The full technical specifications won't be announced until CES, but the Boxee did release some basic details about the Boxee Box at tonight's event. The big news is that the box is being made by D-link, is Wi-Fi-enabled and has an SD slot. Astro, the designer of the XBox 360, is designing the Boxee Box. Oh, and the price is expected to be around $200.
Boxee will have a live demo at CES, but $200 for an Internet-enabled fun machine will certainly appeal to a lot of users. The Boxee Box will have HDMI, SPDIF and RCA Audio connections, plus two USB ports and it will work on both 802.11n
In the press release, D-Link's senior director of marketing, Daniel Kelley, said:
"By pairing Boxee's innovative social entertainment platform with D-Link's technology we're able to create a solution that introduces people to what TV should be. Additionally we're bringing a new level of social interaction to the living room."
