The Inquisitr

Walmart Black Friday Sales Ad 2009

Duncan Riley — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:58:32 +0000

Walmart is trying to beat its competitors to the punch this coming Black Friday with an early sales ad out offering some very nice bargains.

First up is the offer of a $100 Walmart Gift Card with the purchase of any BlackBerry phones with 2 year contract.

If you’re in the market for a new Xbox, Walmart is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade for $199 with a $100 Walmart gift card.

The HP G60 519WM laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium is being offered at the netbook price of $298. The laptop sports a 15.6″ screen with a 2.2GHz processor, 3GB DDR2 RAM, and a 250GB SATA hard disk.

In the TV isle, Walmart is offerign Black Friday sales on a Sanyo 50 inch Class Plasma HDTV with Digital Tuner for $898, Vizio 37′ Class lCD HDTV with Digital Tuner also $597, and Samsung 40″ Class Full-HD 1080p LCD HDTV at $898

Damn you folks on Twitter are a chatty bunch

Steven Hodson — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:30:18 +0000

27.3 million Twitter messages per day – that’s how much you guys are yakking out there on Twitter. With the 5 billionth Twitter message reportedly posted last month some suggest we could see an annual yakking rate of 10 billion Twitter messages a year.

Much of this data is courtesy of a recent report from Pingdom who studied Twitter traffic for a period of three weeks (October 21 to November 11) to find out things like Twitter messages per hour, per day, and when we posted messages the most.

Per Hour

- highest number of Twitter messages during the report time period: 1,841,289

- lowest number of messages during the report period: 566,854

Per Day

Average Per Hour – based on US EST

The above graph is shifted to show US eastern time and clearly displays a dip during the night-time hours in the US. However as Brian Solis noted in his post on this, Comscore data shows that half of Twitter users live outside of the US. In this case the morning rise in Pingdom’s data could also reflect afternoon and evening activity in Europe and other parts of the world.

Regardless all this data just goes to show we love nothing better than to be blathering at 140 characters and our love affair shows no signs of slowing down.

Pic: “Normandy Nessie,” Florida’s Loch Ness Monster?

Kim LaCapria — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:05:19 +0000

A retiree in Florida is reporting a Loch Ness style creature in a local canal- at first thought by the man to be a snake before he says he spotted a caudal fin.

Pictures of the creature are, as always, from a large distance and it’s almost difficult to spot the water, much less a water dwelling creature. But Russ Sittloh insists the creature is huge and potentially dangerous- and he’s concerned for small children and kayakers in the vicinity. (Pythons are a known invasive species in the South, and in July a toddler in Florida was strangled to death by a household pet python. )

Sittloh says when he last saw the beast, it did a double roll and came back toward Sittloh with a “mouthful of fish.” Whether the creature Sittloh is capturing on film is a python is up for some debate:

“I don’t know if we have a mutated species here or what,” Sittloh said. “Whatever he is, my God, is he big. He is some kind of big.”

Sittloh said he has warned his neighbors and called the city, but did not report the creature to the Sheriff’s Office.

“From the video, it appears most likely it is a manatee,” said Carli Segelson, media relations coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Marianne Pasha said no one else in Madeira Beach has reported seeing Nessie.

“It sounds like there is something out there, but we don’t know what it is,” she said.

Sittloh has invested nearly $400 in equipment to record the elusive creature, so perhaps better pictures will surface soon. The pic above was captured on November 8th, and allegedly shows the animal frolicking in Sittloh’s Madeira Beach canal,

Video: Dane Cook’s “Isolated Incident” peanut butter smack

Kim LaCapria — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:41:35 +0000

Dane Cook is one of the most polarizing comedians on the internet.

Cook has a huge, rabid fanbase, and many people were up late last night watching a small show Cook did (30 attendees) first aired in May, entitled Isolated Incident. One of the most searched terms through the night was peanut butter smack, or alternately, peanut butter smack… how do you like me now, biznitch? Both terms refer to Cook’s story about surfing youporn, and a video he found disturbing and funny.

Personally, I don’t find Cook nearly as talented at Louis CK or Lewis Black, but he certainly appeals to a douchier younger crowd. You can watch the seven minute peanut butter smack clip below, but it would be worrying at this point if you’ve never been exposed to any Dane Cook- he’s everywhere. (NSFW language, humor and crude sexual references abound.)

