• A key part of this push will be a souped-up
• Danish startup purchased in 2005
• There would be versions sold in stores under the Linksys brand

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The box will probably also include technology from KiSS Technology, a Danish startup purchased in 2005. Already available in Europe, these networked DVD players let owners grab content such as family photos and home movies off a PC, like Apple's new Apple TV does. But while Apple TV can only access content stored in an iTunes library on a PC, sources say this device will provide a browser, so users could access all manner of Web content—videos off of YouTube, video podcasts, and the like.

Sources expect Cisco to release the device toward the end of the year or early 2008. There would be versions sold in stores under the Linksys brand, and others that would be provided by cable companies and other carriers. Cisco Senior Vice-President Robert Lloyd declined to comment specifically as to whether such a product is in the works, but he said there's plenty of scope for further integration of recent acquisitions. "With the ability of Scientific-Atlanta to deliver this video experience, and the ability of Linksys to distribute it throughout the connected home, there are clearly synergies we want to take advantage of," Lloyd says.

The box will probably also include technology from KiSS Technology, a Danish startup purchased in 2005. Already available in Europe, these networked DVD players let owners grab content such as family photos and home movies off a PC, like Apple's new Apple TV does. But while Apple TV can only access content stored in an iTunes library on a PC, sources say this device will provide a browser, so users could access all manner of Web content—videos off of YouTube, video podcasts, and the like.