Cord Cutters: The Boxee iPad app
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Boxee's new ipad app aggregates online content, plays videos on
your computer's hard drive and beams clips straight to the TV. But
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Boxee's new ipad app aggregates online content, plays videos on
your computer's hard drive and beams clips straight to the TV. But
will it ...
Episode 6: Janko finally gets his hands on the Boxee Box, a
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Liz plugs a ...
A first look at Boxee's TV tuner, which brings free HD TV to the
Boxee Box.
Media streamer HD 1080P. Full flashplayer.
Full HD 1080P Intel processor. Netflix, vudu movies, and Pandora.
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Media streamer . Off the air digital channels. HDMI 1080P .
This is a quick unboxing of the boxee box.
Briefly going through the outside of the box.
Vi har nu korat vinnarna i tävlingen!
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Sonys Google TV vs. D-Link Boxee Box.
Sweboxee har testat Unotellystjänster
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Boxee avslöjar att de inte fixar till stödet för stora diskar
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This video will walk you through creating a video playlist for the
Boxee Box. To complete this walkthrough you will need VLC. VLC is a
free, open ...
Inget Airplay till Boxee Box
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Boxee+ 1.4.5 släppt!
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Mer information om Flash 11 till Boxee Box
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Pox and Couchguy show how to install a New Custom Firmware for the
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Flash 11 på G, enligt Boxee!
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mindre uppdatering släpptes i fredags till Boxee+
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Shannon stopped by the Boxee TV booth to hear all about the popular
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Boxee+ v 1.4 - Massa nya nyheter!
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Boxee+ v 1.3.5 - Vi går igenom senaste versionen!
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Netflix fungerar i Boxee Box - Vi visar hur!
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It´s alive!
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Boxee+ FAQ
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LLUM erbjuder fri frakt till Sverige!
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Piffa upp din Boxee Box med GTV
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Hacka din Boxee Box - Ge den lite skönare utseende
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Sweboxee krönika - Från julklapp till kärlek
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Giganternas kamp fortsätter
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Boxee förklarar djupare.
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Based on this month’s earlier announcement, many have asked us what that means for the original Boxee Box. We’re here to give you an update on what you can expect moving forward as a Boxee Box owner.
First – The Boxee Box will continue to work exactly as it has for the past two years – you’ll be able to login, use the apps, use the web browser, download artwork for video files, all of the key back-end that powers the Boxee Box will remain up and running for the foreseeable future.
Second – we will be releasing an updated Flash player for Boxee in the next few months. It should improve the browser experience and add some important content back to the TV show library. We will post an update in November which will let you know when to expect the release of the updated Flash player.
Third - We cannot open root access to the device. We had to make a decision between releasing a box that was hackable and one that was commercially viable with premium content. We would have loved for the Boxee Box to be open to other software, but in the end we’re bound by agreements with our content providers to ensure the security of their content.
Fourth - Netflix will not be available on Boxee Boxes outside the USA and Canada. Netflix requires version 3.1 or later of their application outside the USA and Canada. The Boxee Box runs version 3.0.
Unfortunately, Intel no longer supports this chipset for consumer products and the version of the Intel firmware for the Boxee Box cannot run version 3.1. We would have loved to enable this for users in the UK, Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, etc. but technically speaking it’s simply not possible.
Fifth - the Boxee Box will still be supported. D-Link and Boxee have our regular support teams working around the clock to answer any questions that come up. The forums and support sites are still up and full of answers to basic and advanced questions. We will continue to do our best to clearly resolve issues in those venues.
Again – we thank you for being an early Boxee supporter and hope you continue to love your Boxee Box.
Cheers, Team Boxee
Based on this month’s earlier announcement, many have asked us what that means for the original Boxee Box. We’re here to give you an update on what you can expect moving forward as a Boxee Box owner.
First – The Boxee Box will continue to work exactly as it has for the past two years – you’ll be able to login, use the apps, use the web browser, download artwork for video files, all of the key back-end that powers the Boxee Box will remain up and running for the foreseeable future.
Second – we will be releasing an updated Flash player for Boxee in the next few months. It should improve the browser experience and add some important content back to the TV show library. We will post an update in November which will let you know when to expect the release of the updated Flash player.
Third - We cannot open root access to the device. We had to make a decision between releasing a box that was hackable and one that was commercially viable with premium content. We would have loved for the Boxee Box to be open to other software, but in the end we’re bound by agreements with our content providers to ensure the security of their content.
Fourth - Netflix will not be available on Boxee Boxes outside the USA and Canada. Netflix requires version 3.1 or later of their application outside the USA and Canada. The Boxee Box runs version 3.0.
Unfortunately, Intel no longer supports this chipset for consumer products and the version of the Intel firmware for the Boxee Box cannot run version 3.1. We would have loved to enable this for users in the UK, Brazil, Sweden, Denmark, etc. but technically speaking it’s simply not possible.
Fifth - the Boxee Box will still be supported. D-Link and Boxee have our regular support teams working around the clock to answer any questions that come up. The forums and support sites are still up and full of answers to basic and advanced questions. We will continue to do our best to clearly resolve issues in those venues.
Again – we thank you for being an early Boxee supporter and hope you continue to love your Boxee Box.
Cheers, Team Boxee
Senaste chatten med Netflix
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Boxees framtid - positiv och negativ!
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Färska rykten gällande Netflix
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Today we announced a new device, Boxee TV, that will be available exclusively in the US this November. It brings together Live TV, Internet Apps and a first-of-its-kind Cloud DVR. The new device is running a new chipset from Broadcom and software that we wrote from the ground up. You can read more about it here.
At the same time, we are also working to release a separate update to the Boxee Box to update the Flash player and fix some key bugs. After this update the Boxee Box will go into maintenance mode. We will discontinue its distribution and will not be releasing any additional major updates.
The Boxee Box launched in Nov. 2010, and it was an exciting milestone for us. Since Boxee started, we wanted to see it running on a dedicated device and our partnership with D-Link made it happen.
Over the past couple of years we have released several major updates, numerous minor updates and added hundreds of apps. Earlier this year we launched Boxee Live TV, which added the ability to access over-the-air broadcast and the basic tier of cable (Clear QAM) in North America.
Our small team has poured our hearts and souls into the Boxee Box and it has been great to meet users from all over the globe. Some loved it, some wanted more features, others complained, but everyone was passionate. We hope you have enjoyed it and will continue to use it in your living rooms, dens, bedrooms or wherever else you set it up (I met one guy who installed it in his yacht!). If you are living in the US, we would love for you to continue our journey with us and order Boxee TV when it comes out.
