<s>
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
freeware	B-License
HTPC	O
(	O
Home	O
Theater	O
PC	B-Device
)	O
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
with	O
a	O
10-foot	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
and	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
living-room	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
XBMC	B-Application
(	O
now	O
Kodi	B-Application
)	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
which	O
Boxee	B-Device
used	O
as	O
an	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
for	O
its	O
GUI	B-Application
and	O
media	O
player	O
core	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
together	O
with	O
some	O
custom	O
and	O
proprietary	B-Application
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
"	O
Social	O
Media	O
Center	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
alpha	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UI	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Alpha	O
prototype	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
design	O
firm	O
Method	O
Incorporated	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
brand	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
public	O
beta	O
version	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
previously	O
supported	O
platforms	B-Device
on	O
7	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
gained	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
watch	O
live	O
TV	O
on	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
using	O
a	O
live	O
TV	O
stick	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
co-developed	O
a	O
dedicated	O
set-top	O
box	O
(	O
hardware	O
)	O
called	O
"	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
by	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
"	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
Powered	O
by	O
Boxee	B-Device
"	O
branded	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
and	O
launched	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
similar	O
media	O
player	O
device	O
called	O
"	O
Iomega	O
TV	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
"	O
(	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
&	O
Europe	O
)	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Iomega	O
and	O
a	O
46	O
"	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
from	O
ViewSonic	O
with	O
integrated	O
Boxee	B-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
owned	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
for-profit	O
startup	O
company	O
,	O
(	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
high	O
tech	O
stealth	O
startup	O
based	O
in	O
Israel	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
seed	O
money	O
from	O
several	O
angel	O
investors	O
,	O
&	O
was	O
then	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
financially	O
backed	O
by	O
venture	O
capital	O
firms	O
such	O
as	O
General	O
Catalyst	O
Partners	O
,	O
Union	O
Square	O
Ventures	O
,	O
Softbank	O
,	O
Pitango	O
,	O
Spark	O
Capital	O
and	O
Globis	O
Capital	O
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Wednesday	O
,	O
3	O
July	O
2013	O
online	O
media	O
sources	O
revealed	O
Samsung	O
would	O
hire	O
key	O
employees	O
and	O
purchase	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
assets	O
for	O
around	O
$30M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
supported	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
popularly	O
used	O
multimedia	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
included	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
playlists	O
,	O
audio	B-Application
visualizations	I-Application
,	O
slideshows	O
,	O
weather	O
forecasts	O
reporting	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
third-party	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
media	O
center	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
play	O
most	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
file	O
containers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
display	O
images	O
from	O
many	O
sources	O
,	O
including	O
CD/DVD	O
-ROM	O
drives	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
flash	O
drives	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
shares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
PC	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
able	O
to	O
decode	O
high-definition	O
video	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
(	O
DirectX	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Acceleration	I-General_Concept
)	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
newer	O
Microsoft	O
operating-systems	O
to	O
utilize	O
GPU	O
accelerated	O
video	O
decoding	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
process	O
of	O
video	O
decoding	O
of	O
high-definition	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
Python-powered	O
plugin	B-Application
system	O
,	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
software	O
incorporated	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	O
movie	O
trailer	O
support	O
and	O
subtitle	O
downloading	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
large	O
on-demand	B-Application
video	I-Application
streaming	O
services	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Headweb	O
and	O
Vudu	O
;	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
popular	O
online	O
internet	O
content	O
channels	O
like	O
audio	O
services	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Last.fm,	O
Jamendo	O
,	O
NPR	O
,	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
radio	O
streams	O
;	O
video	O
services	O
from	O
ABC	O
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
,	O
Blip.TV	O
,	O
CNET	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
CBS	O
,	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
,	O
Funny	O
or	O
Die	O
,	O
Joost	B-Operating_System
,	O
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	O
