[![Vizio CoStar Google TV settop box is up for preorder, $100 brings it your way in August][1] ][2]
As promised, Vizio has starting taking pre-orders for its [Co-Star Google TV box][3]. For a penny less than a Benjamin, it adds the [new Google TV experience][4] to your existing setup, and [brings along its remote][5] with QWERTY keyboard on the underside and integrated IR blaster. Based on one of Marvell's ARM processors it's ready for apps like [OnLive][6], and now that the price is competitive with the hockey puck streamers like Roku, Western Digital or Apple, we'll see which one consumers choose. August 14th is the current estimated shipping date, if you'd like to be the first with one (and take advantage of a "limited time" free shipping offer) before the box hits retailers hit the source link to get in line, or check out the press release and quick video preview embedded after the break.
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