Verismo VuNow Set-Top Box Due Dec. 15

By Geoff Duncan
November 26, 2008

Verismo is set to launch its tiny VuNow set-top box December 15, offering CinemaNow movies, YouTube, BitTorrent, personal media...and live TV.

Online video startup Verismo has announced its plans to launch sales of its VuNow set-top boxes beginning December 15. Although the market for TV add-ons that enable users to stream Internet-based video to their televisions is getting crowded—what with the AppleTV, Netflix Roku Player, and Blockbuster's new MediaPoint offering, Verismo hopes to differentiate itself by offering a broad palette of video offerings—including YouTube, BitTorrent, and CinemaNow movies—in a tiny, even portable box.

The VuNow box will come in at least two versions (standard and high definition), and features 512 MB of flash memory (with an option to attach up to a 500 GB hard drive via USB), and hooks into PCs running Windows Vista/XP. It connects to an in-home broadband network using either 802.11g/n Wi-Fi or ...

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