50 posts and columns on Boxee

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New Boxee TV Will Be Sold at Walmart

in News on October 31, 2012 at 7:46 am PT

Boxee’s newest device, a $99 hybrid basic-cable-plus-Web-apps box that comes with a cloud DVR service, will be sold in 3,000 U.S. Walmart stores this holiday season, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The Walmart distribution could bring some needed visibility to start-up Boxee, which sold 120,000 devices last year, and has struggled to compete with Roku and Apple TV.

Roku’s New Streaming Stick for TVs Lets You Ditch the Set-Top Box

in Product Reviews on October 22, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Roku’s newest device compresses all your favorite Web video apps into a tiny stick, but it comes with one major catch.
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Boxee Looks to Reinvent Itself with Cloud-Based DVR Box

in Product News on October 16, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

The start-up company is putting all of its eggs into one Boxee basket.
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Roku Plays Nice With Cable Guys

in Commerce on February 13, 2012 at 8:36 am PT

Get ready for an app explosion, Roku says — including ones from cable providers.
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Roku to Launch Cordless Streaming Stick for TVs

in Commerce on January 4, 2012 at 6:59 am PT

Roku, maker of set-top boxes that stream media like Netflix and Angry Birds to TVs, is hoping its new Streaming Stick will offer all the bells and whistles of “smart” TV sets.
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Boxee to Release Last Software Update for PCs

in Commerce on December 26, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT

Boxee, maker of that irregular-shaped video-streaming device with the nifty Qwerty remote, is turning its focus toward TV boxes and tablets, and away from its PC software.
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