DivX Unveils First Hardware Device June 11, 2007

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DivX is the format of choice for people wanting to compress big, fat DVD files, and makes it incredibly popular for those want to stream video files in the home.

There’s is a growing number of DivX compatible products out there, from regular DVD players to newer streaming devices. DivX has just shown off an interesting piece of hardware – it’s first - called the GejBox, designed for streaming various media formats. It has S/PDIF, and HDMI, and supports a wide array of home network video, picture and audio streaming. It also supports DivX Stage 6 – the new high-def Internet video streaming format and has a Google Video plug-in too.

Don’t expect to see this being on offer though since I can’t see DivX wanting to get into the very crowded, low-margin hardware streaming market. This seems to be a “Wow, look at the cool things you can build around our super software” product and will no doubt attract interest from many existing hardware makers.

Expect to similarly specified devices later in the year. We hope.-Martin Lynch

[Engadget]

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