- Featuring a sleek, two-sided design and a full QWERTY keypad, the Boxee Remote works seamlessly with the award-winning Boxee software--the best way to watch movies, TV shows and clips from the Internet on your TV.
- Featuring a sleek, two-sided design and a full QWERTY keypad.
- Boxee remote works seamlessly with our award-winning Boxee software
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Product Information
Technical Details
| Brand Name | D-Link |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 1.7 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches |
| Item model number | DSM-22 |
| Specification Met | No |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B00480OSVK |
| Shipping Weight | 1 pounds |
| Shipping | This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S. |
| Date First Available | November 13, 2010 |
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Best Remote for Your Boxee Software on a PC or Mac
The ingenious Boxee Remote by D-Link brings the freedom of the Internet to your HDTV in stunning 1080p with a sleek interface to simplify everything. Featuring a sleek, two-sided design and a full QWERTY keypad, the Boxee Remote works seamlessly with the award-winning Boxee software--the best way to watch movies, TV shows and clips from the Internet on your TV.
The sleek Boxee Remote with innovative two-sided design (see larger image).
And the best part--the software is absolutely free. Go ahead, download it and try it out before you buy--it only takes a minute to register, and you can use it as long as you want on your PC without the remote.
USB receiver.
Key Features
- Full QWERTY Keyboard: Say goodbye to hunting and pecking for letters on screen, the Boxee Remote comes with a full QWERTY keypad--as soon as you start typing Boxee's autosearch function starts finding.
- For PC and Mac: Easy-to-use navigation pad and full keyboard make it the best Boxee controller for your computer.
- No Line of Sight Necessary: Unlike infrared TV remotes, the Boxee Remote uses RF signals, so there's no need to even point it at the TV--it can even go through walls, like Superman. Or the Incredible Hulk.
- Low-Profile Receiver: Nano-sized USB adapter hides from view once plugged into your computer's USB port--ultra compact and stays out of your way.
What is Boxee?
Boxee is the best way to watch movies, TV shows and clips from the Internet on your TV. Basically, install our free software on your computer, or a specialized media center computer--like a Mac Mini or Acer Revo, and connect it to your TV with an HDMI or DVI cord (depending on the computer you use).
Never be limited by what you can watch and when. Boxee gives you access to 40,000 TV shows ready to watch, instantly. It's tons of free movies from OpenFilm, Hollywood blockbusters, and critically acclaimed films from MUBI. It's web-only videos from Funny or Die or College Humor. It's your MP3s, your videos, your Flickr, Picasa, Pandora, LastFM, and Facebook feeds somewhere they've never been before--your HDTV: organized, simplified and with the Boxee Remote, enjoyed from the comfort of your couch in 1080p.
Take the Boxee experience somewhere it's never been, your couch.
The Boxee Remote Control is a two-sided remote control paired with a low profile nano-sized USB adapter for your computer. Designed to be used with the award-winning Boxee software application, the remote features an easy to-use navigation button on the front and a QWERTY keyboard for text input on the back. Using the Boxee Remote Control, you can quickly and easily input URLs and account information. Like the Boxee software itself, the Boxee Remote Control is compatible with Windows and Mac.
 The Boxee Remote's simple controls (see larger image)... |  ...reverses to a full QWERTY keyboard for searching your media (see larger image). |
Try Boxee Now
Download the Boxee software for free on your PC or Mac, and try it out before you buy. It only takes a minute to register and the download is absolutely free. Already a Boxee user? Awesome! All you have to do is buy the ingenious Boxee Remote and you've got everything you love about the Boxee experience right at your fingertips.
Give Your Wallet a Break
Buy the Boxee Remote once, download the free Boxee software for your computer, and get all the entertainment the web has to offer, right at your fingertips.
Product Description
The ingenious Boxee Remote by D-Link brings the freedom of the Internet to your HDTV in stunning 1080p with a sleek interface to simplify everything
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a well designed remote. The "ambiguous orientation in the dark issue" seems like it may have been addressed in the version I just received - the Boxee logo is extruded a bit rather than just silk-screened so you can feel it and know that's the bottom end of the remote.