Best, Avner
**UPDATE – To be clear your Boxee Box will continue to function as it does today. After the Flash Update, maintenance mode simply means that we won’t be releasing any major updates. TV show and movie library, artwork look-up, channel listings data for Live TV users, etc. will all continue to be provided by Boxee.
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Today we announced a new device, Boxee TV, that will be available exclusively in the US this November. It brings together Live TV, Internet Apps and a first-of-its-kind Cloud DVR. The new device is running a new chipset from Broadcom and software that we wrote from the ground up. You can read more about it here.
At the same time, we are also working to release a separate update to the Boxee Box to update the Flash player and fix some key bugs. After this update the Boxee Box will go into maintenance mode. We will discontinue its distribution and will not be releasing any additional major updates.
The Boxee Box launched in Nov. 2010, and it was an exciting milestone for us. Since Boxee started, we wanted to see it running on a dedicated device and our partnership with D-Link made it happen.
Over the past couple of years we have released several major updates, numerous minor updates and added hundreds of apps. Earlier this year we launched Boxee Live TV, which added the ability to access over-the-air broadcast and the basic tier of cable (Clear QAM) in North America.
Our small team has poured our hearts and souls into the Boxee Box and it has been great to meet users from all over the globe. Some loved it, some wanted more features, others complained, but everyone was passionate. We hope you have enjoyed it and will continue to use it in your living rooms, dens, bedrooms or wherever else you set it up (I met one guy who installed it in his yacht!). If you are living in the US, we would love for you to continue our journey with us and order Boxee TV when it comes out.
Best, Avner
**UPDATE – To be clear your Boxee Box will continue to function as it does today. After the Flash Update, maintenance mode simply means that we won’t be releasing any major updates. TV show and movie library, artwork look-up, channel listings data for Live TV users, etc. will all continue to be provided by Boxee.
Vi har flera vinnare - Tävlingarna avgjorda!
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Netflix lanserad i Sverige - Boxee app påväg!
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Festen är avslutad - Vinnarna koras i morgon!
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The FCC issued its rulemaking regarding encrypting the Basic Tier of Cable on Friday and we were pleased to see that many of the recommendations made jointly by Boxee and Comcast were adopted in the final order.
When a draft of the rulemaking was first introduced last fall we were concerned about the potential impact to consumers and to companies innovating on the TV experience. Our main goal was to find a solution that would allow cable companies to move forward with encryption while enabling devices like Boxee to access basic cable channels without requiring users to buy additional hardware or pay additional monthly fees.
In June, Comcast and Boxee proposed an interim and long-term solution for the encryption of Basic Cable and we are happy to see that the FCC’s rulemaking does indeed provide a path forward that’s good for consumers, the cable industry, and startups.
The rulemaking ensures startups like Boxee can continue to invest in building products to innovate in the set-top box/connected TV space. We are also excited about the new opportunity to work with cable companies to provide next-generation experiences that will delight customers and push the industry forward.
This rulemaking was the first time we’ve had to deal with the policy side of technology. While initially doubtful our voice would be heard and we would be able to make a difference, we were pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong.
The FCC Chairman and senior staff spent time with us, listened to our concerns and worked with us throughout the process. It was more than we ever expected.
Tech startups sometimes find themselves tangled in public policy whether it is dealing with existing regulation (such as Airbnb and Uber) or proposed changes to regulation (like Boxee had to deal with). Our experience with the FCC shows that a small company can make a difference, and that at least in the case of the FCC the people working at the agency are knowledgeable, understand the interests of both small and big companies, and most importantly care about consumers.
The FCC issued its rulemaking regarding encrypting the Basic Tier of Cable on Friday and we were pleased to see that many of the recommendations made jointly by Boxee and Comcast were adopted in the final order.
When a draft of the rulemaking was first introduced last fall we were concerned about the potential impact to consumers and to companies innovating on the TV experience. Our main goal was to find a solution that would allow cable companies to move forward with encryption while enabling devices like Boxee to access basic cable channels without requiring users to buy additional hardware or pay additional monthly fees.
In June, Comcast and Boxee proposed an interim and long-term solution for the encryption of Basic Cable and we are happy to see that the FCC’s rulemaking does indeed provide a path forward that’s good for consumers, the cable industry, and startups.
The rulemaking ensures startups like Boxee can continue to invest in building products to innovate in the set-top box/connected TV space. We are also excited about the new opportunity to work with cable companies to provide next-generation experiences that will delight customers and push the industry forward.
This rulemaking was the first time we’ve had to deal with the policy side of technology. While initially doubtful our voice would be heard and we would be able to make a difference, we were pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong.
The FCC Chairman and senior staff spent time with us, listened to our concerns and worked with us throughout the process. It was more than we ever expected.
Tech startups sometimes find themselves tangled in public policy whether it is dealing with existing regulation (such as Airbnb and Uber) or proposed changes to regulation (like Boxee had to deal with). Our experience with the FCC shows that a small company can make a difference, and that at least in the case of the FCC the people working at the agency are knowledgeable, understand the interests of both small and big companies, and most importantly care about consumers.
Sweboxee firar Spotify - 1års kalas med tävlingar
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Tystnaden är bruten - Boxee TV är här...
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Hey – we’ve been heads down for the past few months, but we’re coming up for a bit of air before Fall blusters into full swing.
We are working on some great new stuff at Cloudee and Boxee, we are looking to expand our “early access” program in the US to give more people sneak peeks of what we’re working on and to get their feedback. If you already filled out a survey based on an email we sent you, there’s no need to fill it out again. We got a great response there and those users will be given top priority, but we’d like to give non-Boxee users (or those who didn’t get the email for some reason) the chance to participate.
If you’d like to take part, please fill out this short survey to qualify: http://b0x.ee/QenMUZ
Cheers, Andrew
PS – As we crank away, our Sonos is keeping our spirits high. Sometimes it’s KDAY, sometimes KCRW (both via TuneIn), and sometimes it’s gems like this one from LA’s Ry Cuming…
Hey – we’ve been heads down for the past few months, but we’re coming up for a bit of air before Fall blusters into full swing.
We are working on some great new stuff at Cloudee and Boxee, we are looking to expand our “early access” program in the US to give more people sneak peeks of what we’re working on and to get their feedback. If you already filled out a survey based on an email we sent you, there’s no need to fill it out again. We got a great response there and those users will be given top priority, but we’d like to give non-Boxee users (or those who didn’t get the email for some reason) the chance to participate.
If you’d like to take part, please fill out this short survey to qualify: http://b0x.ee/QenMUZ
Cheers, Andrew
PS – As we crank away, our Sonos is keeping our spirits high. Sometimes it’s KDAY, sometimes KCRW (both via TuneIn), and sometimes it’s gems like this one from LA’s Ry Cuming…
We believe the cloud is going to play a major role in the future of TV and today we are taking the first step towards a Boxee cloud offering. So say hello to Cloudee. We are starting with an invite-only, beta iPhone app for Cloudee that lets you share personal videos with family and close friends.
