Boxee Box
{{Short description|Linux-based set-top device by D-Link}}
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| name = Boxee Box
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| image = 250px
| caption = Boxee Box and remote
| developer = Boxee
| manufacturer = D-Link
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| type = set top box
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| releasedate = {{Start date|2010|11|10}}
| lifespan =
| price = US$ 199
| discontinued = {{End date|2012|10|16}}
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| os = Linux
| power =
| cpu = Intel CE4100 SoC
| storage = 1 GB NAND flash memory
| memory = 1 GB RAM
| display = 1080p
| graphics = PowerVR SGX535
| sound = Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS
| input =
| controllers = D-Link Boxee Box Remote DSM-22
| camera =
| touchpad =
| connectivity =
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) 2.4GHz only
- 10/100 Ethernet
- HDMI
- S/PDIF
- 2 × USB
- RCA connector
- SD card slot
| service = Boxee
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Boxee Box by D-Link (officially "D-Link Boxee Box DSM-380") is a Linux-based set-top device and media extender that first began shipping in 33 countries worldwide on 10 November 2010.[http://mashable.com/2010/11/11/google-mac-osx-boxee-box-wsj/ This Morning’s 4 Biggest Stories in Tech and Mobile][https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/10/live-from-the-boxee-box-launch-event/ Live from the Boxee Box launch event!] Designed to easily bring Internet television and other video to the television via Boxee's software, it comes pre-installed with Boxee media center software. The hardware is based on the Intel CE4110 system-on-a-chip platform (that has a {{nowrap|1.2 GHz}} Intel Atom CPU with a PowerVR SGX535 integrated graphics processor), {{nowrap|1 GB}} of RAM, and {{nowrap|1 GB}} of NAND Flash Memory.[http://www.anandtech.com/show/3912/boxee-box-the-inside-story/ Boxee Box: The Inside Story, Swapping Tegra 2 for Intel CE4100][https://www.engadget.com/2010/11/11/boxee-box-gets-the-requisite-teardown-would-you-look-at-that-he/ Boxee Box gets the requisite teardown; would you look at that heat sink!]{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/09/boxee-box-goes-intel-gets-priced-for-pre-order.ars |title=Boxee Box goes Intel, gets priced for preorder |first=Chris |last=Foresman |date=2010-09-13 |accessdate=2010-09-13 |publisher=Ars Technica}}[https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/13/boxee-box-ditches-nvidias-tegra-2-for-intel-ce4100-pre-orders/ Boxee Box ditches NVIDIA's Tegra 2 for Intel CE4100, pre-orders start today at $199][https://gizmodo.com/5636637/pre+order-the-boxee-box-today-now-with-intel-atom-guts Pre-Order the Boxee Box Today, Now With Intel Atom Guts][http://blog.boxee.tv/2010/09/13/pre-order-a-boxee-box-now-australia-europe-were-coming-and-intel-goes-inside/ Pre-order a Boxee Box Now, Australia & Europe We’re Coming, and Intel Goes Inside] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004142040/http://blog.boxee.tv/2010/09/13/pre-order-a-boxee-box-now-australia-europe-were-coming-and-intel-goes-inside/ |date=October 4, 2011 }} The DM-380 features an HDMI port (version 1.3), optical digital audio (S/PDIF) out, an RCA connector for analog stereo audio, two USB ports, an SD card slot, wired 100BASE-TX Ethernet, and built-in 2.4 GHz 802.11n WiFi. The Live TV dongle, which started shipping in February 2012, enables users to watch digital OTA or Clear QAM cable television channels with EPG.
The Boxee Box also ships with a small two-sided RF remote control with four-way D-pad navigation and a full QWERTY keypad as standard. This remote was also being sold separately with a USB receiver as "D-Link Boxee Box Remote DSM-22" that can be used with Boxee installed on a computer (so that one can use this remote without owning D-Link's Boxee Box).[http://www.dlink.com/boxeebox The Boxee Box by D-Link] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527213721/http://www.dlink.com/boxeebox |date=May 27, 2010 }}[http://gigaom.com/video/boxee-remote-control-pricing-leak-39-99-coming-soon/ Boxee Remote Control Pricing Leak: $39.99, Coming Soon] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025022056/http://gigaom.com/video/boxee-remote-control-pricing-leak-39-99-coming-soon/ |date=October 25, 2011 }} The look of both the case and remote prototypes for the Boxee Box was designed by San Francisco–based Astro Studios, the designer of the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Zune.[http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/fast_co_interviews_astro_studios_on_the_design_of_the_boxee_17825.asp Fast Co. interviews Astro Studios on the design of the Boxee][https://www.fastcompany.com/90186438/boxee-designers-explain-out-of-the-box-thinking-exclusive Boxee Designers Explain Out-of-the-Box Thinking (Exclusive)]
On 16 October 2012, the Boxee team announced intention to discontinue distribution.{{cite web |url=http://blog.boxee.tv/2012/10/16/boxee-box-past-present-and-future/#idc-cover |title=Boxee Blog » Boxee Box Past, Present, and Future |accessdate=2012-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185355/http://blog.boxee.tv/2012/10/16/boxee-box-past-present-and-future/#idc-cover |archivedate=2012-10-18 }}
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