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D-Link Boxee Box due in November

June 13, 2010

Boxee announced on its blog this week that D-Link now plans to begin shipping its DM-380 Boxee Box this November in the US and Canada. D-Link initially said its device would be ready by the end of Q2, Boxee added.
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Review: Internet radio does Pandora, too

May 8, 2010

Two years after absorbing a Roku SoundBridge Internet radio into my A/V equipment stash, I started hankering for a more modern device. Specifically, I wanted an Internet audio tuner that would integrate into my whole-house audio system, provide wireless remote browsing and control via an iPod Touch app, and support media sources such as Pandora and local UPnP streams.
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Using a PogoPlug as an iPod server

April 8, 2010

I recently acquired an iPod Touch, and soon found myself with an 80GB iPod paperweight knocking around and collecting dust. Then it hit me: why not use a Pogoplug as an iPod server, effectively filling my nifty new iPod Touch with 80GB of music whenever I have WiFi access!
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Boxee comments on the future of TV

March 18, 2010

As most DeviceGuru readers are well aware, the television industry is in the midst of a major technology shift, with on-demand A/V streaming from Internet sources such as Hulu and Netflix increasingly displacing traditional cable and satellite entertainment services. A blog post by Boxee CEO Avner Ronen — published here as a guest column — offers a glimpse into the latest TV industry machinations.
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Boxee opens beta to all

January 11, 2010

Boxee has quietly moved its long awaited Beta release onto its public download site. The new version of this free Internet — and local — A/V-streaming player currently supports PCs running Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Ubuntu OSes, with an Apple TV version coming soon.
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