2012 Movie Review: CGI Porn For The Masses

Duncan Riley — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:37:19 +0000

Roland Emmerich returns to the big screen with a sequel of sorts to his hit blockbusters Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. Some reviews will mention Godzilla, but given how few people saw that movie, it shouldn’t be considered because 2012 is the really the end of the trilogy that started with Independence Day.

My expectations going into the movie were mixed: on one hand, reviews said it is what it is, and it does it well, while others said it’s somewhere close to Transformers 2, but without the soft porn provided by Megan Fox.

I’m happy to report that it was the former. Unlike Transformers 2, 2012 shamelessly suffers its lack of serious plot and acting by overwhelming the senses with CGI porn; Transformers 2 looks like something my son plays in his bedroom by comparison.

John Cussack takes the role as the lead in the trilogy in the footsteps of Bill Pullman and Dennis Quaid before him, but brings a decidedly Gen X take to the role. Here’s a character in his mid to late 30s, divorced with a hot ex wife and some kids who struggles to keep up with his now ex-family.

Fortunately…or unfortunately I just described most of the 30 minutes of the movie, well throw in Woody Harelson as a grade A nutter and some global conspiracy theories for good measure. No, Ron Paul didn’t direct, but he would have been proud.

All you need to know about the first 30 minutes is the world is going to end, then the CGI porn flows from about that point, and by god it is the CGI equivalent on Heidi Klum taking it in a twosome…but even hotter.

If you’ve seen the trailer, you’ll get some of the rough idea. As a visual treat 2012 is the world ender when it comes to a disaster movie, because no other movie will ever be able to beat the CGI and story concept again: how after all can you beat the end of the world?

If I had to criticize, it’s that Emmerich softly decided only to destroy American and Christian icons, as opposed to being truly global (and unbias) in his vision of the end of the world; apparently he was worried about a jihad or something, which says soft to me.

If you love your CGI, you’ll love 2012. If you want to see a movie with a serious story line, stay well away.

3 1/2 stars.

Your Google PageRank may soon depend how fast your site loads – Why?

Steven Hodson — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:52:20 +0000

Google has been making a lot of news over the past while about how it wants to help speed up the web; and as nice as that might be it has gotten more than a few people wondering why.

This last week saw the announcement that the company was working on a new protocol that would sit on top of the standard HTTP protocol. The idea behind SPDY is to help reduce latency and make the overall page surfing experience a little faster.

Not long after that Google’s Matt Cutts has an interview with Mike McDonald from WebProNews were Matt lets the world know that Google is seriously looking at making the page load time a part of the algorithm used to calculate a web site’s PageRank. The idea being that the faster your site loads the better that will affect your overall score as calculated by Google and the better placement you’ll have in search results.

Interesting idea – except why is there this sudden concern with how fast pages load?

Granted we all have heard about how fanatical Google can be about page load times since the faster their pages load the more searches they can deliver. On the flip side however there is the time that it takes for the Google crawlers to index, and update, all that data out there. In this aspect of the search game they are often at the mercies of the designers of websites.

So if Google can get everyone to do everything they can to make their pages load faster it means that Google’s crawlers can do their job in the fraction of the time thus saving Google an incredible amount of money. Of course it benefits site owners as well to do what they can to increase page load speed but is Google’s rewarding faster loading sites with a better rank the right way to do this?

Douglas Karr from Marketing Tech Blog doesn’t think so and he goes as far as to suggest that this is leaning to being evil.

So, as one of the wealthiest companies in the world, Google is beginning to drop the hint… hard. Make your sites faster and we’ll reward you with better ranking. This is fantastic for companies with the infrastructure, capacity and resources… but what happens to the little guy? How does a small personal blog hosted on GoDaddy for a few dollars compete with a company hosted on a platform that costs thousands of dollars with loadsharing, caching, web acceleration or cloud technologies?

In my humble opinion, I think it leans the evil side. Let’s break it down:

The web is becoming more complex.

This requires Google to advance its technologies.

That costs Google more money.

The alternative is penalizing sites that perform slowly, requiring them to spend more and speed up their sites, reducing Google’s costs.

That doesn’t make good PR, though.

Instead, Google does it in under the auspices of enhancing the web experience.

