Boxee CPO Zach Klein has released a video today showing off a production model of the highly anticipated Boxee Box.
The video implies that Boxee will begin mass production on the box now, with a release date not too far in the future.
Boxee’s “sinking box” design is still intact, but it has been given a slightly more refined look and a more fingerprint-resistant finish.
The Box is a media hub, as well as a set-top box, whose primary purpose is to stream music, photos and video from within a local network or use streaming services such as Pandora and video sites.
Boxee Box uses a fast NVIDIA Tegra chipset, which will allow for 1080p video playback and hardware-accelerated Flash 10.1.
The hardware is expected to sell for $180.
Result for: mass production
SanDisk has announced they have begun shipping 32GB microSDHC cards, the largest capacity available for the memory card line.
Current microSD cards max out at 16GB but SanDisk had promised the 32GB cards would go into mass production in January.
Speaking of the microSD card and other new flash memory improvements, SanDisk said at that time: “The 64GB embedded memory, moviNAND, and the 32GB microSD card each greatly expand the data storage density of mobile devices, meeting customers’ memory requirements and ushering in a new era of mobile and IT device capacity growth.”
While 1GB, 2GB and 4GB versions retail for under $15 USD, this new 32GB card has an MSRP of $200.
Result for: mass production
Samsung has announced that they have begun mass producing displays for 3D LED HDTVs, a move that puts a lot of support behind the technology that many critics have called a “gimmick.”
Being in mass production should mean lower prices for the end user in a short time frame. 3D TVs have so far come with a heavy price tag.
“Recently, 3D displays have captured the industry spotlight. Samsung Electronics aims to lead the global 3D TV panel market in pioneering mass production for 3D LED and LCD TVs,” reads the press release.
The displays being produced are 40-inch, 46-inch and 55-inch.
