Without getting overly dramatic, word on the street is that Building B, a new-fangled startup based in Belmont, California, has developed an internet video "God box" which will allow OTA streams of traditional cable, internet video, and on-demand content without the need for a PC (i.e., directly to your 70-inch plasma television). Obviously, as the wave of internet TV steadily increases, dozens of companies are scrambling to unify the set-top, and streamline the end-user's ability to get all their content in one place -- not to mention suck up some totally righteous dough. Although Building B claims their technology will bring a heretofore unseen convergence to people's living rooms, the boys in charge have been rather tight-lipped in regards to the "forthcoming" magic unit, or services and fees that would be associated with said device. Hopefully we'll soon know what the "God box" can or can't do with your television, what kind of "plague" capabilities it will include, and if it will be compatible with Atheism.
posted Aug 20th 2007 8:51PM
GOD?
Guarranteed Online Delivery?
If I use this to view porn - is it then fornication and do I go to Hell?
Any word on the Netflix box?
"... an internet video "God box" which will allow OTA streams of traditional cable, internet video, and on-demand content without the need for a PC."
So, it's a PC, with all of the various cards needed for Cable and On-Demand content, and the ability to stream content from the internet (read: a web browser and media player), running on an OS which doesn't let you do anything other than watch content (no viewing webpages, games, etc), that eliminates the need for your own computer - which you can do whatever you want with - to be connected to your television.
So, what's there to be exited about?
If Building B builds the God Box, does that mean the Jesus Phone is its immaculately-conceived son?
Doesn't really matter. My wife has reminded me that we already own a "God." She refers to my Sony Receiver as "God" of my entertainment system.
But could this God Box create a video stream in which even it could not decode?
Excellent. A God box to go with my Jesus phone.
Is it true that the whole thing runs on magnets? - I'll believe it when they demonstrate it in an art gallery
Don't you mean the Flying Spaghetti Monster box?
All hail the FSM. Praise his noodly appendage(s). I was just going to say that the pic would have been better with the FSM.
But will it blend?
idiot
Haha, "plague capabilities", nice one, and nice description of DRM.
Haha well someone had to say it!
No, an idiot has to say it.