ZAGG (“Zealous about Great Gadgets”) is previewing its ZAGGbox, which a company rep described as a sort of Slingbox, DVR and AppleTV in one. It is a single device that essentially serves as a digital media center/aggregator with 1 TB hard drive that can record, store, and play media.
Intended to operate as a universal remote, it can hook up, for instance, a set-top box and Blu-ray player.
The ZAGGbox automatically reads and transcodes any video codec into two formats at one time—one for television viewing and one for the iPhone/iPod.
An iPhone app provides control on the iPhone platform, and ZAGG is developing similar apps for other mobile devices.
Future features include the ability to use the ZAGGbox for home security systems, door locks, or lighting. It is slated to ship during the first week of April for under $1,000.