Ouya has also won backing from the OnLive game streaming service and the XBMC open source media player project.

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You may have also heard of the open source freeware media player, Boxee .

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With all of the open source social media tools now available, this is easier than I expected: I ask a question on LinkedIn and get an answer from an expert (instead of spending five hours googling my brains out).

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