,	O
NHL	O
Hockey	O
,	O
MTV	O
Music	O
,	O
MySpaceTV	O
,	O
Revision3	O
,	O
MUBI	O
,	O
OpenFilm	O
,	O
SnagFilms	O
,	O
IndieMoviesOnline	O
,	O
EZTakes	O
,	O
United	O
Football	O
League	O
,	O
Vevo	O
,	O
Vice	O
Magazine	O
,	O
TED	O
,	O
The	O
WB	O
Television	O
Network	O
,	O
YouTube	O
and	O
image	O
services	O
from	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
PicasaWeb	B-Application
picture	O
viewing	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
media	O
sources	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
local	O
library	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
services	O
were	O
via	O
specialized	O
connections	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
YouTube	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
were	O
a	O
preselected	O
list	O
of	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
channels	O
for	O
streaming	O
using	O
generic	O
RSS	O
web	O
feeds	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
BBC	O
News	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
also	O
supported	O
NBC	O
Universal	O
's	O
Hulu	B-Application
quite	O
early	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
Hulu	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
the	O
service	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
content	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
later	O
reinstated	O
the	O
feature	O
using	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
,	O
but	O
Hulu	B-Application
once	O
again	O
blocked	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
both	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
App	O
and	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
supported	O
Netflix	O
,	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
App	O
supported	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
instant	O
queue	O
,	O
missing	O
more	O
recent	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
and	O
iPhone	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
plugin	B-Application
architecture	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
XUL	B-Application
(	O
XULRunner	B-Language
)	O
framework	O
which	O
technically	O
allows	O
any	O
web-based	O
application	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
into	O
an	O
application	O
for	O
Boxee	B-Device
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
utilise	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
corebase	O
architecture	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
plugins	B-Application
–	O
since	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
architecture	O
used	O
by	O
Firefox	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
saw	O
Boxee	B-Device
as	O
"	O
any	O
other	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
browser	O
so	O
Hulu	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
block	O
the	O
app.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
continued	O
to	O
thwart	O
Boxee	B-Device
using	O
strategies	O
like	O
JavaScript	B-Language
scrambling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
content	O
from	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	O
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
display	O
HTML5	B-Application
or	O
Silverlight	B-Application
content	O
from	O
such	O
web-based	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
HBO	O
Go	O
and	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
binary-only	O
,	O
program	O
called	O
"	O
bxflplayer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
load	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Silverlight	I-Application
proprietary	B-Application
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
program	O
communicated	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
Boxee	B-Device
process	O
via	O
shared	O
memory	O
and	O
rendered	O
the	O
video	O
onto	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
this	O
approach	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
for	O
Boxee	B-Device
not	O
only	O
to	O
play	O
Flash	O
Video	O
and	O
Silverlight	B-Application
content	O
that	O
was	O
protected	O
by	O
DRM	O
(	O
Digital	O
Rights	O
Management	O
)	O
but	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
and	O
other	O
input	O
devices	O
that	O
were	O
more	O
suitable	O
to	O
laid	O
back	O
watching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
clear	O
if	O
this	O
way	O
of	O
using	O
"	O
bxflplayer	O
"	O
as	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
libraries	O
with	O
a	O
GPL	B-License
licensed	O
software	O
passes	O
as	O
GPL	B-Application
linking	I-Application
exception	I-Application
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
source	O
code	O
was	O
otherwise	O
in	O
majority	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
(	O
now	O
Kodi	B-Application
)	O
media	O
center	O
project	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
which	O
Boxee	B-Device
used	O
as	O
its	O
software	B-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
developers	O
contributed	O
changes	O
to	O
that	O
part	O
back	O
upstream	B-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
partially	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
and	O
those	O
parts	O
were	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
however	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
social	O
networking	O
layer	O
library	B-Library
,	O
"	O
libboxee	O
"	O
was	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
as	O
it	O
dealt	O
with	O
proprietary	B-Application
methods	O
of	O
communication	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
online	O
back-end	O
server	O
which	O
handled	O
the	O
user	O
account	O
information	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
communications	O
between	O
the	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
userbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
clear	O
if	O
this	O
way	O
of	O
using	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