It’s not about you and me. It’s about Google’s bottom line.

Personally I think Douglas makes a valid point and one well worth thinking about.

Best Buy Black Friday Ad 2009, Plenty Of Goodies For Techies

James Allen Johnson — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:48:46 +0000

In my opinion the best Black Friday sale every year comes from the folks at Best Buy. Typically their electronics are sold at ridiculously low pricing and what tech/gadget lover wouldn’t love a sale devoted to high end, yet low price electronics. Here’s a look at some of the top offerings in the Best Buy Black Friday Ad for 2009, both for online and in-store customers.

With 272 items to choose from the Best Buy Black Friday Ad is huge, however there are some deals that really stuck out, such as the Samsung 46″ 1080P 120Hz LED HDTV, offered as a doorbuster sale for $1599.99. Gamers can also pick up the 120GB Sony PS3, with the Little Big Planet and Ratchet and Clank games for $299.99.

The Canon EOS Rebel T1i D-SLR Camera with the 18-55mm IS Lens is also being offered for $699.99, while not the lowest priced item to procure, it’s still a great deal on a phenomenal DSLR.

The electronics chain is also offering a Garmin Nuvi 205W GPS for $99.99 and that price gets you a widescreen display, voice by voice instructions and plenty of Points of Interest (POIs).

If laptops are more up your alley you can take advantage of the Compaq Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor, 1GB Memory and a 160GB Hard Drive for $179.99. It may not offer the fastest processor but the price is right. An upgrade to a 250GB unit is also available at $229.99

If you’re more in the mood for a Blu-Ray player they also have several models on sale, the best deal of which is the Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-Ray Disc Player for only $149.99 which is a steal for such a great high definition player.

Those are some of my personal favorite offerings from the company, however with nearly 300 items set for Black Friday you’ll definitely want to keep your eyes peeled to your local paper for the companies full spread.

UFC 105 Couture vs. Vera Results

Duncan Riley — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:55:09 +0000

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera saw the wildly popular UFC head across the pond to Manchester, England Saturday evening.

If you don’t want to know the UFC 105 Results, our standard disclosure: don’t read on from this point. UFC 105 is scheduled to show on a delayed telecast on Spike from 8P/7C.

The lead fight saw Randy Couture take on Brandon Vera, and in a controversial points decision Couture won despite being on a back foot for much of the fight. Vera and the commentators slammed the decision.

In the second headline fight, welterweight Dan Hardy took down Mike Swick in a unanimous points decision.

Full UFC 105 Results:

Randy Couture defeated Brandon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28)

Dan Hardy defeated Mick Swick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Michael Bisping defeated Denis Kang via TKO at 4:24, round two

Matt Brown defeated James Wilks via TKO 2:23, round three

Ross Pearson defeated Aaron Riley via TKO (doctor’s stoppage due to cut), 4:38 round two

John Hathaway defeated Paul Taylor via unanimous decision (30-26)

Terry Etim defeated Shannon Gugerty via guillotine, 1:24 round two

Nick Osipczak defeated Matt Riddle via TKO 3:52, round three

Dennis Siver defeated Paul Kelly via TKO, 2:56 round two

Alexander Gustafsson defeated Jared Hamman via KO, 0:41 round one

Andre Winner defeated Roli Delgado via KO, 3:22 round one

Bye-Bye Psystar it was nice knowing ya until Apple chewed you up and spat you out

Steven Hodson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:21:42 +0000

Like we didn’t know that this wasn’t going to happen.

Yesterday, November 13, 2009, Apple won its expected victory over pain in the ass Psystar Corp. when Judge William Alsup agreed with Apple that the little company that wished it was did indeed violate Apple’s copyright and just for good measure the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as well.

Judge Alsup sidestepped Psystar’s claim that it was protected by the first sale doctrine, which generally gives the buyer of a protected work the right to resell it without the permission of, or any payment to, the copyright holder. The judge said first sale only applies to legal copies and that the way in which Psystar had modified the software to let it run on clones meant that the copies did not meet this standard. The judge rejected out of hand Psystar’s claims that it made legal use of Apple’s trademarks and that Apple has misued it copyrights.

Source: BusinessWeek – The Tech Beat

A hearing on remedies is scheduled for December 14 at which point the brothers behind Psystar had better be ready to kiss their financial asses good-bye.

