The bulb, which is expected to come out before June, will have an embedded chip and works with a gateway box that hooks into a router.

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The new chip lets the Boxee Box deliver a wide range of applications and ensures support for 1080p content, no matter the source.

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Rumors have been circulating since at least December that the chip giant is working on its own set-top box and hopes to pair it with a "virtual cable" service that offers unbundled channels.

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Crack open a set-top box or a DVD player and you'll almost certainly find a MIPS chip.

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Some exceptions to this are in the super dense space where PCI Express and ethernet are virtually on the chip, or solutions from guys like Calxeda, which minimizes power and eliminates the need for any comms box at the top of the rack.

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