Tim Higgins
D-Link has been revealed as the first hardware partner to produce a Boxee branded product.
D-Link’s DSM-380 Boxee Box runs Boxee’s open source media system, which is based on XBMC.
The Box has HDMI, S/PDIF digital audio and stereo analog audio outputs, Ethernet and 802.11n network connections, two USB 2.0 ports and an SD card slot.
The product target price is under $200 and delivery is slated for sometime "in the first half of 2010".
Iomega has announced an "all-in-one" network storage video surveillance product.
Avega Systems yesterday announced that Cisco Systems, JAFCO Asia and Technology Venture Partners (TVP), have completed a $7M Series B funding deal.
Avega Systems develops networked home entertainment technology platforms and for the past three years has been developing core technologies targeted at the "connected digital home". Avega’s Aios technology platform is targeted at whole-home, multi-zone networked entertainment. The technology incorporates standard wired and wireless technologies including draft 11n and HomePlug AV as well as UPnP AV and DLNA. Aios is being made available to partners on an OEM basis.
D-Link today said it has started shipping the networked DivX media player and photo frame announced earlier this year.
