The Long-Awaited Boxee Box Gets a Hollywood Preview

Posted on November 3, 2010 by robhof

Few consumer electronics devices have been more widely anticipated, at least by the more geeky set, than Boxee‘s settop box for bringing Internet content to the TV–since Google TV debuted three weeks ago, anyway. The uniquely shaped Boxee Box will debut on Nov. 10 in New York, adding a potent new player to the rapidly [...]

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Shakeout Coming in Internet TV Boxes

Posted on November 3, 2010 by robhof

If consumers are likely confused by the raft of devices to bring the Internet and apps to the television, the TV industry isn’t so sure what they will mean for various players, from content providers to cable networks to cable and satellite TV providers. Folks attending the Streaming Media West conference in Los Angeles today [...]

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How Long Will Social Games Keep Us Hooked?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by robhof

Not long after I started my farm (pictured above) on FarmVille, the leading social game on Facebook, I got a message from a friend. He was relaying a question from his wife, who had seen countless semiautomated posts to my Facebook Wall chronicling my progress in the game. Her query: “What’s the matter with him?” [...]

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