As disappointed as I was in the Boxee TV during my review, it's still hooked up to my HDTV in the hopes that it will eventually get better.
European telecom carrier Orange has teamed up with Movea to create a set-top box for the living room that operates on gesture controls.
Surprise, surprise: Negotiations with content providers are significantly delaying Intel's plans to take over your living room.
Apple is planning hardware that could store movies on the internet and blur the line between live and on-demand video
Today, Google announced its slick-looking media streamer the Nexus Q, which allows people to share the digital media from their Android devices on a television. This is a feature that Apple began offering nearly a year ago via the Apple …
The tiny startup Whiteman Technology unveiled a Windows-based set-top box that will handle many living room entertainment tasks, which are various enough to include displaying cable TV programming and playing 3D games for the PC.
The Clovis, N.M.-based startup made …
Apple may be deeper into the television project than we thought, as the company is reportedly visiting media companies to share its technology plans.
Since Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs was released, people have been buzzing about what the …
Sling Media launched a new Slingplayer application for streaming media set-top box Boxee, the company revealed today.
The Slingplayer is an extension of the company’s Slingbox set-top box, which allows owners to stream content from their cable or satellite television …
Roku, the company known for its line of affordable set-top boxes, is planning to expand into U.K. and Canada, the company announced today.
The company’s set-top boxes, which range in price from $49-$99, allow people to access over 350 channels …
Boxee is releasing a new Live TV stick add-on for its streaming media set-top box that will allow owners to gain access to live television channels, the company announced today.
The Live TV stick, which will be available in January …
Microsoft is committed to securing a spot in your living room. The technology giant is in talks with both Comcast and Verizon to make its Xbox 360 gaming console a set-top cable box, according to a report from Digiday that …
Streaming content company Boxee released a new iPad app Tuesday aimed at getting more people to use its media center software and boosting adoption of its streaming media set-top boxes.
The Boxee iPad app could easily become one of the …
Apple quietly released an update Monday for its second generation Apple TV set-top box that lets you purchase videos directly from the device and stream videos that you previously purchased through iTunes.
The new functionality is no doubt part of …
Think you’re running an energy-efficient household? You better turn off that cable box. Digital video recording (DVR) set-top boxes burn through more electricity than an energy-efficient refrigerator, according to a new study by the National Resource Defense Council.
The DVR …
Yes, Angry Birds is now officially everywhere. Streaming video set-top box maker Roku has announced that it’s partnering with game maker Rovio to bring Angry Birds to televisions this summer.
The company says it will offer all three current Angry …
Boxee, the New York startup that finally started shipping its much-anticipated streaming video device the Boxee Box last November, just announced that it has raised $16.5 million in new funding.
Boxee started out with software that users could download to …
Support for Netflix streaming video has finally made its way to Boxee’s set-top box, the company announced today in a blog post.
Netflix support was the most common user request for the Boxee Box, the company said, and for good …
Perhaps tired of seeing its customers dump traditional cable service in favor of online video (a process known as cord cutting), telecom giant Comcast is testing a new service that will combine web video content with traditional TV.
The service …
Get your iPads ready to kick back on the couch. Motorola intends to bring streaming video to tablets and mobile phones in the home via a set-top box, according to Reuters.
At first, the idea is to provide streaming video …
After months of mere glimpses at Logitech’s Revue set-top box, I got a closer look today, as well as some hands-on time, with the Google TV-powered device.
The box will come bundled with a controller that looks like a typical …
