Boxee gained the ability to watch live TV on the Boxee Box using a live TV stick in January 2012. The first public beta version was officially released for all previously supported platforms on 7 January 2010. The UI design of the Alpha prototype was designed with design firm Method Incorporated, who also created Boxee's brand identity. Marketed as the first ever "Social Media Center", the first public alpha of Boxee was made available on 16 June 2008. It enabled its users to view, rate and recommend content to their friends through many social network services and interactive media related features.īoxee was originally a fork of the free and open source XBMC (now Kodi) media center software which Boxee used as an application framework for its GUI and media player core platform, together with some custom and proprietary additions. GNU GPL and Closed Source (Proprietary Software)īoxee was a cross-platform freeware HTPC (Home Theater PC) software application with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV. With Boxee Live TV you can watch them all on your Boxee Box (and still get all the regular Boxee stuff you love to watch too)," wrote Boxee CEO Avner Ronen in a blog post.Media Player / Home theater PC (limited)/ Digital media receiver But these things are all available on broadcast TV channels like ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC for free, over the air in HD. "The problem with canceling your cable subscription and relying just on the Internet has been the lack of live sports, local news, special events and live TV shows (think Dancing with the Stars). Also, there's no DVR function to record programming. The Live TV accessory pulls those channels into the Boxee interface, but doesn't add content. It's a curious move, since it requires a separate antenna, and viewers could simply plug an antenna into their sets directly to get live local channels. Cord-cutting has stalled partly because most people want live network programming and like the experience of something being on when they switch on their sets, with no choices needed.īoxee's solution is an adapter that lets people plug an antenna into their Boxee Box to get live local channels. While competitor Roku is offering buyers Angry Birds as an incentive, Boxee is adding live TV, showing that it's targeting the still minor cord-cutting movement. The accessory is available for pre-order and should ship in January. Boxee announced the Live TV accessory today, a $49 add-on that connects to an antenna to pull in live ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC high-definition programming. Boxee Box owners will soon get the chance to watch live TV through their set-top boxes, a new twist for the over-the-top market.
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