It’s not exactly a TiVo, and it’s only capable of storing over-the-air TV (and in its current form, just European digital broadcasting protocols), but the BlobBox from Telsey and TVBlob has an impressive list of talents stashed in a single plastic case:

• BitTorrent searching and downloading (plus downloading via HTTP and FTP)
• YouTube playback and uploading
• Miro for podcast management
• DVB-T over-the-air dual tuner, for watching and recording at same time
• Support for DivX, Xvid, WMV, MP4, MOV, ASF and (soon) MKV
• Web browsing
• Access to Flickr and other photo sites for viewing
• UPnP and USB connectivity for accessing content on other devices
• HDMI output for true 1080p viewing

It’s only got a 160GB hard drive, and not only does it just work on European DVB-T broadcasts, but it doesn’t have anything like a CableCard either, and given the fact that the company is based in Italy with few or no US distribution, there’s probably no plan for that either.

Bummers aside, the fact is, Telsey and TVBlob are taking us one step closer to Chen’s dream, and we certainly admire anyone with the guts (and the stomach) to help Chen realise his fantasies. [PRWeb, TVBlob and Telsey via Engadget]

If our best guess is correct, all of those off-white stuctures on the board are “micro-porous ceramic” heat sinks. But not only do they dissipate heat from board components while looking ever so evil—the ceramic also improves the structure integrity of the board itself.

The only catch to performance clockers may be the inclusion of SO-DIMM slots—small form memory slots generally reserved for notebooks.

As of right now, the Marine Cool is a concept. But like their dual-screen laptop, if Asus actually brings this model to market, we’d all remember that the company is capable of creating a lot more than just netbooks. [Softpedia via Engadget]