For a while now, it’s been painful to get our personal videos to the TV screen – our Road Trips, Boxee Meetups, family videos with our kids, concerts and the occasional weirdness on NYC streets. Some of these videos were on our phones, others on our laptop or network storage, and the ones we really wanted to see were always taken by our friends. Yes, we could copy videos into a thumb drive, upload to YouTube and set it to private, setup a cloud storage account and give permissions to friends … but it was all too much work, so videos just sat there… never being watched, never being shared.
This new iPhone app lets users upload videos to Cloudee, organize them into collections and share them with their family and close friends. During the beta period the service is free, but we will later release a paid version with unlimited video storage in the cloud, which you will be able to access from your Boxee Box and any browser.
If you’re like us, as you go through your videos to share them you’ll experience a serendipitous feeling of re-discovery – bringing forgotten memories back to life. We found concerts long passed, videos of our kids that they had filmed without us knowing, videos of loved ones no longer with us. It became a very powerful connection to our past, and to each other. We think it can do the same thing for millions of other people.
The cloud is the natural place for personal videos. We are now capturing videos on connected devices, which makes it easy to upload them directly to the cloud, watch them from anywhere and share them with whomever we like. It doesn’t make sense to continue storing these videos on a hard drive that isn’t universally accessible and runs the risk of crashing or being lost.
This is only the first step into the cloud for Boxee. We believe more of our video watching will shift towards on demand and secondary screens, which will mean more video coming from the cloud. Cloudee will become an integral part of the Boxee offering and we are very excited about its future.
During the beta Cloudee requires a Facebook account and an invite. If you’d like to be put on the standby list, please sign up here.
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We believe the cloud is going to play a major role in the future of TV and today we are taking the first step towards a Boxee cloud offering. So say hello to Cloudee. We are starting with an invite-only, beta iPhone app for Cloudee that lets you share personal videos with family and close friends.
For a while now, it’s been painful to get our personal videos to the TV screen – our Road Trips, Boxee Meetups, family videos with our kids, concerts and the occasional weirdness on NYC streets. Some of these videos were on our phones, others on our laptop or network storage, and the ones we really wanted to see were always taken by our friends. Yes, we could copy videos into a thumb drive, upload to YouTube and set it to private, setup a cloud storage account and give permissions to friends … but it was all too much work, so videos just sat there… never being watched, never being shared.
This new iPhone app lets users upload videos to Cloudee, organize them into collections and share them with their family and close friends. During the beta period the service is free, but we will later release a paid version with unlimited video storage in the cloud, which you will be able to access from your Boxee Box and any browser.
If you’re like us, as you go through your videos to share them you’ll experience a serendipitous feeling of re-discovery – bringing forgotten memories back to life. We found concerts long passed, videos of our kids that they had filmed without us knowing, videos of loved ones no longer with us. It became a very powerful connection to our past, and to each other. We think it can do the same thing for millions of other people.
The cloud is the natural place for personal videos. We are now capturing videos on connected devices, which makes it easy to upload them directly to the cloud, watch them from anywhere and share them with whomever we like. It doesn’t make sense to continue storing these videos on a hard drive that isn’t universally accessible and runs the risk of crashing or being lost.
This is only the first step into the cloud for Boxee. We believe more of our video watching will shift towards on demand and secondary screens, which will mean more video coming from the cloud. Cloudee will become an integral part of the Boxee offering and we are very excited about its future.
During the beta Cloudee requires a Facebook account and an invite. If you’d like to be put on the standby list, please sign up here.
Here's a full review of the Boxee Box by D-Link. Enjoy!
Here is part 3 (Final) of the hands on overview on the Boxee Box.
Enjoy!
Here's part 1 of my hands on overview of the Boxee Box. Enjoy!
Here's my first time power up and setup of my Boxee Box. Enjoy!
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Today we are excited to roll out an update to the Spotify app on Boxee, delivering the experience users have asked for and making Boxee the only set top box to bring these features to your TV!
For those who don’t know, a Spotify Premium subscription lets you stream all your favorite tunes from Spotify’s endless music catalogue right on your Boxee Box. With its recent Facebook integration, which makes it even easier to discover and share music with your friends, Spotify’s awesome service is quickly becoming the world’s social music center.
For current users, we listened to you. We’ve improved the app with:
Search
With access to Spotify’s full search built-in, now you can easily find and play any track, artist or album, even if it’s not in one of your playlists. Listen to whatever you want from Spotify’s millions of tracks.
Updated Inbox
Just like Spotify on your desktop, now you’ll know instantly when friends share a song, album or playlist with you. You’ll even see a notification icon whenever you have something new along with who it’s from.
Shuffle
The new shuffle feature lets you sit back and relax while Spotify does the DJ work with your tracks.
For those of you who have already been rocking out non-stop to Spotify’s music catalogue, you’ve got a few more reasons to bust a move. If you still haven’t checked out Spotify, try it for free here. Sign up for a Premium subscription to bring Spotify to your big screen with Boxee.
Today we are excited to roll out an update to the Spotify app on Boxee, delivering the experience users have asked for and making Boxee the only set top box to bring these features to your TV!
For those who don’t know, a Spotify Premium subscription lets you stream all your favorite tunes from Spotify’s endless music catalogue right on your Boxee Box. With its recent Facebook integration, which makes it even easier to discover and share music with your friends, Spotify’s awesome service is quickly becoming the world’s social music center.
For current users, we listened to you. We’ve improved the app with:
Search
With access to Spotify’s full search built-in, now you can easily find and play any track, artist or album, even if it’s not in one of your playlists. Listen to whatever you want from Spotify’s millions of tracks.
Updated Inbox
Just like Spotify on your desktop, now you’ll know instantly when friends share a song, album or playlist with you. You’ll even see a notification icon whenever you have something new along with who it’s from.
Shuffle
The new shuffle feature lets you sit back and relax while Spotify does the DJ work with your tracks.
For those of you who have already been rocking out non-stop to Spotify’s music catalogue, you’ve got a few more reasons to bust a move. If you still haven’t checked out Spotify, try it for free here. Sign up for a Premium subscription to bring Spotify to your big screen with Boxee.
Baseball fans, get pumped, the 2012 season is nearly upon us! Wednesday, April 4th, marks Opening Night for Major League Baseball lovers the world over and on Boxee. Make sure to check out the MLB.TV app, where MLB.TV Premium subscribers can catch every out-of-market regular season game live in HD. For $124.99/season or $24.99/month, your MLB.TV Premium subscription delivers access to games on-demand and interactive features such as DVR controls and clickable linescores, ensuring you get your fill of America’s national pastime.
