When Boxee first discussed this update two months ago, it mentioned adding support for the Apple iPad. More Languages: the Boxee Box is on sale in 34 countries and has been translated to German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Hebrew, Danish, Dutch, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese (Brazil), Czech, Norwegian, Finnish, and Polish. MLB.TV Upgrades: you can now watch live and archived games, jump to specific innings or game events, see pop-up details on every pitch, as well as rewind and fast-forward games easier.
Share Where You Want: share content to Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr. Local File Playback: added support for HFS formatted drives, seek functionality inside music playback, and filtering local files by source. On Screen Display: a new seek bar has been added for precise rewinding/fast forwarding, the button count has been slimmed down, and the volume control has been removed for a more consistent experience.Ĭustomized Artwork / Info for Media Files: import video into Boxee and add your own artwork and metadata to accompany it with NFO files.
Movie Trailers: under Movies there's now a Trailers section, split into Library, Coming Soon, and Box Office. Alternatively, here's a summary in eight points:īrowser Upgrades: Favorites (Bookmarks) & History have been added, New On Screen Display (no auto-full screen), and improved support for HTML 5 so you can access more content, like HBOGO. If you're wondering what's new in this release, you can read through the Boxee Box 1.1 Release Notes.
Upon release, the Box will boot with the logo turned orange.Īfter the Recovery Menu appears, connect your thumb drive to the Boxee Box, wait two seconds, then select Upgrade from USB from the menu, and follow on-screen instructions. Power up the Boxee Box by pressing and holding the power button for 6-10 seconds. Make sure to properly eject the flash drive after copying the file. The downloaded file will be named boxee.iso, and that name must be maintained.Ĭopy the boxee.iso file to a thumb drive. If you just can't wait, here are the instructions to update manually:ĭownload the latest Boxee Box firmware at /download/boxeebox. If you'd rather not restart your device, you can check to see if there is a newer version of the firmware by going to Settings > System > Check for new version of Boxee.
The new release will be rolled out over the next few days, and your device will automatically prompt you to download the latest firmware at start-up when it becomes available. The last firmware update took place in February (version 1.3) so now it's time for the next one: version 1.1.
Herein lies my journey through software and hardware development.Boxee aims to release a firmware update for D-Link's Boxee Box - and in the future other Boxee-based devices - approximately every three months. Lsusb Bus 001 Device 008: ID 1915:20d9 Nordic Semiconductor ASA April 15, 2014 usb 1-1.6.1: Product: D-Link Boxee Receiver d.15 usb 1-1.6.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 usb 1-1.6.1: New USB device found, idVendor=1915, idProduct=20d9
Below are the interesting bits under Linux.ĭmesg: usb 1-1.6.1: new full-speed USB device number 8 using ehci-pci I’ve read that it will also work with Android. I tested on Linux (3.11 kernel), OSX Mavericks and Windows 7. Once you have the cable, it’s just a matter of plugging it in and begin typing on the remote. These diodes have a 1.6V forward voltage drop bringing the 5V supply down to 3.6V - much safer. To remedy this, I added two IN4003 diodes in series. I haven’t looked up the datasheet for the receiver chip, but my guess is that supplying it with 5V would let the smoke out. Both chips on the wireless board require 3.3V while USB supplies 5V.