The low latency of the remote combined with the low latency of the Boxee interface makes for a great experience. Buttons on both sides of the remote have a great tactile feel.
The one caveat I mentioned in the title refers to the issue I had with a bug in the Xorg X11 server (on my Ubuntu 10.10 box). This is not strictly D-Link/Boxee's fault, but I would have expected that team to actively work with the open source community to make sure these bugs did not exist. -1 star for that. The fix is not complicated, but it was a speed bump in what would otherwise have been a true plug-and-play out-of-the-box solution. The fix for those who are having the same issue: add a PPA with the patched xorg-server [1]:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ken-vandine/boxee
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
[...]
The low latency of the remote combined with the low latency of the Boxee interface makes for a great experience. Buttons on both sides of the remote have a great tactile feel.
The one caveat I mentioned in the title refers to the issue I had with a bug in the Xorg X11 server (on my Ubuntu 10.10 box). This is not strictly D-Link/Boxee's fault, but I would have expected that team to actively work with the open source community to make sure these bugs did not exist. -1 star for that. The fix is not complicated, but it was a speed bump in what would otherwise have been a true plug-and-play out-of-the-box solution. The fix for those who are having the same issue: add a PPA with the patched xorg-server [1]:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ken-vandine/boxee
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
[...]
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Andrew Eller
Comes with a USB RF adapter. The remote comes paired and works without installing any software.
However, Mac tries to figure out what type of keyboard it is. The wizard fails because there are not shift keys to show which layout is appropriate. Just select standard 101/102 layout and it works as expected.
The only thing I don't like is that there is not an easy way to launch boxee with just the remote. Other than that this is a great buy.
However, Mac tries to figure out what type of keyboard it is. The wizard fails because there are not shift keys to show which layout is appropriate. Just select standard 101/102 layout and it works as expected.
The only thing I don't like is that there is not an easy way to launch boxee with just the remote. Other than that this is a great buy.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I was specifically looking for a remote to use with my mythtv setup. Being a novice, lirc scared me and I started looking for wireless keyboards. I found them to work wonderfully with no configuration needed, but they are not convenient to use. They weren't designed to be a remote. This device, however, was designed to operate a media center. This is much more intuitive and the WAF finally entered the green level.
My only complaint is that the Play/Pause button does... nothing. At least not for me. I even go to edit the keybindings in MythTV and it apparently doesn't register as a keypress. There also doesn't appear to be a way to remap the remote itself. So I currently have to use the P button on the reverse side of the remote to pause and unpause playback.
So if you've been looking hard for a wireless keyboard designed to be a remote for a media center, this is a 90% solution. Its fully functional, but you have to use a work-around for one important button. (YMMV)
Ubuntu 11.04
MythTV 0.24
My only complaint is that the Play/Pause button does... nothing. At least not for me. I even go to edit the keybindings in MythTV and it apparently doesn't register as a keypress. There also doesn't appear to be a way to remap the remote itself. So I currently have to use the P button on the reverse side of the remote to pause and unpause playback.
So if you've been looking hard for a wireless keyboard designed to be a remote for a media center, this is a 90% solution. Its fully functional, but you have to use a work-around for one important button. (YMMV)
Ubuntu 11.04
MythTV 0.24
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Published 3 months ago by John W. Marcotte
3.0 out of 5 stars
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Published 4 months ago by Peter Lawrence
5.0 out of 5 stars
it is what it is
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Published 4 months ago by xero harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars
great r.f. remote solution
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Published 13 months ago by pilsner92
3.0 out of 5 stars
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Published 13 months ago by richie
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
This is almost the product I wanted.
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Published 13 months ago by Tony Ducrocq
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worthless
I went to te website to download the software for tr computer and there's was no software. Then I called customer service an was told to request a special request to get the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by GI ACER
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Published 16 months ago by acatalept
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Published 16 months ago by Ryan M
