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French ISP Free launches its set-top box revolution
The box is powered by Intel's Atom CE4100 embedded chip and sports a 250GB hard drive that doubles as your network-attached storage, allowing you to download files without a computer and access them from other devices in the same network. Users can access the Freestore app store to download games, which can apparently be controlled with a gyroscopic and accelerometer-equipped remote or a more traditional gamepad. It won’t be replacing your last-generation console anytime soon, but the Gameloft-based initial title lineup doesn’t look half bad for a set-top box.
The Freebox 6 comprises two similarly looking stackable parts, the server and the player. Connectivity options besides Wi-Fi include four Gigabit Ethernet jacks, a pair of front-facing USB ports plus at least two more on the back, all the video and audio outputs you’d expect, and even a couple of Powerline adapters to make home networking easy.
The Freebox Révolution has a one-off cost of €120 for the box (around $160), with a €30 reduction for each year of being a Free client. Installation should set French customers back €96 and monthly service charges start at around €30 – €40 for 28 Mbps via ADSL (100/50Mbps cable Internet is also available in some areas).
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Sounds promising. Tomorrow the EU will ban it.
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lchu12 said:
gwailo247 said:Sounds promising. Tomorrow the EU will ban it.
haha....wait why?
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haha....wait why?
Well, all those components in one box, allowing so much functionality, dunno, smacks of some kind of monopolistic scheming. Why take the chance?
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wow, $160 for all that? I wonder what the procesor in it is.
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Man that's an ugly box... Renowned designer my foot! He outta have his eyes checked.
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Amazing little thing... I would love to buy one to tinker around and see what it's capable of.
cardriverx said:wow, $160 for all that? I wonder what the procesor in it is.
As you can see clearly in the article... Intel's Atom CE4100. Hard to miss...
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