Niveus Media Ships ONEbox Media Center
Reprinted from a Niveus Media press release:
Niveus Media, a leading innovator in consumer electronic/pc convergence, announced today that its flagship product, the ONEbox Media Center, is now shipping. The ONEbox Media Center provides consumers with easy access to their digital media in the family room setting, via their existing television.
The ONEbox Media Center combines several living room entertainment devices and functionality, including DVD, CD and Digital Video Recorder (DVR), into a single unit that fits in a standard entertainment center. Additional features allow users to store and play any form of digital media using the Digital Music Jukebox and Digital Picture Viewer functionality. All of these features can be controlled using the ONEbox remote control, which ships with the unit.
“The ONEbox Media Center provides consumers with the best possible integration of digital media platforms,” said Tim Cutting, CEO of Niveus Media. “It is the only completely independent solution to take your entire digital media collection (music, movies, photos) into the living room setting.”
The ONEbox is the first all-in-one digital media entertainment center built for the living room and the first to break the $1,000 barrier. Unlike other DVRs, the ONEbox does not require additional subscription fees to access program guides.
Based on the VIA EPIA mainboard, both 80GB and 160GB versions of the ONEbox Media Center are now available, along with a customization option on the company’s website. A 6 in 1 memory card reader/writer allows users to easily transfer their digital media back and forth from the ONEbox.
In addition to Microsoft Windows XP, Niveus Media has installed its own software, “ONEbox Media Center,” as a single user interface to control the ONEbox features. Additional information can be found at: www.oneboxmc.com.
Forbes said in a recent article entitled, A PC That Fits in Your Media Center, “Appearance is one feature that the ONEbox Media Center … has going for it. It looks like it belongs near the TV set, looking unobtrusive and positively unlike a PC from the front.”