Boxee Firmware Update Brings Browser And HTML5 Support

Back in December last year there was an announcement that the Boxee Box set top box has received its first firmware update, despite the fact that the Apple TV like device had not long been out. Now Boxee has announced another new firmware update, that comes with a list of the new features and improvements included.

The new firmware update has brought a raft of changes, included is a massive upgrade to the previously limited browser, which now has full support for history, bookmarks and HTML5.

The web browser Display has also been improved, including the web video playback screens, which now come with more content controls.

Boxee has also updated the local video playback, by moving all the buttons to the bottom of the screen and adding a brand new scrub bar.

Other improvements include a faster browser launch and faster page loading speeds and support for additional languages including Norwegian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Danish and Russian.

Also the update adds a new MLB application, which enables users to watch both live and recorded games.

This new firmware update contains a number of bug fixes also, including a fix for the problem where the Audio Offset setting would not work, theres also a fix for the problem where a signature failed message would sometimes be displayed when attempting to download and install applications.

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One Response to “Boxee Firmware Update Brings Browser And HTML5 Support”

  1. [...] Boxee updated their firmware in may, bringing full support for history, bookmarks and HTML5. [...]

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