Has Building B created an internet video "God box"?

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.

[DickHardknocks @ Aug 20th 2007 9:04PM]

GOD?

Guarranteed Online Delivery?


If I use this to view porn - is it then fornication and do I go to Hell?

[Phillip Black @ Aug 20th 2007 9:41PM]

Any word on the Netflix box?

[White_Pheonix @ Aug 20th 2007 10:21PM]

"... 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?

[PK @ Aug 20th 2007 10:27PM]

If Building B builds the God Box, does that mean the Jesus Phone is its immaculately-conceived son?

[Taylor @ Aug 20th 2007 11:45PM]

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.

[Anthony @ Aug 21st 2007 12:38AM]

But could this God Box create a video stream in which even it could not decode?

[The General @ Aug 21st 2007 12:58AM]

Excellent. A God box to go with my Jesus phone.

[Kibi @ Aug 21st 2007 1:37AM]

Is it true that the whole thing runs on magnets? - I'll believe it when they demonstrate it in an art gallery

[Fra Cavatelli @ Aug 21st 2007 3:32AM]

Don't you mean the Flying Spaghetti Monster box?

[JC @ Aug 21st 2007 10:29AM]

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.

[bjrcboy @ Aug 21st 2007 3:37AM]

But will it blend?

[paakofi @ Aug 21st 2007 4:07AM]

idiot

[Wwhat @ Aug 21st 2007 4:03AM]

Haha, "plague capabilities", nice one, and nice description of DRM.

[bjrcboy @ Aug 21st 2007 12:07PM]

Haha well someone had to say it!

[paakofi @ Aug 21st 2007 1:00PM]

No, an idiot has to say it.