General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

6

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

Cardboard

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.4 cm

Width

17.4 cm

Height

11.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

New, never used

Canada

In response to the corporate priority of collecting new technologies, the Collection and Research Branch identified in December 2012 (A. Adamek acquisition proposal) the theme of consumer culture as an area of focus. This device was collected for: technical innovation, research collection, and representation of type. Considered the peak of the video era, the late 1980’s and early 1990’s gave consumers a viewing experience which consisted of technologies made up of laser discs, Beta, and Super VHS plugged to a high end stereo receivers/speakers. The sought after result, an audio and visual experience similar to what one would obtain by going to the cinema. The home theatre boom of the 1990’s provided consumers with several options, the status quo, converting their current systems to home cinema / home theatre, or purchasing entirely new home theatre systems specific to the home TV. Concurrent with this was a marked increase in home computer usage and purchases, appearance of the internet and cell phone – technologies which would evolve at feverish rates. In the 2000’s, classic “home theatre” had given way to “home entertainment”. Its myriad options and permutations allowed gaming consoles plugged to the TV to become multi-media hubs allowing DVD’s to be played, on-line gaming, and on-line streaming. The home theatre craze progressed from the immersive home theatre 3D audio-visual experiences and consumers owning the technology and the media to now obtaining multi-media via on-line streaming, and from a variety of sources. The question now is about access, not ownership.

Function

Used to store and ship media streamer.

Technical

In the US there are about 278 apps available for Boxee, featuring the content partners listed below. Apps to listen to radio anywhere in the world, apps for pod casts and videos, special interest apps from Pet.tv, NHL, NBA to MLB etc. From early beginnings in Tel Aviv as a hacker software project led by CEO and founder of Boxee, Avner Ronen, the Boxee Box brought software designed to stream media into the mainstream with the 2009 partnership with D-Link, a well known maker of routers. Released in 2010, the Boxee Box device is powered by an Intel processor, does not require a computer, but connects directly to your TV via HDMI cable to the internet using wired or wireless N/ router and streams media such as a TV episodes, movies, music, etc. TV & films: Netflix, YouTube, Crakle, TED, Vudu 3D movie streaming Photos & music: Flickr, VEVO, Pandora Sports: MLB, NHL, PGA Tour Social media: Facebook, Twitter

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None

Missing

N/A

Finish

Matte black cardboard.

Decoration

N/A