D-Link today announced that the Boxee Box will start shipping on November 10th, 2010, accompanied by a NYC launch event to celebrate the momentous day. In addition, they expect them to start turning up in retail outlets around the 17th.

The lopsided little black box may have had some of its thunder stolen by the new Apple TV and Sony/Google Internet TV offerings, but it’s still a compelling option if you want a platform that can really consume tons of free content from just about any source or file format there. Plus, it can handle full 1080p video and ships with a full QWERTY remote. And if you’ve ever used the Boxee PC, Mac or Linux apps, you know the interface is awesome for a big-screen browsing experience.

Amazon is already taking pre-orders for $199.99 (USD), so if you want one at launch, you’d better head over there now.

Yep, you too could be the proud owner of this original Apple set top box which I found over on eBay. It’s a prototype of Apple Interactive Television Box that Apple planned to release back in the early Nineties. The device was based on the old Macintosh Quadra 605/LC475 platform, and was intended to provide an interactive television experience, including some early DVR-like functionality that pre-dates TiVo. You can even check out this copy of the manual that was leaked onto the web before Apple decided to kill the project back in 1995.

Sure, you can’t stream music, movies or other media to it, nor will it really do anything since the box only worked with a now defunct subscription service. But if you’re feeling adventurous, maybe it would make an interesting case mod for your new Apple TV.