Check it out here for details and to sign up today!
To kick off the 2012 season, the folks over at MLB.TV are doing a huge Twitter giveaway all day tomorrow where you can snag a Boxee Box (or other awesome prize). Make sure to follow @MLB and be ready to win!
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Baseball fans, get pumped, the 2012 season is nearly upon us! Wednesday, April 4th, marks Opening Night for Major League Baseball lovers the world over and on Boxee. Make sure to check out the MLB.TV app, where MLB.TV Premium subscribers can catch every out-of-market regular season game live in HD. For $124.99/season or $24.99/month, your MLB.TV Premium subscription delivers access to games on-demand and interactive features such as DVR controls and clickable linescores, ensuring you get your fill of America’s national pastime.
Check it out here for details and to sign up today!
To kick off the 2012 season, the folks over at MLB.TV are doing a huge Twitter giveaway all day tomorrow where you can snag a Boxee Box (or other awesome prize). Make sure to follow @MLB and be ready to win!
After 7 days, 1500 miles, 3 unexpected detours, 10,000 calories, 7 kegs, 7 headaches and one amazing time, we have finally recovered to the point where we are able to put together this blog post. Whilst some of us, (Sarah, Andrew and I) are now enjoying a delicious juice cleanse to eradicate the toxins from the sins of SxSW, we thought it would be timely to put together a recap for you all to enjoy.
Day 1
Our pilgrimage started Monday the 5th with a 7am start and a filthy GMC Yukon thanks to our friends at Hertz. First stop, Coffee at La Colombe Torrefaction. Avner drove the first leg with his soulful blend of road-trip tunes ranging from Lana Del Ray, to The Lion King Soundtrack. Our first stop was D.C which took us roughly 4 hours. We set the tone early for a week of calories with a quick meal at Ray’s Hell Burger which was closely followed by another coffee at one of our favorite little cafés, Baked and Wired. We were told to look for a single geared pink bike (fixie) out the front. Needless to say, there were plenty of Instagram opportunities in this hipster hangout.
Next, we were off to George Washington to heckle Andrew from the back of the classroom during his guest lecture on marketing in a start-up environment. Avner was especially distracting which may have been indicative of his time back at school. It was a solid dose of nostalgia for all of us.
We left Andrew with his minions in Lecture Hall 104 whilst Sarah, Avner and I went to our next engagement to speak to the GW MBA Entrepreneurs & GW Tech Collective. We had roughly 12 business leaders of tomorrow in attendance asking some very interesting and hard hitting questions. At one stage, Avner had offered 3 people jobs and asked all of them to quit school citing the success of Steve Jobs & Mark Zuckerberg.
After that we were off to The Big Hunt for our D.C meetup. We had a solid crowd of about 60 people with yours truly providing the beats via a digital jukebox and an exorbitant credit card transaction process. The stupid human tricks started slowly here with one man ‘teleporting’ to New York and back without us noticing his absence. The winner was eventually awarded for a Michael Flatly style performance of River Dance.
Day 2
Day 2 started with breakfast at Tryst in DC followed by a long commute to Knoxville, TN. It was decided that to break up the drive we should do something fun. Our chief navigator Sarah chose the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg. After navigating us there perfectly, we discovered that we were in Lynchburg VA and not Lynchburg TN. Before long (2 hours) we were back on track and stopped for Pulled Pork Sandwiches at Still Porkin’, a little Mom & Pop operation running out of a trailer in a strip mall car park.
We got into our hotel quite late that night and retired early.
Day 3
Day 3 started with, you guessed it, another trip for gourmet coffee followed by breakfast. We found a cute little place called Old City Java that had a 4 day process for crafting croissants. Unfortunately we arrived on the 3rd day of the cooking process and the built-up anticipation was lost. We were still treated to cookies, sandwiches and great coffee. Before long we were on our way with a quick stop over for horse riding in the Smokey Mountains. This was my first horse riding experience and the others did their best to ensure my anxiety remained intact. This was followed by BBQ at Moogies Drive thru which put us well behind schedule. As a result Andrew tested the threshold of the spedometer on the Yukon to get us into Memphis on time.
We arrived at 5:30pm at Emerge Memphis, an amazing Business Accelerator and Tech Incubator right on the Mississippi.
They threw an incredible party for us on their rooftop complete with 100 guests, a DJ, a Keg and extremely talented stupid human tricks. It came down to a pitch perfect rendition of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together, and a spoken word poet reminiscing of his love for Mary Jane. There were no losers in this competition. Meanwhile we spent the night talking with local startups and press about Boxee, lessons we’d learned, and new startups they were brewing.
After that, we went to a warehouse party followed by soul burgers and table top dancing at an old (and retired) Brothel. Andrew showed us some of his moves in an old school dance off with some of the local talent. Needless to say he did us proud!
Memphis turned it on for us, and we left with extremely fond memories (read: huge headaches)
Day 4
Thursday morning started with Advil, Coffee and a long drive to Dallas. Avner stopped off at the JFK Sixth Floor Museum upon arrival into Dallas which put him in a sombre mood for our 3rd Meetup. Our meetup was at the Press Box Grill where we had roughly 35 devoted fans come out to see us on a cold miserable and rainy night. The Boxee Box winner went to a swing dance teacher who performed a perfect recital of the Charleston dance.
Day 5
Day 5 was a day for discovery. On our trip to Dallas we visited the Monolithic Dome Institute, where we were taken on a private tour of the president’s house. We inquired about purchasing/building a dome, and were taken to the boardroom where we can only assume serious deals are done. A cozy 1 bedroom will set you back $100 per week for rent. This price obviously increases exponentially once you consider multi-room domes or even multi-dome dwellings. We also visited the Texas Ranger Museum for a solid dose of Texan history. Chuck Norris was nowhere to be seen.
Lunch included a mandatory stop off at Salt Lick BBQ in Round Rock for some delicious sausage, brisket and pulled pork. Next stop was Walmart as part of our team had already arrived in Austin and informed us that our RV had not been supplied with Linen. 8 sleeping bags and towels later, we were back on the road and in sight of our final destination.
We arrived in Austin shortly after 6pm to torrential downpour and an RV set up with a ghetto-rigged heater made from a large cooking stove and a cinder block from a nearby shed. Not kidding here.
That night we watched Avner speak on a panel at the Driskill hotel which was followed by a Samsung Party, a return to The Driskill lobby bar, and Korean Tacos before a relatively early night in for the 7 of us in the RV.
