Boxee Box, nominee for best new device, is the Israeli answer to Apple TV, a hardware product that connects to the TV to enable a rich Internet TV experience which includes a fully decked media center (based on the xBox media center open-source software) which is also connected to a social network to enable content recommendation and sharing with friends. The box came out this year with a retail price of $200, which puts it in a higher price tier than Apple, but as they mention on the website “there’s more to life than iTunes”.
Boxee has been getting very positive buzz in CES 2011 and has recently signed distribution agreements with CBS and Voodoo and Viewsonic is releasing their first “connected” TV running Boxee’s software platform, without the need for a box. Check out the video from this year’s consumer electronics show:
Good luck to the Israeli finalists and don’t forget to support them by casting your vote in this link. The Crunchies have had their share of Israeli startups (including iMedix that snatched the top prize in the past) but the presence of Israeli startups has been thinning down. Are there any other Israeli startups you would have liked to see nominated? leave a comment!
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