Filed under: Internet, Video, Macintosh, Beta
Boxee launches App Box addons, plus Hulu workaround
by Brad Linder Mar 6th 2009 at 10:00AM
Here's how it works. Boxee has launched a new build of its media center suite that includes an App Box, which is basically an App Store allowing users to find and install new applications and plugins. There's also a built in RSS reader optimized for feeds with video. It works with YouTube, Yahoo! Video, and Hulu.
In other words, as long as Hulu provides RSS feeds for its videos, you'll be able to find and watch them using Boxee. It's not as elegant a solution as the old built in Hulu support. But it will let you navigate Hulu using a full screen interface and a remote control instead of your keyboard. Unless Hulu eliminates its RSS feeds.
The new version also adds a much-needed auto-update feature.
The latest build is considered a "bleeding edge release," which means there may still be some (or a lot of) bugs to work out. The new version is currently available for Mac. No word on the
Update: The Linux version of Boxee should get the new features in a release scheduled for March 24th.
Update 2: Well, that didn't last long. While it's certainly nice to have a built in RSS reader, you can no longer use it to watch videos from Hulu. The site has blocked Boxee's browser.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael said 10:51AM on 3-06-2009
There's a closed alpha for Windows, but the link isn't hidden in any way; you can grab it here: http://app.boxee.tv/windows-alpha
Reply
Chris T said 10:51AM on 3-06-2009
I'm pretty sure you still have to have a windows beta account FYI. But the windows is the new alpha.
Brad Linder said 10:53AM on 3-06-2009
Right... but the latest build of the Windows Alpha doesn't have all the new features mentioned in this article.
Chris T said 10:51AM on 3-06-2009
err oops. FYI = IIRC . . sorry.
Reply
Christina Warren said 10:54AM on 3-06-2009
Linux should see the updates in the March 24th stable release. I think you do have to have a Windows beta login (I have two separate logins, one for Windows, one for everything else, so I'll have to check and see if my normal login works to actually use the program), but like Chris said -- it's the latest release. Be aware, it doesn't work so hot with Windows 7 right now (it works, just not as well as in Vista or in XP SP3).
Reply
Jake Marsh said 11:27AM on 3-06-2009
For anyone trying this out wanting to use the "App Box" feature, try putting in my plugin repository, "http://dir.thejakemarsh.com" - you'll get my plugin "TV Library" when you do, over 1500 TV Shows to watch all free :) - more info about it here: http://thejakemarsh.com/1808/
Reply
Jeremy J said 1:36PM on 3-06-2009
How do i set this up to work??
Reply
Muffin_man said 1:37PM on 3-06-2009
Every time I hear about this app I think of that cute girl on YouTube
Reply
CreepersCreek said 3:02PM on 3-06-2009
Plex has a similar feature, and it can go full screen on a secondary monitor.
Reply