Laziness enabler? Blockbuster set-top box rumored to be in the works

Spring has arrived in the Eastern United States, and rumors are in the air. One of which is that Blockbuster is working on a Vudu like set top box to get movies out to consumers, without having them leave their homes. As the story goes, Blockbuster will be working with Movielink, a company that Blockbuster purchased a while back, to provide the service. Movielink already has a similar service in place.

A spokesperson, for the brick and mortar grandpa of the movie game, stated that the company wants to push out movies through, “mail, through kiosks, through downloading, and through portable content-enabled devices.” With the last bit in mind, it seems Blockbuster is attempting to compete with the Apple TV and Vudu. My fanboy status aside, I find it hard to believe that a company which focuses on entertainment, can put out a quality hardware rivaling that of a computer consumer electronics company like Apple. Stay tuned to Gadgetell for more as it develops.

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