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Popbox launch at CES Unveiled on Jan. 5th

We are very excited to see the response to our CES Unveiled it was an outstanding event. We are all tired and losing our voices. We have a day to rest before our nonstop meetings at our Hilton Suite at CES starting on Thursday morning bright and early.

A couple of the posts that we like are below.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/syabas-popbox-hands-on

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/01/syabas-popbox-media-streamer-looks-great/

Some of the quotes form the press with links below

Dean Takahashi of VentureBeat named the Popbox a winner in his roundup of winners and losers from CES Unveiled

Aaron Barr of Marketing Daily included Popbox in a CES roundup saying, “[…] 2010 may be the year in which Internet-connected television finally breaks through. Companies such as D-Link/Boxee and Popbox were already displaying their wares -- which allow for Internet- and home-networked video to be displayed on televisions[…]”

Darren Murph of Engadget said, “We were able to swing by and take a look at the product [Popbox] tonight, and we've got to confess -- it'd be a pretty stellar add to any home entertainment setup. The box was small, light and stylish enough, and the actual user interface was drop-dead simple to navigate.”

Rachel King of ZDNet noted that she thought most of the buzz from CES would come from e-book readers and tablets, but after seeing the Popbox and the Boxee Box, changed her tune, saying, “E-book readers and tablets are being pegged as the top gadget developments of the year, but maybe there’s room for more buzz in the set-top box arena, with the upcoming release of the Boxee Box and now this [Popbox].”

Lee Bains of Switched said, “Heading into this year's CES, we all speculated that we'd see a lot of variations on 3-D TV and streaming TV. In the Popbox, Syabas has brought the latter to our attention in full force. The Swiss Army knife of streamers, the Popbox can pull HD video, CD-quality audio, and even your buddy's Twitter feed from off the Internet and into your living room[…]”

1/6/2010: Popbox HD hopes to simplify streaming content – CNET

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426722-269.html

1/6/2010: Popcorn Hour Introduces the Popbox – AV Club House

http://www.avclubhouse.com/2010/01/06/popbox/

1/6/2010: Syabas introduces consumer-oriented Popbox media player – Krunker

http://www.krunker.com/2010/01/06/syabas-introduces-consumer-oriented-popbox-media-player/

1/6/2010: Winners and losers at CES opening reception: Popbox, Inada human “glove” chair, more – VentureBeat

http://venturebeat.com/2010/01/06/more-losers-and-winners-at-the-consumer-electronics-show-opening-reception-photos/

1/6/2010: At The CES: Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop – Marketing Daily

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=120120

1/6/2010: CES 2010, Day 0 Summary – Zatz Not Funny

http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2010-01/ces-2010-day-0-summary/

1/5/2010: Popcorn Hour Has New Media Streamer – the popbox – GeekTonic

http://www.geektonic.com/2010/01/popcorn-hour-has-new-media-streamer.html

1/5/2010: Syabas Popbox hands-on – Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/syabas-popbox-hands-on/=

1/5/2010: Syabas Introduces Popbox, Supports Netflix – The Review Crew

http://www.thereviewcrew.com/news/syabas-introduces-popbox-supports-netflix

1/5/2010: Popbox settop box unveiled – WesleyTech.com

http://wesleytech.com/popbox-settop-box-unveiled/1855/

1/5/2010: CES 2010: Sybas Announces $129 Popcorn Hour Successor – Small Net Builder

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/ces-2010/31032-ces-2010-sybas-announces-129-popcorn-hour-successor

1/5/2010: Syabas Popbox Digital Media Streamer – Gear Patrol

http://gearpatrol.com/blog/2010/01/05/syabas-popbox-digital-media-streamer/

1/5/2010: Syabas unveils open-platform Popbox, streaming movies and social media for $129 – ZDNet

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=10492

1/5/2010: Popcorn Hour PopBox: hands-on snaps – Electricpig.co.uk

http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2010/01/06/popcorn-hour-popbox-hands-on-snaps/

1/5/2010: CES Unveiled: A First Look at the Tech of 2010 – Switched

http://www.switched.com/2010/01/05/ces-unveiled-a-first-look-at-the-tech-of-2010-6/

1/5/2010: Syabas Unveils the Popbox HD Network Media Adapter – eHomeUpgrade

http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2010/01/05/syabas-unveils-the-popbox-hd-network-media-adapter/

1/5/2010: Syabas' Popbox Media Streamer Looks Great – Gizmodo

http://gizmodo.com/5440990/syabas-popbox-media-streamer-looks-great

1/5/2010: Popbox Set-Top Box Challenges Roku, Boxee – XBIZ Newswire

http://www.xbiznewswire.com/view.php?id=116177

1/5/2010: $129 Popbox Aggregates Online Content, Streams Media from Home Network – CE Pro

http://www.cepro.com/article/129_popbox_aggregates_online_content_streams_media_from_home_network/

1/5/2010: Network connected Popbox brings 20 web services to your TV – Pocket-Lint

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/30501/sybas-technology-launches-popbox-set-top-box

1/5/2010: Syabas Launches $129 "Popbox" OTT Device – Interactive TV Today

URL: http://www.itvt.com/story/6305/syabas-launches-129-popbox-ott-device

1/5/2010: Syabas Unveils Popbox For Retail – TWICE

http://www.twice.com/article/442390-Syabas_Unveils_Popbox_For_Retail.php

1/4/2010: Popbox Media Streamer – HDTV Reviews

http://www.hdtvlounge.net/news/syabas-popbox/

Come check it out at http://www.popbox.com/

TV of Tomorrow Conference

As COO of Syabas, I’ll be speaking at the TV of Tomorrow show in San Francisco on March 3rd and 4th. 2010. http://www.thetvoftomorrowshow.com/

this is a great show where we will discuss how the internet is dramatically changing the shape and economics of TV production and distribution. It looks like a great lineup please attend if you can.

Over the top or into the snare? Will true over the top take off?

If you have been watching the developments, Comcast, Time Warner and other Cable MSO’s have been experimenting with pseudo over the top services. What are they doing? They are starting to offer many of their premium programs over the internet, with a catch. You must be a subscriber to the MSO’s service and authenticate with your subscriber account to access the content.
This is in direct contrast to true over the top services like Hulu, Youtube and many of the content sites like ABC.com and CBS.com. Who will win?
Based on the recent Emmy nominations, it seems possible that both will coexist. Many of the top Emmy awards are going to the premium subscription channels, such as HBO. Hulu doesn’t offer this today. So unless you are willing to do without streams to this content, or are willing to pirate it the industry will probably settled down into a multi-tier coexistence. However, second to HBO is some “basic cable” channels. Hulu does indeed offer many of the non subscription services. This also doesn’t mean that Hulu or indeed HBO couldn’t offer a subscription service “over the top.”
Could this dynamic help push Hulu, CBS and other true over the top service to embrace over the top delivery to the TV such as Popcorn Hour? Not on its own, but it is one of the many compelling forces that will help drive over the top providers to offer there solution, truly open on any consumption scenario. I for one believe in the next two years or so, you will see a service like Hulu deliver to the TV. If they don’t want to follow their siblings in the music industry they will come.