State of the Neuros Link open set-top box
Joe sez, "The Neuros LINK is a set-top box that takes a unique approach: unlike most closed set-top boxes, it's built from the ground up to be open. In fact, it started its 'gamma' phase of life as a stripped down PC, with the vision to become more 'electronics-like' using a remote, navigable from the couch etc. A recent release of its software shows how it's evolving on that path, with increasing functionality available without a mouse and keyboard, largely with the help of a lot of third party open source software, like XBMC, etc."
Screen Capture of Neuros LINK v 1.3 release "Handcock" (Thanks, Joe!)
Previously:
- Neuros open set-top box lets you crowd-subtitle the presidential ...
- Neuros open set-top box goes HD - Boing Boing
- Boing Boing Gadgets at Pop!Tech; Neuros Contest - Boing Boing
- Neuros OSD gets a free/open web-browser for your TV - Boing Boing
- Neuros OSD: a set-top box that treats you like an owner - Boing Boing
- Neuros open PVR gets YouTube support, courtesy of hackers - Boing ...
- Unlocked! Neuros's open logo for non-DRMed media and devices ...
- Neuros to AppleTV hackers: hack our set-top box! - Boing Boing
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It appears that they're using the MediaStream XBMC skin now. MediaStream ships with Gotham Black. The cheapest license I can find for Gotham Black is $169.00 in this bundle.
On one hand, that's a way to get a high quality font (I'm sure you all remember Obama's campaign posters) for free. On the other hand, I strongly doubt those Team Razorfish guys have a license to distribute it with MediaStream.
Don't take my word for it, download it for yourself. The files are called Title.ttf and TitleCaps.ttf. They report their names to be "Fluid Head" and "Fluid Title Caps" when opened up in OS X's Font Book, but that only means the fonts have been modified. And not modifed in a smart way, either: the Hoefler Type Foundry's logo still appears as one of the glyphs.