Boxee announced today that it has added an official app for watching TED’s full database of nearly 800 TED Talks using Boxee’s free A/V streaming player software on PCs running Windows, OS X, and Linux.
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Google today revealed more information regarding its soon-to-be-released “Google TV” platform. Among other interesting capabilities, the flexible Linux-based platform for delivering Internet-streamed A/V content to TVs will support thousands of TV-oriented Android apps, turning our TVs into “smart-TVs.”
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A free webinar sponsored by the U.S. DOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Innovative Technology Administration (ITS RITA) will explore the benefits of using open-source software in transportation management systems. The Oct. 20, 2010 online event will provide insight into an open-source alternative for deploying transportation management systems on the state and local level.
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Telematics Update has announced a two-day automotive, telematics, and software forum focused on content and applications for the rapidly emerging connected vehicle market. “Content & Apps for Automotive USA” will take place in San Diego on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2010, and is expected to be attended by application and product designers, senior-level executives from leading OEMs, and major technology providers.
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Who could resist? There we were at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), checking out D-Link’s soon-to-be-released Boxee Box STB (set top box), when who should show up but LeVar Burton, well known as “Geordi La Forge” of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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