New networked digital media player for the German-speaking markets - WebTube HD Box

As networked digital media players go, much attention has been placed on the availabily of U.S.-oriented products:

• Apple TV
• Boxee Box (D-Link)
• Kodak Theatre HD Player
• NETGEAR Roku Player
• Roku Digital Video Player
• SageTV HD Theater 300
• Seagate FreeAgent Theater+™ HD Media Player
• Sony Media Player
• Syabas PopBox™
• TiVo Premiere
• Verismo Networks VuNow
• Western Digital WD TV Live Plus/WD TV Live Hub
• WhereverTV Receiver

In Europe, products such as the Metrological Mediaconnect TV and the TVBLOB BLOBbox have defined the market. Now, there is the Estro WebTube HD Box.

As reported by Broadband TV News:

The new device will bring Web content to regular TV sets via an HDMI cable in supposedly HD quality. Interestingly, the box runs on the Android software platform, but does not claim to be suitable for Google TV. Using special apps, there is easy access to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google maps and others.