Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based network equipment maker, has unveiled its new network media player, BT (BitTorrent) Box, which will be showcased at the upcoming CeBIT Hannover in Germany on March 3-8.

With a built-in hard drive, the Alpha network media player is a plug-and-play network device that enables users to download files without PC from peer-to-peer BitTorrent networks, and to play and share all kinds of multimedia contents easily on a TV. BT-BOX offers video/audio decoding of all popular media formats, including RMVB/RM, WMV, MPEG-4, DivX, H.264, MKV, Avi, Asf, Vob, MP3, WMA, OGG, and AAC, as well as support for HDMI up to 1080i resolution.

Alpha's new model offers an easy-to-use interface, which allows users to program channels and organize contents. In addition, BT-BOX implements an external USB OTG.

Alpha network media player BT Box
Photo: Company, February 2009

Categories: IT + CE IT components, peripherals Mobile + telecom Software Wireless networking

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Topics: CeBIT 2009 Hot Systems

Companies: Alpha Networks

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