Mumbai:  D-Link makes a lot of techies and early adopters happy today by introducing the revolutionary Boxee Box by D-Link in India. Post its successful launch in CES 2010, Boxee Box by D-Link has been garnering a lot of attention & interest from technology enthusiast in India & globally.

The Boxee Box by D-Link reinterprets what TV should be, as it provides an easy way to bring multimedia experience onto the television. Simply connect the Boxee Box to the Internet using a wireless or wired connection, plug in an HDMI cable and off you go. Thus, allowing users to comfortably browse through content from the comfort of their couch.

The Boxee Box by D-Link delivers movies, TV shows, music, and photos from a user’s computer, home network, and the Internet to their HDTV without the need of a PC. Additionally, Boxee’s core social features make it easy for friends to discover new content from each other through social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and more.

“At D-Link Innovation has always been the key & we are extremely proud to introduce such a ground breaking device in India. This powerful product is a prefect amalgamation of D-Link’s product engineering & Boxee services. So consumers now can quickly access internet on their HDTV along with thousands of other applications with total ease & enjoy this new mode of entertainment through the comfort of their couch. Boxee Box by D-Link is an asymmetrical shaped little black glossy box that truly stands out for its amazing designs, plus the two faced QWERTY remote adds more zing to the product” said Mr. Tushar Sighat, CEO – D-Link (India) Limited.

Internet Entertainment

Boxee is a popular PC, Mac, and Linux software based program that lets users watch hundreds & thousands of popular TV shows and movies. Instead of sifting through millions of confusing Web sites, when users search on Boxee, TV shows and movies are delivered to them with the click of a remote control. Nearly a million Internet users around the world have already downloaded Boxee to enjoy their online entertainment.

The Boxee Box by D-Link takes the same popular software and offers it up as a great device – the perfect companion to a high definition TV. The Boxee Box by D-Link provides access to more than just traditional TV content. It includes a huge library that spans the Internet, such as university courses, panel discussions, academic lectures, presentations, web-only videos and more from TED, Stanford, FORA.tv, Kid Mango, Next New Networks and others. Boxee also makes it easy for users to add their own favorite entertainment sources with simple RSS or XML feeds available for most online video.

In addition to video content, Boxee users can access great music from sites like Pandora, last.fm, shoutcast, as well as stunning photos from sites like flickr, Picasa and Facebook.

Personal Entertainment

For entertainment lovers who have built their own collections of digital media stored on their computer hard drive or home network, Boxee automatically identifies their content and downloads relevant cover art, synopses, reviews, subtitles, lyrics and more. This feature turns boring files and folders into beautiful media libraries that make it simple and appealing to navigate a collection of favorite movies, TV shows, and playlists with a simple QWERTY remote. Furthermore, the Boxee Box by D-Link has extensive format support (see below) which ensures that when users hit the play button, they get instant gratification, with no need to download codecs or drivers. Also, with built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi support, it can transfer files without delay and from longer distances within a user’s home.

Social Features

The Boxee Box by D-Link keeps people connected with social features to help users discover new content from friends, experts, and tastemakers. The first step to discovery is sharing, and Boxee makes this easy by letting people recommend any playing content to friends. Additionally Boxee automatically uses recommendations from a user’s Twitter and Facebook friends so they can find new content and instantly enjoy it on the big screen. Since anyone can build on top of Boxee’s open App platform, users can craft their own truly custom experience by creating or downloading plug-ins, add-ons, games, and more.

Supported Codecs & Formats

Boxee can be used to play/view practically all common multimedia formats, including:

VIDEO: Adobe Flash 10.1, H.264 (MKV, MOV), VC-1, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVI, Xvid, Divx , PCM/LPCM, VOB

AUDIO: MP3, WMA, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, AAC, DTS, Dolby Digital, Ogg Vorbis

PHOTO: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG

Pricing & Availability:-

Boxee Box by D-Link will be made available across India through leading retail outlets & vast network of D-Link channel partners. The street price of Boxee Box by D-Link is estimated to be around Rs.13,999/- & it carries 1 year warranty.