Archive for the 'software' Category

Roku now licensing its media player box design

November 5, 2010

Roku has begun licensing its A/V media streaming set-top-box hardware and software technology to third-party device makers. Netgear, Roku’s first licensee, will soon offer a Netgear-branded version of the recently size- and cost-reduced Roku XD box through Best Buy, Fry’s, and Radio Shack stores.
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Installing the Boxee beta on Ubuntu 10.10

October 31, 2010

[Updated Nov. 2, 2010] — Although the October 10 release of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) had been anticipated for many months, and despite Ubuntu being Boxee’s primary Linux target, Ubuntu 10.10 users were disappointed to discover that the then-current Boxee beta wouldn’t install on Maverick due to dependency conflicts.
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D-Link Boxee Box due Nov. 10

October 27, 2010

Following nearly three years of alpha- and beta-level releases, Boxee’s A/V-streaming software platform will finally go gold at a November 10 launch event in New York City. However, v1.0 initially will be limited to D-Link’s Boxee Box, with versions for PCs running OS X, Windows, and Linux coming later.
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The Android invasion cometh: is resistance futile?

October 25, 2010

Last month, we learned from Gartner that Android will probably be the number-two worldwide mobile OS this year, and may lead the pack by 2014. With Android’s growing use as the OS embedded in phones, netbooks, tablets, set-top boxes, and LCD HDTVs, we can’t help wondering: will the Linux-based OS soon dominate the entire non-PC consumer device OS market?
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Logitech launches first Google TV player

October 6, 2010

[Updated Oct. 22, 2010] — Following months of teasers, Logitech finally launched its Google TV player today at simultaneous press events in New York and San Francisco. The company’s Google TV family includes the Android-based “Revue” STB (set-top box), large and mini remote controls, free iPhone and Android remote control apps, and a video cam.
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