Day 6
Cafe Medici for Coffee, the YMCA for showers and then off to Heart of Texas Pedicabs, the venue chosen for our Kegger the next day to set up and get ready for the big party. The weather had shown little to no signs of relenting as we hung signs and finalized the last remaining outstanding items.
That night we went to the Suicide Girls party, followed by the gingerman and finally with Andrew and I convincing people that he was Jimmy Butler, Gerard Butler’s younger brother. Kudos to Andrew on 30 minutes in Scottish brogue. Kim Chi fries and burritos may or may not have been consumed later on in the evening.
Day 7 – Boxee Kegger
We woke up to billowing rain echoing loudly against the fragile frame of the Austin Rental RV. Despite the forecast promising clearing weather, mother nature had decided not to play fair. Off to the YMCA to find out it was closed – no showers…Not a good start to the day.
We went to Cafe Midici for coffee, It was at this point that the sun poked through the clouds and it began to clear up into an amazing day. Meanwhile the Spider Man moon bounce, DJ Gear, Kegs and Snacks were all being delivered to our space. This was going to be a huge party.
We opened the doors circa 1pm to a line 50-strong. There was a steady flow of people coming in throughout the entirety of the party. Salt Lick arrived around 3:30pm and provided a delicious round of sausage, brisket, beans, and coleslaw. The boys from epic meal time, including the Sauce Boss, arrived shortly after that to meet the guys, sign some autographs and enjoy some bbq.
4 out of the 5 kegs were floating by this time so we arranged for an urgent delivery of two more. At this stage there were about 350 people in the party with another 300 that had come and gone. Tunes were provided by DJ Andrew Kippen as the two new kegs arrived to a standing ovation (most people were already standing). There were games of Flip Cup and Tackle the Tortoise (not entirely sure what that is). We closed off around 6pm pushing the last few people out with old mops and broomsticks. It was a rousing success.
The Boxee team headed off to Barton Springs where we enjoyed a very chilly dip in the water. Then we hit up one of our favorite spots in Austin, Juiceland, for a quick dose of nutrients and Home Slice for sharing pizza on the car hood. We hit up the foursquare party shortly after this and ended up at an alcohol free (liquor laws) rave (networking event) around 2am. It was a big day.
We had a great time and enjoyed the many stories shared along the way. Special shout out to our friends at Turntable.fm and Sling who supported the entire roadtrip, and were great partners during the trip.
The annual road trip offers us a unique opportunity to meet one on one with users around the USA, demo new features like Live TV, and hear first hand why you love Boxee and what could be improved. It’s also spawned numerous business development and marketing discussions with new partners. A big thanks to all of our fans, users & SxSW party goers for making the trip a rousing success.
We look forward to seeing you all next year.
- Boxee
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After 7 days, 1500 miles, 3 unexpected detours, 10,000 calories, 7 kegs, 7 headaches and one amazing time, we have finally recovered to the point where we are able to put together this blog post. Whilst some of us, (Sarah, Andrew and I) are now enjoying a delicious juice cleanse to eradicate the toxins from the sins of SxSW, we thought it would be timely to put together a recap for you all to enjoy.
Day 1
Our pilgrimage started Monday the 5th with a 7am start and a filthy GMC Yukon thanks to our friends at Hertz. First stop, Coffee at La Colombe Torrefaction. Avner drove the first leg with his soulful blend of road-trip tunes ranging from Lana Del Ray, to The Lion King Soundtrack. Our first stop was D.C which took us roughly 4 hours. We set the tone early for a week of calories with a quick meal at Ray’s Hell Burger which was closely followed by another coffee at one of our favorite little cafés, Baked and Wired. We were told to look for a single geared pink bike (fixie) out the front. Needless to say, there were plenty of Instagram opportunities in this hipster hangout.
Next, we were off to George Washington to heckle Andrew from the back of the classroom during his guest lecture on marketing in a start-up environment. Avner was especially distracting which may have been indicative of his time back at school. It was a solid dose of nostalgia for all of us.
We left Andrew with his minions in Lecture Hall 104 whilst Sarah, Avner and I went to our next engagement to speak to the GW MBA Entrepreneurs & GW Tech Collective. We had roughly 12 business leaders of tomorrow in attendance asking some very interesting and hard hitting questions. At one stage, Avner had offered 3 people jobs and asked all of them to quit school citing the success of Steve Jobs & Mark Zuckerberg.
After that we were off to The Big Hunt for our D.C meetup. We had a solid crowd of about 60 people with yours truly providing the beats via a digital jukebox and an exorbitant credit card transaction process. The stupid human tricks started slowly here with one man ‘teleporting’ to New York and back without us noticing his absence. The winner was eventually awarded for a Michael Flatly style performance of River Dance.
Day 2
Day 2 started with breakfast at Tryst in DC followed by a long commute to Knoxville, TN. It was decided that to break up the drive we should do something fun. Our chief navigator Sarah chose the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg. After navigating us there perfectly, we discovered that we were in Lynchburg VA and not Lynchburg TN. Before long (2 hours) we were back on track and stopped for Pulled Pork Sandwiches at Still Porkin’, a little Mom & Pop operation running out of a trailer in a strip mall car park.
We got into our hotel quite late that night and retired early.
Day 3
Day 3 started with, you guessed it, another trip for gourmet coffee followed by breakfast. We found a cute little place called Old City Java that had a 4 day process for crafting croissants. Unfortunately we arrived on the 3rd day of the cooking process and the built-up anticipation was lost. We were still treated to cookies, sandwiches and great coffee. Before long we were on our way with a quick stop over for horse riding in the Smokey Mountains. This was my first horse riding experience and the others did their best to ensure my anxiety remained intact. This was followed by BBQ at Moogies Drive thru which put us well behind schedule. As a result Andrew tested the threshold of the spedometer on the Yukon to get us into Memphis on time.
We arrived at 5:30pm at Emerge Memphis, an amazing Business Accelerator and Tech Incubator right on the Mississippi.
They threw an incredible party for us on their rooftop complete with 100 guests, a DJ, a Keg and extremely talented stupid human tricks. It came down to a pitch perfect rendition of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together, and a spoken word poet reminiscing of his love for Mary Jane. There were no losers in this competition. Meanwhile we spent the night talking with local startups and press about Boxee, lessons we’d learned, and new startups they were brewing.
After that, we went to a warehouse party followed by soul burgers and table top dancing at an old (and retired) Brothel. Andrew showed us some of his moves in an old school dance off with some of the local talent. Needless to say he did us proud!
Memphis turned it on for us, and we left with extremely fond memories (read: huge headaches)
Day 4
Thursday morning started with Advil, Coffee and a long drive to Dallas. Avner stopped off at the JFK Sixth Floor Museum upon arrival into Dallas which put him in a sombre mood for our 3rd Meetup. Our meetup was at the Press Box Grill where we had roughly 35 devoted fans come out to see us on a cold miserable and rainy night. The Boxee Box winner went to a swing dance teacher who performed a perfect recital of the Charleston dance.
