Ybox
An interesting project that took 2nd place at the Yahoo! HackDay that I went to, but unfortunately incredibly sparse on any details as to construction. This box is cheap (target price $10) and displays a variety of feed-ish information to your TV (at least, until your TV stops handling NTSC).
[tags]Ybox,Yahoo! Hack Day[/tags]
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