NYC-based Boxee will release the long-awaited beta version of its Web video-watching software on Dec. 7, MediaMemo's Peter Kafka tweets.
It'll be shown off at an event at the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Boxee is basically a Web video browser designed for watching from 6 feet away -- the way video was meant to be watched. It supports video from sources like Netflix, MLB.com, Revision3, etc., and works on Macs, PCs, and hacked Apple TV set-top boxes.
It's been in various "alpha" releases -- see screenshot -- for more than a year. What's in the beta? Boxee CEO Avner Ronen says:
- new user interface
- improved navigation
- search TV Shows and Movies
- a user controlled Queue
- shortcuts
- more…
