[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #158: Internet television

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #158: Internet television*

January 6, 2010


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries./

There's quite a bit of recent press in the blogs about Boxee 
<http://www.boxee.tv/>.  It's a free application that makes a media 
center of your Windows, Mac or Linux computer.  Of course, there are 
other companies dipping their toes in the realm of internet television, 
too. Take a look!

    * Boxee Beta Is a Web Video Streamer's Dream
      <http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/boxee-beta-first-look/>
    * Time to ditch your cable company? New internet TV announcements
      <http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/84657/time-ditch-your-cable-company-new-internet-tv-services-announced>
    * <http://www.readwriteweb.com/readwritestart/2009/12/boxee-beta-releases-new-social.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>Online
      TV Faceoff: Boxee vs. Hulu
      <http://mashable.com/2010/01/04/boxee-vs-hulu/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>
    * 8 Companies That Are Reinventing TV Online
      <http://mashable.com/2009/12/13/future-tv-online/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_content=Google+Reader>

/*Cool fact:*
Boxee is currently available as a software-only download, but now the 
company says it wants to reach a wider group of less technically savvy 
users who may prefer to just buy a device and turn it on./ /Boxee's 
Software Gets a Box ... Sorta/ 
<http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/01/boxee-to-get-a/>

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations&  Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
www.oplin.org

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