An awful product that should simply be avoided. You'll be sorry.
72
A poor product with more faults than redeeming qualities.
72
Below average. May be passable in a pinch, but you should probably stay away.
72
A bit below average, with some serious issues to watch out for.
72
An average product, with issues that keep it from being genuinely exciting.
72
Slightly better than most similar products, but you can likely still do better.
72
Better than average, but some issues still hold it back from being truly excellent.
72
Among the top products in its category, and a solid choice for most people.
72
A category-leading product and an overall pretty safe bet.
72
An industry-leading product, definitely worth owning. An instant classic.
72
Completely flawless. You'd be crazy not to have it.
100
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News broke that Google was going to delay the launch of the Nexus Q to improve its product before the launch. This is almost definitely due to the negative press and public reception of the device. In fact, gdgt awarded the device a lowly 56 with the conclusion to pass on it. (3rd lowest score in gdgt history I believe) So with Google now taking the time to re-engineer, I was thinking what it would need to be successful, and I am interested in your opinions on this too. I feel that the Nexus Q...
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I am looking into getting a streaming device for my TV this fall, i want to be able to connect a gaming console, an external HD and have Spotify and Netflix compatibility. Most of the official reviews of the BoxeeBox are not good but they are also relatively old and as i understand it the software in the product has been enhanced and improved significantly over the past few years. Does anyone have any more recent experiences with the new Boxee when in comparison to other streaming devices?
I haven't been keeping up with what was coming with the Boxee iPad app, but I was excited based on the idea that it could replicate the functionality of Boxee Box. Well, I just installed the app and I'm sort of disappointed. Here are the primary features: - Friends stream (Videos your friends are sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr) - Watch later (Use the Boxee bookmarklet to mark videos to watch later via computer) - Featured (Videos that the Boxee staff highlight) - Video streaming (Stream...
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content with it. I'm running Boxee on my laptop (1.83 ghz C2D, 2gb ram) and it had been pretty poor, so I'm kinda worried how this experience would be using it on a Boxee box which will probably will be less powerful than my laptop. Any thoughts?
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I like the Boxee software, but with the new Apple TV priced at $99 and Google prepping their entrance into the TV space, do you think the Boxee Box can compete?
Boxee Box and Google TV's roll out. Now with the Boxee Box being pushed back into November does it have any chance of success at all? It's pretty clear that Google, with all of it different partnerships, plans on pushing this product pretty hard this holiday shopping season. I'm afraid the Boxee Box is going to be swept away by the flood of Google TV this fall. Thoughts?
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As we mentioned at the event, we'll have an announcement about the availability of the Boxee Box in the next 3 weeks. We'll make sure the gdgt guys get the news : )
If you're going to the Chicago event (or even if you're not)... What are you stoked to see from this group? Who are you psyched to meet with? What do you want to ask them? I'll follow up w/ a 2nd group soon.
