Myka Torrent Player Box to Ship, Finally

The Myka is a BitTorrent player that pull torrents directly from the Internet and plays them on television sets. It was supposed to start shipping last summer, but the Boston-based company ran smack into the economic crisis and couldn’t get the financing to start production. Now, Myka reports that the first shipments are four to six weeks away. “The factory in China is humming,” the company said. There are three hard drive sizes available: 80 GB ($299), 160 GB ($349) and 500 GB ($459). While a torrent-box seems like an enabler for pirated content, there’s plenty of free and legal things to watch, plus the company says it’s in talks with studios and networks to bring in content on the up and up.