Smart TVs might actually start to live up to their name soon. At least that’s what we can hope after Wednesday’s announcement that consumer electronics giant Samsung had bought streaming video start-up Boxee.
As first reported by Israel-based website The Marker and confirmed by The New York Times, the deal brings unspecified Boxee employees and assets to the South Korean electronics company.
In a statement to TechHive, a Samsung spokesperson said: "Samsung has acquired key talent and assets from Boxee. This will help us continue to improve the overall user experience across our connected devices."
Boxee began its life creating open source media streaming software built on XBMC before getting into hardware, partnering with D-Link for the curiously shaped Boxee Box, which retails at around €180 online.
Boxee’s current hardware is a a set-top box for streaming content with the ability to stream to mobile devices. It also provides apps such as Netflix, Vudu, Pandora, MLB.TV, and Spotify. Perhaps more important, Boxee’s interface is cleaner and less confusing then what you find on most smart TVs.
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