Day 5
Day 5 was a day for discovery. On our trip to Dallas we visited the Monolithic Dome Institute, where we were taken on a private tour of the president’s house. We inquired about purchasing/building a dome, and were taken to the boardroom where we can only assume serious deals are done. A cozy 1 bedroom will set you back $100 per week for rent. This price obviously increases exponentially once you consider multi-room domes or even multi-dome dwellings. We also visited the Texas Ranger Museum for a solid dose of Texan history. Chuck Norris was nowhere to be seen.
Lunch included a mandatory stop off at Salt Lick BBQ in Round Rock for some delicious sausage, brisket and pulled pork. Next stop was Walmart as part of our team had already arrived in Austin and informed us that our RV had not been supplied with Linen. 8 sleeping bags and towels later, we were back on the road and in sight of our final destination.
We arrived in Austin shortly after 6pm to torrential downpour and an RV set up with a ghetto-rigged heater made from a large cooking stove and a cinder block from a nearby shed. Not kidding here.
That night we watched Avner speak on a panel at the Driskill hotel which was followed by a Samsung Party, a return to The Driskill lobby bar, and Korean Tacos before a relatively early night in for the 7 of us in the RV.
Day 6
Cafe Medici for Coffee, the YMCA for showers and then off to Heart of Texas Pedicabs, the venue chosen for our Kegger the next day to set up and get ready for the big party. The weather had shown little to no signs of relenting as we hung signs and finalized the last remaining outstanding items.
That night we went to the Suicide Girls party, followed by the gingerman and finally with Andrew and I convincing people that he was Jimmy Butler, Gerard Butler’s younger brother. Kudos to Andrew on 30 minutes in Scottish brogue. Kim Chi fries and burritos may or may not have been consumed later on in the evening.
Day 7 – Boxee Kegger
We woke up to billowing rain echoing loudly against the fragile frame of the Austin Rental RV. Despite the forecast promising clearing weather, mother nature had decided not to play fair. Off to the YMCA to find out it was closed – no showers…Not a good start to the day.
We went to Cafe Midici for coffee, It was at this point that the sun poked through the clouds and it began to clear up into an amazing day. Meanwhile the Spider Man moon bounce, DJ Gear, Kegs and Snacks were all being delivered to our space. This was going to be a huge party.
We opened the doors circa 1pm to a line 50-strong. There was a steady flow of people coming in throughout the entirety of the party. Salt Lick arrived around 3:30pm and provided a delicious round of sausage, brisket, beans, and coleslaw. The boys from epic meal time, including the Sauce Boss, arrived shortly after that to meet the guys, sign some autographs and enjoy some bbq.
4 out of the 5 kegs were floating by this time so we arranged for an urgent delivery of two more. At this stage there were about 350 people in the party with another 300 that had come and gone. Tunes were provided by DJ Andrew Kippen as the two new kegs arrived to a standing ovation (most people were already standing). There were games of Flip Cup and Tackle the Tortoise (not entirely sure what that is). We closed off around 6pm pushing the last few people out with old mops and broomsticks. It was a rousing success.
The Boxee team headed off to Barton Springs where we enjoyed a very chilly dip in the water. Then we hit up one of our favorite spots in Austin, Juiceland, for a quick dose of nutrients and Home Slice for sharing pizza on the car hood. We hit up the foursquare party shortly after this and ended up at an alcohol free (liquor laws) rave (networking event) around 2am. It was a big day.
We had a great time and enjoyed the many stories shared along the way. Special shout out to our friends at Turntable.fm and Sling who supported the entire roadtrip, and were great partners during the trip.
The annual road trip offers us a unique opportunity to meet one on one with users around the USA, demo new features like Live TV, and hear first hand why you love Boxee and what could be improved. It’s also spawned numerous business development and marketing discussions with new partners. A big thanks to all of our fans, users & SxSW party goers for making the trip a rousing success.
We look forward to seeing you all next year.
- Boxee
Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be releasing a series of short videos that walk users through the ins and outs of specific features of Boxee.
First up, Boxee Watch Later and Bookmarklet! A simple tool that lets you save videos from the web to a queue you can access at home on Boxee, or on the go with Boxee for iPad. Here’s Andrew to show you how it works.
Just drag this icon up to your bookmarks bar and you’re ready to go.
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Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be releasing a series of short videos that walk users through the ins and outs of specific features of Boxee.
First up, Boxee Watch Later and Bookmarklet! A simple tool that lets you save videos from the web to a queue you can access at home on Boxee, or on the go with Boxee for iPad. Here’s Andrew to show you how it works.
Just drag this icon up to your bookmarks bar and you’re ready to go.
We are looking for iOS/Android/Web developers in NYC and will give a free Boxee Box to any candidate we interview in person or over Skype, no strings attached.
Send us an email to nycjobs@boxee.tv with your CV, link to your github profile or anything else you believe will get us to invite you for an interview.
Important things to know about working at Boxee
Btw, if you can beat us in a FIFA 2012 match or COD we will also give you a t-shirt and Boxee Live TV..
Interested? Go to jobs.boxee.tv and apply.
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We are looking for iOS/Android/Web developers in NYC and will give a free Boxee Box to any candidate we interview in person or over Skype, no strings attached.
Send us an email to nycjobs@boxee.tv with your CV, link to your github profile or anything else you believe will get us to invite you for an interview.
Important things to know about working at Boxee
Btw, if you can beat us in a FIFA 2012 match or COD we will also give you a t-shirt and Boxee Live TV..
Interested? Go to jobs.boxee.tv and apply.
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We are thrilled to announce
that we’ve plotted the path for our 2nd Annual SxSW road-trip.
We’re going to stop for Meetups in DC, Memphis & Dallas and we
want to get as many of you there as possible. This is an
opportunity to meet, chat with, and generally get up to no good
with the Boxee team including our CEO Avner Ronen. Ask the
questions that you need answered, and share some drinks with us
along the way.
We have a SlingBox Pro-HD to give away at each stop for the most committed Boxee fan. Details are below so register today and we look forward to seeing you on the night. Just look for the posters of the Boxee Cowboy…Yeee Haa!!!!
Monday March 5th – Washington D.C
The Big Hunt 7pm – 10pm 1345 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20036
7pm – 10pm
http://boxeedc.eventbrite.com/
Wednesday March 7th – Memphis TN
Fox & Hound English Pub/Grille 7pm –
10pm
5101 Sanderlin Ave # 100
Memphis, TN 38117
http://boxeememphis.eventbrite.com/
Thursday March 8th – Dallas TX
Press Box Grill 7pm –
10pm
1623 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75201
http://boxeedallas.eventbrite.com/
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It’s Oscar weekend, and we’re busy predicting winners and losers (The Artist for the top prize) and are psyched to watch another major TV event on Boxee Live TV.
