All the stories tagged with set top box
YouTube removed from Roku
04/21/2011, As most of you Roku owners would know, the set top box doesn’t come with an official channel for you to stream YouTube videos on the set top box. However, an unofficial, unlicensed channel was created as a workaround, and [...]
Cisco ISB7005 IPTV set top box goes through FCC
03/03/2011, Cisco has just sent their ISB7005 IPTV set top box to the FCC, and it is a good thing that said device has passed through the FCC’s hoops with more than flying colors. It will come equipped with 802.11 a/b/g/n [...]
Microsoft to be competing in the TV set top box business?
01/04/2011, According to the Seattle Times, they believe that Microsoft will be entering the TV set top box business with a stripped down version of Microsoft Windows. Apparently because Google TV hasn’t been doing so well and there’s still room for [...]
Roku licenses software to keep up with the competition
10/27/2010, Netgear recently announced that they will be offering a $90 set top box which will be powered by Roku’s software, as Roku is working on seeing how alternative business models will help them remain ni teh game. Despite having a [...]
Pandora free music service can be accessed via other HD boxes
10/20/2010, If you happen to own the TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD boxes, then you will now be able to access Pandora’s free music service. The moment you turn your TV on, you will be presented with an announcement that Pandora [...]
Logitech Revue begins to ship
09/30/2010, Word on the street has it that Logitech has started to ship its Revue set top boxes to various retailers including Best Buy. Total shipments are expected to go beyond 500,000 units before 2010 is over. This is huge news, [...]
Amino Freedom set top box ready to hit the market
09/07/2010, Amino has a spanking new Freedom box that is ready to rock the market, featuring an Intel CE4100m Atom processor running underneath the hood in addition to 500GB of internal storage, an SD memory card slot, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity [...]
Talking Freeview set top box is first in the world
08/12/2010, Smart Talk and Goodmans come together to roll out what is deemed to be the world’s first talking Freeview set top box, where it comes complete with a nifty text-to-speech option that will help users who struggle with on screen [...]
Sonic Solutions and Boxee team up
06/15/2010, Sonic Solutions has teamed up with Boxee to offer consumers new options for accessing premium content on a range of next-generation, connected devices. This would mean that upcoming set-top boxes, TVs and mobile devices which run on Boxee will be [...]
Google Smart TV Just Around The Bend?
05/19/2010, We’ve previously heard quite a few rumors and hints regarding Google’s upcoming venture into the TV scene. Now word is out that the venture will be called Smart TV. While it hasn’t been confirmed yet, information on Smart TV is [...]
Motorola 3DTV Set-tops for cable announced
04/12/2010, Motorola has announced 3DTV set-tops for the masses, where these new models are able to detect and process 3D signals automatically so that those with the proper equipment in their living rooms will be able to enjoy 3DTV without having [...]
Google TV ready to rock and roll
03/17/2010, Google seems to be interested in dipping their fingers across a wide range of devices, and we have whiff of Google TV in the works. This ambitious platform looks set to deliver web content to Android-based set-top boxes as well [...]
Asus looks to wireless capable O!Play hub
02/05/2010, There are several sources in the industry that point towards Asus mulling over the inclusion of wireless capability to the PC-to-display streaming TF-600 media player from Taifatech which will see action in a set-top box. Should these reports hold water, [...]
