20090701 A Look at Myka's Linux-based BitTorrent ClientAppliance
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Myka's Linux-based BitTorrent box great home theater PC for lazy people
With as many set-top boxes as there suddenly appear to be in the home video market, as long as any one of them has a strong central feature, it could be the one that becomes a household name. Look at TiVo, Slingbox, and AppleTV: Each of these built a TV-based ecosystem around a single unique feature: TiVo's was the DVR, Slingbox was the place-shifting concept, and AppleTV was iTunes. Now, IPTV startup Myka has designed its own media center STB, focusing on BitTorrent as its winning central feature. And while it doesn't carry all the functions one would expect in a home theater PC (HTPC), it offers enough power and functionality to be considered a little more than your run-of-the-mill set top box. Like the title says, if you're a little bit lazy...you could even consider Myka a pre-built HTPC. Betanews got an exclusive look at this new device.
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Myka open-source media player takes on Apple TV
Attempting to take on the Apple TV comes Myka, an open-source digital media receiver that trades movie studio approval for a standalone BitTorrent client and more A/V codec support than you could shake a metaphorical stick at. Packing hard-drives up to 500GB in capacity, the compact box also supports remote access from any internet-enabled PC or cellphone.
http://www.slashgear.com/myka-open-source-media-player-takes-on-apple-tv-1944238/
Linux-driven BitTorrent appliance ships
Myka is shipping an embedded Linux device that downloads, stores, and plays BitTorrent media files on an attached TV. Available in 80GB, 160GB, and 500GB models, plus a Developer's Edition with a 1TB disk, the Myka appliances offload BitTorrent peer-to-peer duties from a PC.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2052643284.html?kc=rss
Myka sneaks BitTorrent into the living room
OK, perhaps not so sneaky, there's a nice big BitTorrent logo right up front, but Myka seems to be quite the end-to-end solution for getting those torrents up on the big screen. The box hooks up to the internet via LAN or WiFi, includes a 80GB, 160GB or a 500GB drive for storage and runs a torrent client on Linux.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/21/myka-sneaks-bittorrent-into-the-living-room/
TorrentFlux.com - PHP BitTorrent Client for Linux
Open source torrent client TorrentFlux is made ready to be installed on Linux run servers.
http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/TorrentFluxcom---PHP-BitTorrent-Client-for-Linux/
EU Invests $22 Million in Next-Generation BitTorrent Client
A few weeks ago we reported that the EU Greens launched a pro-filesharing campaign named “I Wouldn’t Steal”. In a continued effort to support the development of P2P technology, the European Union has now invested $22 million in the development of an open-source BitTorrent client.
http://torrentfreak.com/eu-invests-22-million-in-next-generation-bittorrent-client/
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