Antik announces BitTorrent capable set-top

Slovakia-based set-top box provider Antik Technology has teamed up with peer-to-peer technology specialist BitTorrent to make Antik’s Juice device the first BitTorrent-certified set-top box.

The Juice box will be able to download torrents and share and play files on the TV.

“Thanks our partnership with BitTorrent we made the first set-top box with BitTorrent protocol on the world as the answer on demand of customers who record hi-def memories with their smartphones, digital SLRs and HD camcorders. This BitTorrent Certified set-top box will help them to find, play and also share all types of media files from PC into the living room. People will have an access to a unique ecosystem that guarantees they can play any content with our set-top boxes Juice on TV,” said Igor Kolla, Antik Technology CEO.