This is great news for fans of the media center software with a social twist. Just last month, Boxee finally announced the start of pre-orders. The $199 device faces growing competition in the connected TV space, not just from the likes of Apple TV and Roku, but from the new Google TV as well.
Boxee's advantage in this space has always been its application API that makes it easy for developers or content providers to extend the platform. In addition to the Boxee Box, Boxees' software is also available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
D-Link, Boxee's hardware partner on the Boxee Box, is really stepping it up to help get the units out to more countries at the same time. Pre-orders are already available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, and other countries in Europe can expect to pre-order units or find them online or in stores by mid-November.
Boxee will be launching the box and demoing Boxee 1.0 on November 10 in New York City. If you're in the area and you want to attend, you can RSVP to the event. You can also check out the Boxee Blog for more information.
We can't wait to see the Boxee Box in action and are really looking forward to doing a proper head-to-head against all the big players in the space this holiday season.