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January 8th, 2010, 23:50
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We're already gone hands-on with the Boxee Box (http://www.engadget.com/tag/boxeebox) and its sweet QWERTY RF remote, but now that we know there's a dual-core Tegra 2 in there it's time for a little interface demo with founder Avner Ronen. First things first: yes, it ran Hulu in the browser -- but the network connection on the show floor was acting up, so we couldn't demo it very well. Avner tells us the built-in browser IDs itself as essentially standard Mozilla, so we'll have to see if Hulu goes out of its way to block it --it's definitely still possible, but it'll take some work. Apart from that minor drama, we've got to say we're incredibly impressed -- the interface was lightning fast, the remote's keyboard felt great, and we're liking the Facebook / Twitter integration, which mines your feeds for videos posted by your friends and displays them on the home page. Avner tells us he thinks D-Link will be "aggressive" with that under-$200 price point when the Box launches in Q2, and there'll be tons of content partners at launch. Video after the break!
Gallery: Boxee Box interface and hardware (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/)
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We're already gone hands-on with the Boxee Box (http://www.engadget.com/tag/boxeebox) and its sweet QWERTY RF remote, but now that we know there's a dual-core Tegra 2 in there it's time for a little interface demo with founder Avner Ronen. First things first: yes, it ran Hulu in the browser -- but the network connection on the show floor was acting up, so we couldn't demo it very well. Avner tells us the built-in browser IDs itself as essentially standard Mozilla, so we'll have to see if Hulu goes out of its way to block it --it's definitely still possible, but it'll take some work. Apart from that minor drama, we've got to say we're incredibly impressed -- the interface was lightning fast, the remote's keyboard felt great, and we're liking the Facebook / Twitter integration, which mines your feeds for videos posted by your friends and displays them on the home page. Avner tells us he thinks D-Link will be "aggressive" with that under-$200 price point when the Box launches in Q2, and there'll be tons of content partners at launch. Video after the break!
Gallery: Boxee Box interface and hardware (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-08boxeeboxinter-2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/2600722/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-08boxeeboxinter-25_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/2600699/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-08boxeeboxinter-21_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/2600703/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-08boxeeboxinter-24_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/2600700/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/2010-01-08boxeeboxinter-23_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/boxee-box-interface-and-hardware/2600701/)
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