The open-source software, Boxee started out as free, has designed to bring Internet video content to your living room televisions which is no longer content with just one screen. A recent job posting on the Boxee website indicates that the New York company is looking for an iPhone and iPad app developer to be the first member of Boxee’s new Mobile Applications Team.
According to the job posting, Boxee considers ‘other screens’, for ex: iPhone and iPad screens, is just as important as television screens for video. The company is looking for a coder with Objective-C expertise (a language used on the iPhone OS and Mac OS X) and one published app, at least in the Apple app store. The job posting also notice “Android development experience a plus” it looks like Boxee does not plan on limiting itself to the iPhone and the iPad.
Boxee, open-source software will play music and videos stored on your hard drive, as well as content from other sources including Youtube, Netflix, Shoutcast, Picasa, Last.fm, CNN.. All these and more is accessible through an attractive interface that can be navigated with a remote. As for the social media angle, Boxee allows you to share what you are watching and your recommendations with other Boxee users.
Boxee’s software gained credibility quickly as a way to turn your TV into an internet-content-viewing haven and the company has announced that they would be boxing up Boxee and selling the software as part of a set-top box. The Boxee set-top box is manufactured by D-Link and it costs $200 and it will be available in the second quarter of 2010.
The box connects to the internet via wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi and connects to yours’ TV’s via HDMI, RCA cables or optical cables (it features 1080p output).
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