libraries	O
with	O
a	O
GPL	B-License
licensed	O
software	O
passed	O
the	O
GPL	B-Application
linking	I-Application
exception	I-Application
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
social	O
networking	O
component	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
the	O
differentiator	O
from	O
other	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
required	O
registered	O
user	O
accounts	O
,	O
which	O
formed	O
a	O
social	O
network	O
of	O
fellow	O
Boxee	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
follow	O
the	O
activity	O
of	O
other	O
Boxee	B-Device
users	O
who	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
publicly	O
rate	O
and	O
recommend	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
user	O
recommended	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
freely	O
available	O
from	O
an	O
internet	O
content	O
service	O
then	O
Boxee	B-Device
would	O
let	O
others	O
users	O
stream	O
it	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
user	O
recommended	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
freely	O
available	O
then	O
Boxee	B-Device
would	O
try	O
to	O
show	O
metadata	O
,	O
and	O
movie	O
trailers	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
movie	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
recommended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
's	O
friends	O
 '	O
Boxee	B-Device
activity	O
feeds	O
were	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
own	O
recent	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
Boxee	B-Device
Beta	O
and	O
later	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
monitoring	O
Twitter	O
and	O
Facebook	O
news	O
feeds	O
to	O
automatically	O
discover	O
links	O
to	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
would	O
then	O
add	O
those	O
videos	O
to	O
a	O
watch	O
queue	O
in	O
Boxee	B-Device
so	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
later	O
viewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
also	O
export	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
media	O
activity	O
feed	O
to	O
other	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
FriendFeed	O
,	O
Twitter	O
,	O
and	O
Tumblr	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Through	O
FriendFeed	O
,	O
Twitter	O
,	O
and	O
Tumblr	B-Application
it	O
was	O
possible	O
from	O
those	O
third-party	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
for	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
choose	O
to	O
post	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
activity	O
feed	O
to	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	O
,	O
(	O
through	O
FriendFeed	O
,	O
Twitter	O
,	O
and	O
Tumblr	B-Application
apps	O
for	O
Facebook	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
"	O
AppBox	O
"	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
"	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
"	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
platform	B-Device
that	O
served	O
add-on	O
apps	O
and	O
plug-ins	B-Application
that	O
provide	O
online	O
content	O
to	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
the	O
"	O
AppBox	O
"	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
new	O
apps	O
and	O
addons	O
directly	O
from	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
sources	O
were	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
and	O
use	O
streaming	O
sites	O
 '	O
native	O
flash	O
and	O
Silverlight	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
had	O
extensibility	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
online	O
sources	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
streaming	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
also	O
encouraged	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
submit	O
their	O
own	O
add-on	O
apps	O
and	O
plug-ins	B-Application
to	O
add	O
additional	O
content	O
accessible	O
from	O
within	O
Boxee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
play	O
multimedia	O
files	O
from	O
CD/DVD	O
media	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
DVD-ROM	O
drive	O
,	O
local	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
,	O
or	O
stream	O
them	O
over	O
SMB/SAMBA/CIFS	B-Operating_System
shares	O
,	O
or	O
UPnP	B-Application
(	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
)	O
shares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
network	O
port	O
if	O
a	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
connection	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
get	O
information	O
from	O
such	O
sites	O
as	O
IMDb	O
,	O
TV.com	O
and	O
AMG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
stream	O
Internet-video-streams	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
Internet-radio-stations	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
also	O
included	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
submit	O
music	O
usage	O
statistics	O
to	O
Last.fm	B-Application
and	O
a	O
weather-forecast	O
(	O
via	O
weather.com	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
music/video	O
-playlist	O
features	O
,	O
picture/image	O
-slideshow	O
functions	O
,	O
an	O
MP3+CDG	O
karaoke	O
function	O
(	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
)	O
and	O
many	O
audio-visualizations	B-Application
and	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
in	O
addition	O
upscale/upconvert	O
all	O
480p/576p	O
standard-resolution	B-Device
videos	O
and	O
output	O
them	O
to	O
720p	O
,	O
1080i	O
,	O
or	O
1080p	O
HDTV-resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
most	O
common	O
multimedia	O
containers	O
and	O
formats	O
from	O
a	O
local	O
source	O
,	O
(	O
except	O
those	O
protected	O
by	O
those	O
with	O
DRM	O
encryption	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	O
Library	B-Library
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
metadata	O
databases	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Library	B-Library
