Preview of the Official Boxee Video Streaming System: Digital Convergence in Action |
| Preview of the Official Boxee Video Streaming System: Digital Convergence in Action Posted: 17 Jul 2010 07:12 AM PDT In the following video, tech entrepreneur Zach Klein shows his company's official version of Boxee, a set-top box system that provides users a "plug-and-play" opportunity to view Web-based video on their televisions. The first Boxee Box arrived from the D-Link Factory from Zach Klein on Vimeo. Note: Zach Klein is the co-founder of Vimeo.  Web video and content, viewed on a large-screen HD display, in the comfort of a cozy recliner or sofa, is in line with the "Slow Media" movement, as well as the concept behind Google's "YouTube Leanback" application (see links and info below). Relax. Share. Interact. Chill with your Web. RELATED Boxee Website Boxee Readies Its Set-Top Box Nick Bilton, New York Times, 7/16/10 Boxee debuts Boxee Box, ready to take on Roku Jacob Brody, SocialBeat Venture, 12/7/09 Hands-On With the Boxee Set-Top Box and Remote Brian X. Chen, Wired Gadget Lab, 1/8/10 Designing for Interactive TV: Boxee Case Study (Method) Boxee and Digital Convergence Lynn Marentette, Interactive Multimedia Technology, 3/22/09 SOMEWHAT RELATED Slow Media Manifesto "The concept "Slow", as in "Slow Food" and not as in "Slow Down", is a key for this. Like "Slow Food", Slow Media are not about fast consumption but about choosing the ingredients mindfully and preparing them in a concentrated manner. Slow Media are welcoming and hospitable. They like to share." Google YouTube Leanback (Google) YouTube Leanback offers effortless viewing (Google) "YouTube Leanback a different way of watching videos on YouTube. Just as its name implies, YouTube Leanback is all about letting you sit back, relax and be entertained. Videos are tailored to autoplay as soon as you get started, in full screen and high definition, so watching YouTube becomes as effortless as watching TV. YouTube Leanback is simple to use, easy to navigate with your keyboard's arrow keys, and is personalized to your unique preferences." YouTube's 'Leanback' Wants to Friend Your Television Remote Eliot Van Burskirk, Wired 7/8//10 Somewhat Related IMT Posts All IMT posts referring to remote controls and usability (This will continue to be a problem as our digital streams converge) Video and Links about Google TV: Another Flavor of Android - "Google TV brings everything you love about the Web to your television". Designing for TV Screen Interaction: Interesting IxDA Thread Digital Convergence & Interactive Television An Example of Convergence: Interactive TV - uxTV 2008 http://interactivemultimediatechnology.blogspot.com  |
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