Social Media Center
Boxee is a social media center that redefines the way how we watch TV in the future. While it has some unique features such as integrating online video content and user recommendation system, the Boxee on TV starts to look ready for the mainstream. The development community is active around this software, so you better keep a close eye on this in the future.
Made for Online Video
Boxee is really targeted to people who wish to watch online video content from the various websites on the Internet. It has very sophisticated plugins that allows you to access video files on various websites.
Available for iPad
Boxee is available as a standalone app for iPad, which is a good example that your TV is not anymore the only place where you consume digital media. This media center is one of the few software that provides a true three screens and a cloud experience.
In practice, this three screens and a cloud means that you can start watching a video on your desktop PC, continue watching it later on your home theater PC and finally finish watching it while you are traveling.
Pros
- Excellent interface for online videos
- Social recommendation aspect is definitely the future
- Media center of the future, but not yet ready
- Always new media content available through various applications
Cons
- Many built-in applications are US user focused and not so useful for users outside the US
- Works well with online content, but not so good streaming from network storages
- Home screen and navigation not so user friendly for an average user
- User interface feels awkward to use with a mouse
Operating Systems
- Windows
- Mac OS X
- Linux
All in all, Boxee is very sophisticated social media center for people who constantly enjoy watching online video content and share it with their friends and family.
