PC Magazine's Cade Metz reports on plans by HP and RealNetworks to produce a Linux-based streaming media appliance for consumer environments. Metz writes . . .

“Most of us would like to listen to music and watch video while reclining on a couch, not while sitting at desk in straight-back chair. In response to this problem, the streaming media company RealNetworks recently announced a partnership with hardware manufacturer Hewlett Packard to bring streaming media into the living room. Their first product is slated to ship for the next holiday season.”

“HP will design a small consumer appliance that incorporates RealNetworks' streaming media software RealPlayer and its music management application RealJukebox. Using an embedded Linux operating system, the appliance will stream audio from the Internet through a standard dial-up connection, cable modem, or DSL. But it won't be a PC.”

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