D-Link to show off Boxee Box, Pebble media hubs at CES
Home Entertainment, Media Streamers, Set Top Kits - Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

D Link to show off Boxee Box, Pebble media hubs at CES Boxee Box 1

Networking company D-Link is all set to show off a couple of new networked media hubs at CES. The main draw should be the Boxee Box, a rather interestingly-designed (a cube that looks like it’s sinking? That’s interesting, right? We’re definitely interested.) kit that ports Boxee’s media streaming-slash-social network interface straight into your home entertainment system.

The Boxee Box comes with a network connection, and USB, audio, and HDMI ports at the back that allow it to act as a bridge between your HDTV, your home network, and the Internet. This “Sunken Cube of Infinite Entertainment” comes with Boxee’s open source software that lets you pull in content from a number of sources such as the net, a connected drive, or the home network—including Twitter and Facebook feeds, stored media files, free online videos (YouTube, Hulu, Netflix), internet radio services (Pandora, last.fm, Shoutcast), and online photo sites (such as flickr and Picasa).

D Link to show off Boxee Box, Pebble media hubs at CES Boxee Box 2

Simply put, this little interestingly-designed sinking cube here gives you more reasons to spaz out in front of your HDTV (instead of just spazzing out in front of your PC). Comfortably. On a couch. With a remote. Maybe a beer or two. Ooh, and a big bag of Cheetos. And a long list of those stupid (but strangely popular) YouTube videos you’ve always wanted to check out but never had the time to do so. (Trust us, YouTube videos—even the dumbest, most random ones—can get pretty entertaining on an HDTV when you’re on a couch after a few drinks.)

D Link to show off Boxee Box, Pebble media hubs at CES D Link Pebble

The Pebble is also a media streamer, but without the Boxee interface. It’s pretty straightforward: it’s a compact, pebble-shaped kit with a Wi-fi (via an optional wireless dongle) and Ethernet connection, USB ports, and card reader that allows you to plug in multiple sources such as hard drives, thumb drives, memory cards, and networked drives for playback. HDMI and analog outputs allow it to be connected to HDTVs and standard home entertainment systems.

The Boxee Box is expected to sell for around $200, while the Pebble is priced at $120.

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  • augustus

    interesting design?maybe. but it might actually turn some people off. but Boxee's growing now… more devices like this shouild pop up after this one.

  • maishamid raya

    the design alone will make you look twice if you pass it by a store window…its very interesting indeed…very innovative..

  • maishamid raya

    the design alone will make you look twice if you pass it by a store window…its very interesting indeed…very innovative..thanks for posting this up here

  • augustus

    interesting design?maybe. but it might actually turn some people off. but Boxee's growing now… more devices like this shouild pop up after this one.

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