Mode	O
view	O
in	O
Boxee	B-Device
allowed	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
browse	O
video	O
content	O
by	O
categories	O
such	O
as	O
Genre	O
,	O
Title	O
,	O
Year	O
,	O
Actors	O
and	O
Director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
had	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
parse	O
and	O
play	O
DVD-Video	O
movies	O
that	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
IMG	I-General_Concept
DVD-images	O
,	O
DVD-Video	O
movies	O
that	O
are	O
stored	O
as	O
DVD-Video	O
(	O
IFO/VOB/BUP	O
)	O
files	O
on	O
a	O
hard-drive	O
or	O
network-share	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
IMG	I-General_Concept
DVD-images	O
directly	O
from	O
RAR	O
and	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
archives	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
offered	O
software	O
upscaling/upconverting	O
of	O
all	O
DVD-Video	O
movies	O
when	O
outputting	O
them	O
to	O
an	O
HDTV	B-Device
in	O
720p	O
,	O
1080i	O
or	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
Library	B-Library
was	O
another	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
featured	O
on-the-fly	O
audio	O
frequency	O
resampling	O
,	O
gapless	O
playback	O
,	O
crossfading	O
,	O
ReplayGain	O
,	O
cue	O
sheet	O
and	O
Ogg	O
Chapter	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
handled	O
all	O
common	O
digital	B-Device
picture/image	I-Device
formats	I-Device
with	O
the	O
options	O
of	O
panning/zooming	O
and	O
slideshow	O
with	O
"	O
Ken	O
Burns	O
effect	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
open	O
source	O
library	B-Library
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
builds	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
included	O
a	O
built-in	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
client	O
(	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
frontend	O
for	O
it	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
interface	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
Torrent	B-Protocol
links	O
to	O
legal	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
trackers	I-Protocol
download	O
sites	O
available	O
incorporated	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
built-in	O
torrent	B-Protocol
client	O
was	O
later	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
Python	B-Language
plugin	B-Application
system	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
end-users	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
own	O
or	O
add	O
unofficial	O
plugins	B-Application
made	O
by	O
third-party	O
persons	O
for	O
other	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
trackers	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
boxee	B-Device
remote	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
application	O
released	O
by	O
Boxee	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
remote	O
controlling	O
of	O
an	O
installed	O
and	O
concurrently-active	O
Boxee	B-Device
session	O
on	O
another	O
computer	O
via	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
touchscreen	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
approved	O
for	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
16	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
developers	O
also	O
released	O
Boxee	B-Device
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
apps	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
third-party	O
companies	O
who	O
sold	O
hardware	O
bundled	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
media	O
center	O
software	O
pre-install	O
,	O
or	O
sold	O
uninstalled	O
systems	O
that	O
specifically	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
Boxee-compatible	O
(	O
"	O
Boxee	B-Device
Enabled	O
"	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
third-party	O
companies	O
directly	O
or	O
indirectly	O
helped	O
submit	O
bug	O
fixes	O
back	O
upstream	B-General_Concept
to	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
project	O
which	O
Boxee	B-Device
in	O
turn	O
used	O
as	O
its	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
by	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
(	O
officially	O
"	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
DSM-380	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
set-top	O
device	O
and	O
media	B-Application
extender	I-Application
that	O
first	O
began	O
shipping	O
in	O
33	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
on	O
10	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
hub	O
,	O
to	O
bring	O
internet	O
television	O
and	O
other	O
video	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
via	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
software	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
media	O
center	O
software	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Intel	O
CE4110	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
platform	B-Device
(	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
CPU	I-Device
with	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX535	I-Device
Integrated	O
graphics	O
processor	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
NAND	O
Flash	O
Memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSM-380	O
featured	O
output	O
ports	O
for	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
(	O
version	O
1.3	O
)	O
,	O
optical	O
digital	O
audio	O
(	O
S/PDIF	O
)	O
connector	O
,	O
and	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
for	O
analog	O
stereo	O
audio	O
,	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
wired	O
100	O
Mbit/s	O
(	O
100BASE-T	B-Protocol
)	O
ethernet	O
,	O
and	O
built-in	O
802.11n	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
two-sided	O
RF	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
with	O
4-way	O
D-pad	B-Device
navigation	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
QWERTY	O
keypad	B-Device
as	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
