Akimbo to stop selling hardware, just doing internet TV delivery

No real shocker here: set-top box-maker and service provider Akimbo is apparently shutting down its hardware line as of tomorrow. In a way it's almost uneventful that yet another set-top box is going teats up; which is, of course, why we were a little skeptical about the announcement of VuDu last week. Still, even if Akimbo's MovieLink deal didn't work out, they're not vanishing completely -- you've still got the software service end of their business, able to deliver programming to your PC through their Media Center interface, for example. Those who plunked down for a box, though, can apparently expect discounts and even in some cases refunds for their investment. But for now it looks like Akimbo's biggest guns have been silenced.

[Reaper @ May 6th 2007 10:59PM]

i like how the add i got on this page shows that i can preorder the new rca akimbo lol

[Faisal @ May 6th 2007 11:18PM]

that's not an ad...that's just the picture they used for this article...

[FORD2400 @ May 7th 2007 12:23AM]

ITS MORE THAN A PICTURE. ITS A LIVE LINK .



:-)~

[Thomas F. Frank @ May 7th 2007 8:28PM]

Hi, this is Thomas F. Frank, CEO of Akimbo. We’re working to make the Akimbo Service available through many different partners, both for the TV and the PC. The AT&T Homezone home entertainment service is the first of many exciting ways from which consumers will be able to access Akimbo. And we also recently introduced the Akimbo Service for PCs running Vista or XP. Our goal is to let our viewers choose where they’d prefer to enjoy Akimbo.