Go a head and take this one with a grain of salt as we try to gain more information. However, the same source who helped us exclusively break the first stories on the ‘BlackPad’ (back in May 2010) now known as the BlackBerry PlayBook, as well as the BlackBerry Presenter and many more, has passed on some information to us regarding a ‘BlackBerry Media Box’. Our source made it clear, however, that the BlackBerry Media Box would likely be less consumer focused than Apple TV, but you may still find 3rd party services integration.
We’re told this BlackBerry Media Box seems to be a crossover of the BlackBerry Presenter and a set top box like Apple TV. Interestingly enough, it is said the BlackBerry Media Box is based on similar hardware as the BlackBerry PlayBook. It should even be powered by the QNX operating system. Our guess is we could see this product released by late 2011, but don’t hold us to it. Details are slim, regardless we figured you’d like to know at least something about a possible new BlackBerry product. We’ll definitely continue to inform you as we receive further information.
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a presenter box. can’t they just use a bloody playbook for that?
I don’t think this is a great move if they are moving away from the consumer with this product. the playbook itself is fine. unless of course they are making a desktop version of this to be plugged into a monitor and keyboard then that makes more sense then some kind of google/apple tv box.
I can’t really see RIM getting into the consumer oriented media/streaming market but I’d be happy to see strides into that if they work with tv/music companies but even the likes of google are having problems with securing content.
WTF RIM, fix your phone/co-CEO fiasco before you even entertain anything else. You’re dead in the water with public perception already, don’t pour fuel on the fire.
What would this box do?
Get me FREE TV?
Do you think that it is just a rumour?
J.
They’d be better off buying Boxee; mandating them to (a) have the actual box run on top of QNX and (b) create BB and Playbook apps; and otherwise letting Boxee continue what they do as a RIM-owned company.
They could start by adding a DLNA client to the PlayBook…