remote	O
was	O
also	O
sold	O
separately	O
with	O
a	O
USB-receiver	O
as	O
"	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
Remote	O
DSM-22	O
"	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
installed	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
so	O
one	O
can	O
use	O
this	O
remote	O
without	O
owning	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
The	O
look	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
case	O
and	O
remote	O
prototypes	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
Astro	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
designer	O
company	O
that	O
designed	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Zune	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iomega	O
TV	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
by	O
Iomega	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Boxee	B-Device
on	O
4	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Boxee	B-Device
device	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
It	O
began	O
shipping	O
in	O
Q1	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Iomega	O
TV	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
device	O
which	O
came	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
media	O
center	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Intel	O
CE4110	O
system-on-a-chip	B-Architecture
platform	B-Device
(	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
CPU	I-Device
with	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX535	I-Device
Integrated	O
graphics	O
processor	O
)	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
NAND	O
Flash	O
Memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iomega	O
TV	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
features	O
audio	O
/	O
video	O
output	O
ports	O
for	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
(	O
version	O
1.3	O
)	O
,	O
optical	O
and	O
coaxial	O
digital	O
audio	O
(	O
S/PDIF	O
)	O
connectors	O
,	O
and	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connector	I-Protocol
for	O
analog	O
stereo	O
audio	O
,	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
wired	O
1	O
Gbit/s	O
ethernet	O
,	O
and	O
built-in	O
802.11n	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Iomega	O
TV	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
small	O
two-sided	O
RF	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
with	O
4-way	O
D-pad	B-Device
navigation	O
and	O
full	O
a	O
QWERTY	O
keypad	B-Device
as	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
,	O
the	O
Iomega	O
TV	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
device	O
featured	O
space	O
to	O
internally	O
fit	O
a	O
3.5-inch	O
SATA	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
software	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
but	O
also	O
usable	O
as	O
a	O
NAS	B-Application
(	O
Network	B-Application
Attached	I-Application
Storage	I-Application
)	O
unit	O
to	O
share	O
its	O
media	O
data	O
over	O
the	O
network	O
as	O
a	O
DLNA	O
compliant	O
UPnP	B-Application
AV	O
media	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myka	O
ION	O
was	O
an	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
based	O
set-top	O
device	O
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
internet	O
television	O
and	O
media	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
network	O
to	O
the	O
living-room	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
Desktop	O
as	O
applications	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
started	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NUU	O
Player	O
by	O
NUU	O
Media	O
(	O
NUU	O
Ltd	O
.	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
Nvidia	O
Ion-based	O
set-top	O
device	O
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
internet	O
television	O
and	O
media	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
network	O
to	O
the	O
living-room	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
Desktop	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
WebKit	B-Language
web-browser	O
as	O
applications	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
started	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
with	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
Skype	B-Application
app	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
partially	O
open	O
source	O
application	O
and	O
freeware	B-License
software	I-License
program	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
commercial	O
start-up	O
company	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
someday	O
profiting	O
from	O
Boxee	B-Device
and	O
their	O
social	O
networking	O
service	O
,	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
distribution	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
for	O
both	O
major	O
pay-per-view	O
and	O
independent	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
like	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
(	O
which	O
Boxee	B-Device
is	O
based	O
upon	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
programmed	O
mostly	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
used	O
the	O
Simple	B-Operating_System
DirectMedia	I-Operating_System
Layer	I-Operating_System
framework	O
with	O
OpenGL	B-Application
renderer	I-Application
for	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
libraries	O
that	O
Boxee	B-Device
depended	O
on	O
were	O
also	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming-language	I-Language
,	O
but	O
were	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
C++	B-Language
wrapper	O
and	O
loaded	O
via	O
Boxee	B-Device
's	O
own	O
DLL	O
loader	O
when	O
used	O
inside	O
Boxee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
featured	O
a	O
Python	B-Language
Scripts	I-Language
Engine	O
and	O
WindowXML	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
(	O
a	O
XML-based	O
widget	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
for	O
