founded 2014 ; 2 years ago 2014 headquarters london country of origin united kingdom founder s rob lewis ceo rob lewis industry music services music streaming website www.electricjukebox.com written in javascript c html5 available in 1 language current status active native client s on android electric jukebox is a digital media player 1 developed by the electric jukebox company . 2 designed as a dongle 3 and a nintendo wii style 4 motion sensitive controller with a built in microphone for voice search 5 the device plays music audio content on a high definition television and home audio system by directly streaming it via wi fi from the internet . 6 7 8 9 electric jukebox combines hardware software and premium music streaming access into one package ; 10 ars technica describe it as a box with everything you need to get started in streaming music . 11 contents 1 hardware 1.1 electric jukebox stick 1.2 electric jukebox controller 2 software 3 user interface 4 features 4.1 voice search 4.2 celebrity playlists 4.3 curated music channels 4.4 music recommendations 4.5 playlist creation 4.6 music catalogue 5 geographic availability 6 see also 7 references hardware edit electric jukebox developer the electric jukebox company 2 type digital media player 1 sound up to 320kbps streaming 11 connectivity wi fi hdmi 3.5 mm audio jack 1 power mains power hdmi dongle micro usb controller 12 website www.electricjukebox.com electric jukebox stick edit electric jukebox dongle has a hdmi plug built into the body of the device . 13 the dongle is powered by mains power through an integrated power cable . electric jukebox runs on a rockchip processor . the dongle contains a 3.5 mm audio jack as a line out 1 to hifi s and speaker systems . 14 electric jukebox controller edit electric jukebox controller is a motion sensitive remote control with built in gyroscope and accelerometer to position itself in space in relation to the cursor on the tv screen . the controller also has a microphone for voice search . the controller uses hdmi cec protocols to switch between other devices on the television without needing to use the television set s remote to change to or from electric jukebox . 1 software edit electric jukebox runs on a heavily modified version of the android operating system . the front end user interface is built in html5 12 enabling ota updates which negate users from having to perform software upgrades or app downloads normally required when using music streaming services on computers smartphones and televisions . user interface edit electric jukebox s user interface incorporates neon 14 iconography and music songs and albums represented as spinning disks a digital manifestation of a physical music product ; a cd . the user interface has met with mixed reaction from commentators ; several technology focused media outlets have said the user interface is overly simple in comparison to other services 15 while mainstream consumer media view the simplicity of electric jukebox as opening up music streaming to audiences who are alienated by the complexities of music streaming . 4 cnet commented here s an easy way to think about electric jukebox remember when the nintendo wii came out and suddenly the whole family who didn t know their atari from their elbow was jumping around the living room playing video games spotify is the playstation sonos is the xbox and electric jukebox is the wii . 12 features edit voice search edit electric jukebox controller built in microphone provides access to the full catalogue of music . voice activated functionality is provided by nuance . 11 celebrity playlists edit electric jukebox has exclusive playlists from a range of celebrities including ; robbie williams and his wife ayda field 16 sheryl crow alesha dixon and stephen fry . 17 curated music channels edit 7 digital provide a range of curated music channels for electric jukebox . 18 music recommendations edit danish music tech company moodagent provide music discovery and recommendations features for electric jukebox . 19 playlist creation edit electric jukebox users can create their own playlists using the electric jukebox controller . 20 music catalogue edit the electric jukebox company has said electric jukebox will provide access to a library of music of around 30 million songs when the device goes on general sale . 21 currently no details have been released on individual record label licensing . 15 it is unknown if streaming music critics like taylor swift 22 and radiohead 23 who have spoken out against freemium music streaming services like spotify will appear on electric jukebox . geographic availability edit electric jukebox is available for pre order in the following countries 18 united kingdom united states see also edit comparison of on demand streaming music services list of online music databases list of internet radio stations streaming media radio portal software portal apple music spotify deezer tidal rhapsody napster 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