Helicopter Crash Leaves Three Dead Near Reno

AHN — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:20:17 +0000

Reno, NV (AHN) – A medical helicopter crashed early Saturday morning near the California-Nevada border, leaving three dead.

After dropping off a patient in Reno, the Mountain Lifeflight helicopter 3 was on its way back to Susanville when the crash occurred about 2 a.m., the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the crash and the resulting fire destroyed the helicopter, an Aerospatiale AS350. At the time of the accident, the pilot was not in communication with air traffic controllers.

In a statement, Mountain Lifeflight confirmed that the crewmembers aboard had died.

New Zealand, Nigeria Qualify For World Cup

AHN — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:16:51 +0000

New Zealand will move on to the World Cup finals next year after defeating Bahrain 1-0 in the second leg Saturday night in front of a record crowd of 35,194. Nigeria will also go to the Cup after a dramatic come-from-behind win over Kenya.

Rory Fallon’s header moments into halftime will send the team to South Africa. The last time New Zealand was on that path was with the national team in 1982.

New Zealand found itself in trouble after defender Ben Sigmund was yellow-carded in just the third minute. The Whites could have scored earlier after Shane Smeltz’s header from Leo Bertos’ free-kick. But the header bounced on top of the net in the eighth minute.

Again the deadlock looked like it ended in the19th minute. Chris Killen sent a left-foot past Bahrain goalkeeper Sayed Mohammed Jaffar, but it went off the crossbar. Bahrain Jaycee John’s volley was denied by New Zealand goalkeeper Mark Paston 30 minutes into the match.

Again Paston kept his team in front when he dived to his right after Sayed Mohamed Adnan’s strike.

Shane Smeltz came close to adding another goal for New Zealand in the 20th minute when his strike went wide. The Whites had a chance again in the last period when Killen’s overhead kick went over the crossbar with nine minutes left in regulation.

Nigeria also qualified for the Cup with a late rally to beat Kenya 3-2 in Nairobi. Obafemi Martins tallied two goals to help his team come from behind.

Nigeria was behind at half-time after a 15th-minute goal from Kenya’s Denis Oliech. But Nigeria moved ahead 2-1 with Martins strike. Martin netted the winner in the 83rd minute.

Jack Is Back: Wilson Inks Two-Year Deal With Mariners

AHN — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:13:01 +0000

Seattle, WA (AHN) – Jack Wilson is going to remain a Seattle Mariner. The veteran was re-signed to a two-year deal for $10-million Friday.

General manager Jack Zduriencik told the Seattle Times that Wilson was his long-term shortstop.

“I saw him play many games when I was with Milwaukee and he was with Pittsburgh, and I always admired him,” Zduriencik told reporter Larry Stone. “He was one of those pain-in-the-butt guys. He’s a superb defensive player, and I’m extremely happy he’ll be with us for the next two years.”

Wilson and pitcher Ian Snell came over from the Pittsburgh Pirates July 29 for three minor-league players, catcher Jeff Clement and shortstop Ronny Cedeno.

Wilson struggled with injuries, including his hamstring and heel woes, after his arrival to Seattle. He batted .224 in just 31 games.

“There’s nothing like a rough year to give you an extra incentive to do more in the offseason,” Wilson said.

There was a delay in the contract becoming final.

Wilson was denied an $8.4 million option for 2010, paying him a $600,000 buyout.

The Mariners offered Wilson a new contract worth $5 million for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Pac-Man Vs. Junito: Pound For Pound ‘Champ’ Takes On WBO Welterweight Titlist

AHN — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:07:57 +0000

Las Vegas, Nevada (AHN) – It’s fight night in the world of boxing. Pound for pound champion Manny Pacquiao is going up against current WBO Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The boxers are fighting at a catchweight of 145 lbs, two pounds under the welterweight limit of 147 lbs.

Pacquiao is quicker and hoping he can capitalize on Cotto dropping the pounds.

Pacquiao weighed in at 144 lbs and Cotto found the contract limit of 145 lbs.

Cotto packs a powerful punch, but many question if he’ll be able to catch up with Pacquiao. And cutting weight may take away from Cotto’s strength.

Cotto was very vulnerable as a junior welterweight went he cut pounds. The weight was the biggest factor in getting the contract signed.

