxee news! A free Boxee iPad app will arrive in Q2 of this year. It’ll bring access to your home network context with real-time conversion to iOS-friendly formats and will grab video from your Twitter and Facebook feeds. There’ll also be a selection of featured video content and you’ll be able to grab clips and shows from the Boxee software on the Boxee Box or a PC/Mac to watch later. Boxee also outed a partnership with Viewsonic. The Viewsonic Boxee TV will come packing the same Intel Atom CE4100 processor as the Boxee Box. It’ll be 46in but there’s no news on pricing or availability next.

Out Q2 2011 | £free | Boxee (via PC World)

Our CES 2011 recap of day one is filled with intriguing launches, interesting oddities and just plain barmy new tech. CES 2011 got off to a flying start on Tuesday and our crack team of reporters was out in force to find the most interesting kit arrayed across the vast conference. Read on for news on the Boxee Remote playing nice with your Mac or PC, an army of Asus Eee Pad Android tablets heading for the UK and what looks like the first Apple Airplay speaker system ready for sale. Plus: Black and Decker makes shredding sexy?! Lenovo reveals its LePad and a transforming tablet laptop and drive-by Facebook check-ins become a reality…

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Boxee fans have been installing the media centre software on their computers for years, but newcomers snapping up a Boxee Box have been getting special treatment: namely, Boxee’s awesome remote. We raved about it in our Boxee Box review, but now it’s going on sale separately, so Mac and PC home theatre buffs can get a slice of the QWERTY-backed action.

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Iomega TV: Boxee branches out

The Iomega TV is the Boxee Box for folk who like their boxes more box like. It lacks the outrageous styling of the Boxee Box but that should mean it’ll slide amongst the other kit beneath your TV more easily. It’ll arrive packing the same UI, the same Intel CE4100 processor and a decidedly similar QWERTY-packing remote.

The Iomega TV also has DLNA skills, built-in 802.11n WiFi and up to 2TB of internal storage as well as the ability to act as a NAS device. US pricing runs from $229.99 for the cheapest model with no internal storage up to $249.99 for the 2TB model. The Iomega TV is out in February and we’ll be scouring CES 2011 to get our hands on one and find those elusive UK prices and release dates for you.

Out February | From $229.99 | Iomega (via Engadget)

Microsoft has an Apple TV/Google TV/Boxee Box competitor on the blocks and is ready to reveal it at CES 2011 according to the Seattle Times. It claims the Microsoft Apple TV-fighter will come in at under $200 (as usual no clue on UK pricing). The set top box will arrive running a stripped-down version of Windows with a Media Center interface slapped on top. The Microsoft box will take the Google TV approach and integrate standard TV with online content through a shared UI. Microsoft’s keynote at CES is tomorrow night and our crack team in Las Vegas will be bringing you all the details.

Out TBC | £TBC | Microsoft (via Seattle Times)

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