Boxee.

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Boxee is the first “social” media center, based on the xbox media center open source project (xmbc). Boxee plays media from your computer and other devices in your home network, as well as connect you to various Internet sources that allow you to stream or download movies, tv shows, music and photos, eg Revision 3. You can sign up and download Boxee for free here.

After downloading Boxee, you may choose to install it on a laptop or build a dedicated machine that will act as a media center. A complete guide to installing Boxee on any OS can be found here.The dev team have also made it easy for anyone to install Boxee on a hacked Apple TV.

Installing Boxee on AppleTV

In order to install Boxee on the AppleTV you need to do the following:

  1. Download the ATVUSB-Creator from http://code.google.com/p/atvusb-creator/
  2. Download the disk image of AppleTV 2.4 from http://mesu.apple.com/data/OS/061-6242.20090624.Aq20P/2Z694-5660-02...
  3. Insert a "bootable" USB drive into your Pc/Mac
  4. Run the ATVUSB-Creator
  5. Click on Choose a DMG and point it to the downloaded disk image
  6. Click on Create Patchstick
  7. Remove the USB drive and plug it into your Apple TV
  8. Power on your Apple TV and the patchstick will run the ATV bootloader
  9. After the bootloader finishes, remove it and restart your Apple TV
  10. It now has options for Boxee / XBMC on the main menu
  11. Click on Boxee, then select update launcher and  then update Boxee alpha
  12. Once boxee is done installing, restart your Apple TV
  13. Click "Boxee"
The Boxee team have recently released some details about the Boxee Box. Designed by Astro Studios, the team who crafted designs for the Xbox 360, watches from Nike, Alienware PCs. It’s being built by D-Link, the leading networking company for homes & small businesses.(more info)
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Working with D-Link means that we’ll be able to design, build, and release a Boxee Box at a low cost to a ton of etail and retail outlets.

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