creating	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
for	O
widgets	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	B-Application
Widgets	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Gadgets	I-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Sidebar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
widget	O
scripts	O
allowed	O
non-developers	O
to	O
themselves	O
create	O
new	O
add-ons	B-Protocol
functionality	O
to	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
easier	O
to	O
learn	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
)	O
,	O
without	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
complex	O
C/C	O
++	O
programming	O
language	O
that	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
software	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
plugin	B-Application
scripts	O
add-ons	B-Protocol
included	O
functions	O
like	O
Internet-TV	O
and	O
movie-trailer	O
browsers	O
,	O
cinema	O
guides	O
,	O
Internet-radio-station	O
browsers	O
(	O
example	O
SHOUTcast	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
also	O
introduced	O
an	O
additional	O
plugin	B-Application
architecture	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
XUL	B-Application
(	O
XULRunner	B-Language
)	O
framework	O
which	O
enables	O
any	O
web-based	O
application	O
to	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
Boxee	B-Device
as	O
an	O
app	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
new	O
plugin	B-Application
architecture	O
Boxee	B-Device
used	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
corebase	O
architecture	O
for	O
those	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
architecture	O
that	O
Firefox	O
uses	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
will	O
see	O
Boxee	B-Device
as	O
any	O
other	O
Mozilla-based	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
GUI	B-Application
source	O
code	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
which	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
very	O
flexible	O
GUI	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
and	O
robust	O
framework	O
for	O
its	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
using	O
a	O
standard	O
XML	B-Protocol
base	O
,	O
making	O
theme-skinning	O
and	O
personal	O
customization	O
very	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
skin	O
(	O
or	O
simply	O
modify	O
an	O
existing	O
skin	O
)	O
and	O
share	O
it	O
with	O
others	O
via	O
public	O
websites	O
dedicated	O
for	O
XBMC	B-Application
skins	O
trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
won	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Association	O
's	O
(	O
CEA	O
)	O
i-Stage	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
it	O
$	O
50,000	O
prize	O
for	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
booth	O
for	O
the	O
2009	O
International	O
CES	O
(	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
donated	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
$	O
50,000	O
prize	O
money	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
G4	O
announced	O
Boxee	B-Device
as	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
products	O
of	O
CES	O
2009	O
"	O
award	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Maximum	O
Tech	O
"	O
category	O
)	O
amongst	O
all	O
the	O
products	O
displayed	O
at	O
CES	O
(	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
)	O
2009	O
trade	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
garnered	O
5	O
awards	O
;	O
"	O
LAPTOP	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
CES	O
2010	O
–	O
Best	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Last	O
Gadget	O
Standing	O
–	O
CES	O
2010	O
Winner	O
"	O
,	O
"''	O
International	O
CES	O
Best	O
of	O
Innovations	O
210	O
–	O
Home	O
Theater	O
Accessories	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Popular	O
Science	O
–	O
Best	O
of	O
CES	O
2010	O
(	O
Products	O
of	O
the	O
Future	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
that	O
Boxee	B-Device
had	O
violated	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
in	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
used	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
admitted	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
each	O
device	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
financial	O
agreements	O
with	O
other	O
companies	O
were	O
at	O
risk	O
if	O
they	O
complied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
much	O
user	O
dismay	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
change	O
in	O
course	O
by	O
Boxee	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
October	O
2012	O
Boxee	B-Device
posted	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
saying	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
decision	O
between	O
releasing	O
a	O
device	O
which	O
was	O
hackable	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
which	O
was	O
commercially	O
viable	O
with	O
premium	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
stated	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
would	O
have	O
loved	O
for	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
to	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
other	O
software	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
bound	O
by	O
agreements	O
with	O
their	O
content	O
providers	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
started	O
a	O
spate	O
of	O
negative	O
comments	O
from	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
blog	O
as	O
prior	O
Boxee	B-Device
promises	O
had	O
indicated	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
Boxee	B-Device
page	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
statement	O
,	O
the	O
blog	O
and	O
its	O
comments	O
)	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
Boxee	B-Device
TV	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
old	O
Boxee	B-Device
blog	O
was	O
not	O
deleted	O
but	O
moved	O
.	O
</s>