We’re also working with VUDU to let Boxee users get free credits to watch the nominees by inviting friends to the VUDU service.
If you recommend VUDU to a friend using this referral page and they rent a movie, you’ll get $3.99 to spend on any movie of you want. So before the main event, tell your friends about VUDU, and catch up on the nominees for free.
Who do you think will win? Who do you think SHOULD win? Let us know in the comments.
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Time to book your spray tan and order that botox injection, as Oscars season is upon us. VUDU and Boxee want to make sure everyone gets a chance to check out all of the nominees they have available. Simply “refer a friend” and for each person that signs up and rents their first movie, you will get a $3.99 credit towards any film. Why not check out one of the ‘Best Picture’ Nominees:
Your friends don’t have to use Boxee, but you do. So make sure your account is registered through the Vudu app on Boxee, and head over to the referral page.
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Valentine’s day is one of those holidays that require more planning than most people prefer to do (or at least that’s how we feel about it). So, today we’re here to help save you from yourself – Boxee and ifood.tv bring you Valentine’s-date-night-plan to the rescue!
We’ve got everything you need, all nicely laid out for you right on your Boxee homescreen. So don’t worry if you haven’t figured out your evening yet, we have a movie and recipes that will get you and your Valentine in the mood and help you sweep them off their feet.
You can thank us tomorrow. Hopefully twice.
The team over at ifood.tv – who recently launched their app on Boxee, bringing over 20,000 cooking videos to your TV – have selected two recipes which will impress your sweetheart, get the kitchen steamy and give you a straight shot to their heart, right through the stomach. Not much of a chef? Never fear! ifood.tv made sure these recipes are not only totally delicious, but they also are certifiably super-easy! So get ready to knock your Valentine off their feet tonight!
To get you started, here is your shopping list (candles,wine and roses not included but highly recommended):
Raspberry Chicken
+ 3 – 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts + ¼ lb. butter, clarified + ¼ cup yellow onion, finely chopped + 4 tbs raspberry vinegar + ½ cup chicken broth + ½ cup heavy cream + 1 tbs crushed tomatoes + 15 – 16 fresh raspberries
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
+ 8 ounces Semi-sweet Baking Chocolate + 3 ounces White Baking Chocolate + 4 tablespoons shortening (butter flavored Crisco), divided + 1 pound (1 carton) Strawberries (long stemmed)
Make sure to find the videos on Boxee for step-by-step instructions with some extra Valentine’s day hints sprinkled in.
On top of your new found culinary prowess, we at Boxee picked a sure-fire winner for a V-day flick. After you serve your delicious dinner and before you hand feed those chocolate strawberries, score some up close time with an awesome rom-com that will no doubt improve your romantic self esteem.
Of course we would be remiss if we gave you a V-day plan without some appropriate jams, so here’s a list of Valentine’s stations from Pandora, complete with pretty much whatever genre suits your style.
We’ve brought you the ingredients you need for a winning Valentine’s, now all that’s left up to you is sexy time! Make sure to head over to your Boxee homescreen to check it all out.
Happy Valentine’s Day from Team Boxee!
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Last week the NCTA sent a formal letter to the FCC in response to our meeting with the Chairman and followed up with a brazen “social media” campaign. In both cases, the NCTA made factually incorrect statements in an intentional attempt to mislead the FCC.
Here’s a summary of the arguments and our rebuttals:
ClearQAM requires consumers to wait for hours for the “cable guy” to setup service - Not true. Waiting for the cable guy has nothing to do with ClearQAM. Today the leading cable companies, Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, Charter and Cox, all offer self-install kits that do not require a cable guy to come to your home. All of these companies continue to offer ClearQAM, so the two issues are not related. A quick call to their customer support lines easily validates this and falsifies their claims.
ClearQAM requires consumers to wait for hours for the “cable guy” to disconnect service – Not true. When you disconnect from Cable (which we certainly encourage you to do if you have good antenna reception) you don’t have to wait for a cable guy to come to your home. If the cable company wants to block you from getting service they actually do it outside of your home.
Last week NCTA PR people actually posted the following tweets trying to smear Boxee:
“Like waiting for the cable guy? #Boxee is looking out for you – from the NCTA blog http://cble.co/AmtbcG” from @NCTACable
“If you like taking time off work for cable service calls, Boxee is on your side!” from @BrianDietz (Vice President, Communications for NCTA)
Seriously??? As we noted above waiting for the cable guy has nothing to do with encrypting QAM, it has everything to do with cable companies’ poor customer service, a pretty common phenomenon among monopolistic enterprises.
Boxee is asking the FCC for a “one off”, Boxee-specific solution – Not true. Encrypting QAM impacts any consumer that connects a cable directly to a TV or a standalone tuner. It could mean millions of consumers. Our position is that if the FCC ends up letting cable companies encrypt QAM they should do so on the condition that an alternative, standards-based IP solution will be made available. One which would not force the user to rent new hardware from the cable company, and would not require device makers to certify their solution with each individual cable operator.
Nothing we’re pointing out or suggesting is “one-off” or Boxee-specific.
Boxee should adopt CableCard instead of QAM – Implementing a CableCard based solution would have made the Boxee Live TV tuner 2-3 times more expensive for consumers, would require a CableCard from a local cable company, and an extra monthly rental fee. In addition customers have had a lot of bad experiences with CableCard installs (here is one, and here’s a former installers comments), meanwhile the cable companies are all moving towards IP delivery anyway. So it is pretty obvious why we don’t believe CableCard is the right answer. (btw, off the record even cable executives will tell you CableCard does not make sense for what Boxee is trying to do).
Conclusion
The NCTA took 12 pages to make these arguments. It’s pretty repetitive and not a great read. They seem to subscribe to the doctrine that if you repeat a falsehood enough times, people are bound to start believing it. We encourage the NCTA and cable companies to spend less money on lobbying the government and more on improving their overall customer experience.
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Amidst flat and declining cable TV subscription numbers, Cable companies are lobbying the FCC to force every cable subscriber to rent cable boxes or cable cards even if they don’t want or need them now.
Currently cable companies must deliver broadcast channels in a way that enables tuners like Boxee Live TV (and the ones in your TV) to display those channels without any extra hardware.
