The Boxee Box media streamer has added a new string to its bow in the US, by unveiling a branded Antenna add-on that’ll bring content from some of the biggest American networks to the device with no monthly subscription.
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Boxee has bounced onto the iPad. The Boxee iPad app is an intriguing proposition whether you’ve got a Boxee Box or not, hooking up to your Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter accounts to pull together the videos your contacts share online. If you’re used to using Flipboard on your iPad to catch up on articles, it’s essentially the video equivalent.
But there’s more to the Boxee iPad app than simply aggregating web video. Read on to find out how it’ll grab content from your PC and Mac and hook up with a Boxee Box using AirPlay…
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)
How do you take a Samsung Smart TV to the next level? Simple, add an ultra-sleek bluetooth QWERTY remote that makes web browsing and accessing apps a breeze. Introducing the new Samsung Smart TV remote, complete with all the bells and whistles to make gadget lovers celebrate.
In 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.
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.
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.
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.