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Motorola building Android-based cable boxes for Japan’s KDDI?

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Don’t know why the Motorola rumors are flying hot and heavy today, but right on top of that connected GPS whisper comes word that the struggling device manufacturer is being tapped to build a new version of KDDI’s multifaceted Au Box set-top unit that runs Android instead of the previous custom Linux build. The Au Box, if you’ll recall, is a trick little IPTV box with a DVD drive that can rip audio and video and transcode it for transfer or streaming to your cellphone — kind of like a more flexible Slingbox that costs $3/month for KDDI subscribers. Definitely interesting, especially since Android could make browsing and email extremely easy to implement as well — hey Moto, maybe you want to ditch your current garbage Stateside cable box lineup and start shipping these things at home?

[Via CNET]

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