Now the cable companies are asking the FCC to change the rules and turn access off. Their main excuse being that it will reduce the need for the cable guy to drive to your house to disconnect your cable and thus be better for the environment. Considering this ruling would also mean millions more set top boxes and cable cards are manufactured, distributed, and attached to electric outlets (see below for consumption), their argument doesn’t hold water. It’s akin to a cable executive taking a private jet to an FCC meeting, but insisting on having recycled toilet paper on-board to help save the environment.
The cable companies are losing subscribers every quarter. If they want to reverse that trend they should look into building better products, reducing prices and improving customer service, not going to the government asking for rule changes to force consumers into spending more money and blocking start-ups from competing.
| Company | 3Q’11 Video Net Adds/Losses |
| Comcast | -165,000 (a) |
| Time Warner Cable | -128,000 (b) |
| Charter | -64,800 (c) |
| Cablevision | -19,000 (d) |
| Total | -376,800 |
There is another interesting thing about the proposed rule-making. There are no benefits for consumers. None. Millions of users who currently connect cable directly to their TV or tuner (without a set top box) will see their screens go dark. To bring back the signal they will need to go pick up a box or schedule a visit from the cable guy… with the extra “benefit” of having to pay a monthly fee for that new box…
As Public Knowledge noted in their blog post on Monday, this is an issue the government should take its time to understand and get right.
At Boxee, we’ve created an affordable alternative to cable that’s more in-tune with the way people watch TV today. The cable companies don’t like the idea of increased competition and in this case they are trying to get the government to help them block alternative devices such as the Boxee Box.
The Cable companies spent more than $50 million last year on lobbying, so we decided to spend a few hundred dollars on a train to D.C to meet with the FCC.
The FCC is in charge of regulating the monopolistic cable industry, ensuring consumers’ interests are being protected and fostering innovation and competition in the market. Avoiding the visibility of proposed legislation that dogged SOPA and PIPA, the cable companies are trying to sneak in an anti-consumer, anti-competitive policy change, telling the FCC that it is only a minor technical thingy and that only few consumers and companies would be affected.
In contrast, we demoed Boxee Live TV and presented a few slides to the Commission explaining how this could affect many consumers and have an impact on innovation and the environment. We were excited that the Chairman of the FCC and his staff took the time to listen to our arguments.
The FCC is also paying attention to what consumers are saying. It would be great if you could write a short note to the FCC expressing your concern about having to give even more money each month to your cable company. Please take a couple of minutes to make your voice heard!
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To mark the occasion, Boxee threw a Superbowl BBQ Blowout… We taught Flip Cup in the boardroom (how appropriate), Beer Pong in the Ping Pong Room, and our now famous Boxee 200″ screen showing the game in the amphitheater complete with . We had Pulled Pork and Brisket Sliders as well as 300 wings courtesy of our friends at Atomic Wings. The only thing more delicious than the wings was the sweet taste of victory for the mighty Giants. At one stage we had the game running on 3 TV’s all running Boxee Live TV over both QAM and ATSC.
Earlier in the week, we challenged you all to throw a better party than us, Our photos are below. If you think you topped it be sure to send your photos to feature@boxee.tv for your chance to win.
OUR BOXEE
SUPERBOWL CAKE
BRISKET FROM DAN DELANEY
300 WINGS FROM
ATOMIC WINGS ON DISPLAY…TOP THAT IF YOU CAN!!
WHO’S THAT OLD LADY?!
ELI
MANNING!
COMING DOWN TO THE
WIRE….
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To celebrate the launch of Live TV; Boxee is throwing down the gauntlet, challenging YOU to have a better Superbowl party than us. All you have to do is watch the Big Game on your Boxee Box with Live TV, or stream it over the web (we love cordcutters) to a big screen television for your chance to win.
200″ SCREEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY BOXEE LIVE TV
Prizes will be awarded for:
1. Biggest Party – Custom designed Boxee Live TV shirts for you and everyone we can see in the party photograph. 2. Best Dressed Fan – Awesome Boxee Super Fan Hoodie and “Dippin Dots” T-Shirt 3. Most Original Superbowl Food – Boxee T-Shirt & Stickers (must submit the recipe along with photos so we can taste test)
ATOMIC WINGS…AWESOME STUFF
HILL COUNTRY BBQ
All three winners will also score seats of honor at our SXSW Kegger in Austin. You must be over 21 and find your own way there and back, we don’t want to be stuck with you after the party, unless you’re an android developer…
How To Enter:
Rock On!!!!
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that stream any type of media content from the internet to your
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Last Sunday we got to do something we’ve never done before on Boxee – watch a championship football game live!
We hosted a group of 33 (30 Giants fans, 3 49er Fans) for a night of live sport, Fette Sau BBQ and a keg of Blue Point Toasted Lager that we threw in for good measure. The game was broadcast live and in glorious HD on a 200 inch screen using our little black Boxee Box and the new Live TV Dongle.
View from the Back
Half-Time entertainment came courtesy of Sumo Suit fights between oppositely sized, yet fiercely competitive adversaries. You can check out more photos and video here and share your predictions for the big game next month.
DEFENSE!!!!
In the meantime, you should also go order a Live TV tuner (boxee.tv/live ) so you can add broadcast TV to Boxee.
Oh and Go Giants at Superbowl XLVI!!
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It’s about that time again… time to start getting ready for SxSW and our 2nd Annual Road Trip to Austin with stops/meetups at Washington DC, Memphis and Dallas.
Photo Licensed under Creative Commons from Slideshow Bruce
Besides doing a meetup in each one of these cities we’d like to meet and talk with users, students, and developers. Keeping with the tradition of a relaxed backyard party for a few hundred people… we’ll be throwing a kegger in Austin with great BBQ again – start getting your stupid human tricks ready : )
With this in mind, we need some help from Boxee fans out there. Please leave a comment if you can help with any of the items below:
On the morning of March 5th we will pick up a GMC Yukon (or something similar Hertz tells us) and get going. We will drive it like a rental, play loud music, moon fellow travelers, eat greasy food, stay in cheap motels. We’ll also be giving out T-shirts, Boxee Boxes by D-Link, Boxee Live TV along the way.
Currently our schedule looks like this (click on a Meetup to RSVP):
March 5th (Mon) – Washington, D.C. Meetup
March 7th (Wed) – Memphis Meetup
March 8th (Thu) – Dallas Meetup
March 9-12th (Fri-Sat) – Drink. Party. Meet with people. Dance.
March 11th (Sun) – The 2nd Annual Boxee SxSW Kegger (1p – 6pm) If you were there last year you know it was a good time. We’re going to try and keep the same easy going atmosphere this year so you can just come out and meet good people, have some food, and have a few drinks. We’ll send out more updates as the date gets closer.
March 12th (Mon) – Fly back to NYC. Start cleansing process.
We look forward to seeing you there!
- Team Boxee
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