“Pacman” Pacquiao enters the match almost invincible.

He’s fought four weight classes his last five fights while going 5-0. He’s been a super featherweight to a welterweight and knocked out Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya along the way.

Not so for Cotto. He crumbled against Antonio Margarito.

The winner could face Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Floyd Mayweather.

Parenteau Permission: Forward’s Goal Lifts Rangers Over Ottawa In Shootout

AHN — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:04:56 +0000

Ottawa, CA (AHN) – P.A. Parenteau is making a name quickly for himself after being recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack Friday. Parenteau scored the winning goal in the New York Rangers 2-1 shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators Saturday.

Parenteau ripped a shot into the top right corner in the seventh round of the SO to defeat Brian Elliott (27 saves).

It was a boost for the Rangers, who struggled on the road this season. New York entered the contest with a 1-4-1 road record.

Senators’ Brian Lee scored in the second period with a snap shot at 4:29. Vinny Prospal knotted it with a short-handed goal less then seven minutes later.

Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 35 shots for the Rangers, who improved to 11-8-1. Ottawa dropped to 8-6-3.

The Senators have lost five of their last seven.

Parenteau, 26, was summoned to help fill the gap because of injuries to centers Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky.

It was his second call up from Hartford this season. He played two games last month after Marian Gaborik was injured.

Parenteau had 10 goals and ranked second in the AHL with 20 points

The International Olympics Commission gets to keep being sexists – no female ski jumpers allowed

Steven Hodson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:07:35 +0000

I’m sorry but I have to say this from the very beginning – this is utter and total bullshit.

Word has come down from the British Columbia Court of Appeals that the International Olympics Commissions can not be forced to allow female ski jumpers on the grounds that their rules go against the Canadian Charter of Rights.

Justice Ann Rowles, one of the three appeal court judges who heard the case over the last two days, said she was aware a decision was needed quickly. Reasons for the decision will be released next week.

The women could seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, but lawyer Ross Clark, who is representing the ski jumpers, said such an appeal would need to overcome a lot of hurdles.

The appeal to B.C.’s highest court was an attempt to overturn a B.C. Supreme Court decision that found that while excluding the women from competing is discriminatory, the International Olympic Committee is not subject to the Charter and cannot be forced to hold a women’s ski jumping event.

Source: The Toronto Star

I’m not blaming the British Columbia Court of Appeals for their decision because in fact they were right. However that doesn’t change the fact that the IOC policy against female ski jumpers is archaic and just plain wrong. The IOC argument has always been thatthere are not enough competitions to merit making a woman’s ski jumping an Olympic sport.

Like I said at the beginning this is bullshit and the IOC is totally wrong in excluding woman from participating in a female ski jumping category.

Graph: Who was in your house, eating your cookies…

Kim LaCapria — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:29 +0000

Suspiciously absent: kissing your babymama under the tree.

[Graphjam]

Canadian television is about protectionism

Steven Hodson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:10:09 +0000

There is a big discussion going on right now in Canada about the whole idea of a fee-for-carriage ‘tax’ being added to our cable bills in order to insure the survival of ‘local’ television. This tax being asked for by the over-the-air broadcasters is suggested to be in the area of $10.00 per month and you would see it added to your monthly bill.

While this might be an interesting discussion (see the embedded video of a recent discussion about this area of contention) Prof. Michael Geist points out another area that the over-the-air broadcasters are pushing for the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Television Commission – a government regulatory body similar to the FTC in the US) to force the cable and satellite companies to create a new policy of “program deletion”.

Currently in Canada our the television networks that are carrying US programming work under what is called “simultaneous substitution”. What this means is that our broadcasters must broadcast their purchased show (which has been purchased from the originating US broadcaster in most cases) at the same time that the show is being run in the US.

Part of the argument that Canadian broadcasters have used, and is being used in the current fee-for-carriage bullshit argument, is that this puts the Canadian content show, which they are required to carry as a part of their licencing with the CRTC, at a disadvantage since the US shows get the prime slots.

What the Canadian broadcasters want is for the CTRC to step in and mandate that when a Canadian broadcaster buys the Canadian rights to a US show the US based broadcast would be blocked coming into Canada for a seven-day window.

