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Boxee releases new alpha, adds Netflix support
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... . Today's update is targeted at all boxee versions and adds a host of new features, including the big dog: Netflix support for US customers. Note: Netflix support is currently only in the Mac version of boxee. The boxee team is working hard to bring it to the Apple TV, but they need to work around some of the hardware limitations. They'll be posting updates on the ...
Boxee media center software adds Netflix, The Big Picture support
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... an Xbox 360!)
But in addition to better Hulu, YouTube, CNN, Flickr, Picasa, MTV Music, the WB, and Apple Movie Trailers support, Boxee has one new feature that makes me very proud: the addition of a built-in viewer for the Boston Globe's "The Big Picture", the best current events photoblog in the world. [pictured]
Boxee is still invite-only for now, but if you've been accepted into the beta there's no reason not to update immediately.
boxee [Blog.Boxee.tv]
Boxee gets Netflix. Apple warming up lawyers
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... , Boxee is now rattling Apple's cage just a bit harder. Today they announced support for Netflix download service on all platforms except AppleTV (still working on that one). They also added some other content sources: ...
Boxee gets Netflix streaming, updated plugins in latest alpha version
Obsessable News Feed —
... can't handle it yet, reportedly due to the system's slow processor. The team posted to their blog that they're still working on getting it to play properly, trying to squeeze some extra performance out of the box. Besides the new content available, the Boxee team has spruced-up the software's interface, redesigning the plugins supporting CNN, Apple Movie Trailers, Flickr, and Picasa. Check out the Boxee blog for info on what steps to take to update Boxee for your operating system. ...
Boxee Adds Netflix, But Not on AppleTV or Ubuntu
Technologizer —
... Open source media center platform Boxee said Thursday that its latest release would add support for Netflix, however only for users of its Mac OS X port. While the company offers both a version for Ubuntu Linux and AppleTV set-top boxes, neither are supported in this initial release. Boxee says the issue with not being able to offer AppleTV users the functionality has to do with the processing power of the unit, currently at 1GHz. Apparently, the application bogs down, but developers are working on getting that working as soon as possible. The company says it received a lot ...
Boxee’s Big Update Live, Includes Netflix Support
GadgetReview —
... [Boxee Blog]
I Guess It's Boxee Day at AVC
A VC —
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I knew Boxee was going to announce Netflix support this week and I guess I should have waited and written one post instead of two, but the timing didn't work out.
So in addition to the video of Avner's interview that I posted this morning, here's the Netflix news: you can now access Netflix on boxee, get your Instant Queue and
Recommendations, browse Recently Added and Most Popular, sift through
the entire Netflix Watch Instantly selection by Genre and Search. This is a fast running ...
Boxee gets Netflix in latest update
SlashGear —
... Boxee is pretty much brand new, but they’re already releasing an update to add new features to the mix. The company’s media player software that’s currently in an alpha version for Macs and Linux only, just got an update that adds the ability to stream Netflix movies and videos from sites such as the WB network, MTV and offers up photos from the Boston Globe. ...
Boxee Adds Netflix On-Demand to its Box of Streaming Video Tricks
Epicenter —
... A note on Boxee blog blames the underpowered Apple TV processor, which just can't handle the demands of Microsoft Silverlight (the platform which Netflix uses to stream videos). But Boxee says it's still working on a solution, so there might be hope for Netflix on the Apple TV yet. ...
Boxee Gets Access to Netflix Movies, TheWB Shows
Beet.TV —
... Social entertainment center Boxee has been one of Beet's favorite start-ups since its alpha launch this summer. It's been improving steadily since then, and today it announced that Netflix subscribers can now stream movie's through the site's Watch Instantly feature and that is has expanded its television content to include shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer from ...
Netflix on Boxee, but no AppleTV support (yet)
CrunchGear —
... , the excellent, multi-platform, FOSS social media frontend has received a major upgrade: it now supports Netflix and all its functions — queue, watch instantly, and so on. In addition to that and all the regular bugfixes, they’ve updated the look and feel of some of the major media sites: Hulu is now a little more native-looking, Youtube supports “higher quality video playback” (whether it was a Boxee or Youtube limitation before is not clear), and also updates integration with Apple movie trailers, Flickr, MTV Music, and a host of other sites. Not bad ...
Why Boxee Might (One Day) Make Me a MythTV Ex-Pat
OStatic blogs —
... Boxee is bringing Netflix onboard. There are a few catches, and a few bits that are a little unclear, but this might lead, at the very least, to Boxee running alongside my MythTV installation. ...
Why Boxee Might (One Day) Make Me a MythTV Ex-Pat [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... Boxee is bringing Netflix onboard. There are a few catches, and a few bits that are a little unclear, but this might lead, at the very least, to Boxee running alongside my MythTV installation. ...
Boxee Adds Netflix Support (and more)
Zatz Not Funny! —
... Boxee has announced the latest release of their HTPC software and it’s packed with several new features, including Netflix Watch Now! This version is for the Mac and Linux public beta versions of ...