In other words, rather than the current simultaneous substitution policy, which allows for the programs to air at the same time and for the substitution of the Canadian broadcast on the U.S. channel (thereby leading to the annual complaints about Super Bowl commercials), the U.S. broadcast would be blocked altogether. That would allow Canadian broadcasters to air the U.S. program whenever they like and block the U.S. version altogether. – Prof. Michael Geist

On the note about “saving local television” and the fee-for-carriage argument that is going on before the CRTC I have been a cable subscriber on and off since it was first available in our community, as well as any city across Canada that I have lived in, and I can count on one hand that has had it’s fingers removed how many times I have watched any local television, cable or otherwise. The only thing that adding yet another $10.00 to an already outrageous cable bill that keeps climbing each year would be to either cut back to the most basic package or to cancel it altogether.

As far as t he idea of totally blocking the US broadcast version for seven days – well, good luck with that plan. As you can hear in the video below the old media mouthpieces still don’t understand that access to media is changing. For them PVRs and Internet streaming are still just blips on the horizon. As one person puts it everyone wants to watch their favorite shows in hi-def and on big flat screens.

All the arguments that are before the CRTC currently are nothing more than efforts to drag out the control of television to the benefit of the broadcasters for as long as they possibly can. None of the arguments put forth do anything to benefit the people who actually use the service instead we are be treated like never-ending cash cows.

Carrie Prejean’s “biggest mistake” just got bigger, total of 8 “sex tapes” revealed

Kim LaCapria — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:38:34 +0000

It was revealed today that Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California who was dethroned and came under massive public scrutiny for her anti-gay beliefs, has filmed seven additional videos of herself masturbating, meaning that the “biggest mistake” she ever made (filming one sex tape) was actually not that uncommon of an occurrence.

Prejean, clearly a big fat hypocrite in addition to being rude, unpleasant and vapid, has tried tirelessly to promote herself as a paragon of Christian values since scoring a modicum of fame for bashing gay marriage during a pageant. But in addition to the eight “sex tapes” of Carrie performing for the camera nude or partially nude, “dozens” of nude pictures have allegedly surfaced of the 22-year-old former pageant queen as well.

Timing of the “discovery” of the sex tapes and nude pics happened to coincide with the release of her book, and Prejean seems pretty intent on staying in the news by throwing tantrums on live TV and flashing her vagina at cameras. We can only hope that the new Carrie Prejean sex tapes will alienate the conservative Christian fans she claims to have and hasten her inevitable rapid decline into obscurity.

If you’re looking to stream Carrie Prejean’s sex tapes, they have not yet made it to the internet- be wary of sites claiming to have them. However, given that so many of them exist, it’s likely a matter of time before the Prejean sex tapes are everywhere.

Video: Ty Lawson dunk on Powell, Mbenga

Kim LaCapria — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:12:02 +0000

Video clip below of Denver rookie Ty Lawson dunking on DJ Mbenga forward Josh Powell, each who have about a foot on him, give or take.

That should be against the Law! …son.

We heard you like Boxee so we put your Boxee in a Box: Boxee Box confirmed

Kim LaCapria — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:52:04 +0000

Popular content streaming application Boxee confirmed plans this week to unveil a “Boxee Box” to streamline the process of using Boxee with your TV.

Boxee founder Avner Ronen announced a December 7th event in Brooklyn (holla!) where details of the device and mockups (like the one shown above) will be revealed. (You can RSVP to the event on the Boxee blog.) About the deal, Ronen says:

I am very happy to announce we have signed our first partnership with a CE company. At this point we can not say more about the partner or the specs of the device, but we can tell you we are working closely with them to make sure we deliver a great Boxee experience on it.

Ronen goes on to talk about forging the connection between computers/devices and TV, which remains a huge stumbling block for consumers who wish to use services like Hulu and Boxee. People constantly tell me to use them, but I rarely have the self control to put my laptop down and lack the initiative to hook my devices to my TV. A dedicated box is perfect for lazy consumers like myself that are interested in the service but not as keen of getting off our asses to access it.

Ronen describes the uses the Boxee box is expected to have:

This will be the first connected device running Boxee, but the idea is to provide consumers with a way to get Boxee in their living rooms, no matter whether it’s on a Connected TV, game console, set-top box, BluRay player, computer, etc.

More details as they’re released.