• GigaOm, Thursday, November 18, 2010 2:23 PM

We feel a lawsuit coming, and it will likely be directed at Orb Networks -- the makers of a new device designed to bring all of Hulu.com's premium content to consumers' TV screens for free, with no subscription required. "Orb TV, a small streaming unit with the form factor of a hockey puck, also offers access to content from ESPN 3, Netflix, Comedy Central and other cable networks -- but the company doesn't have agreements with any of them," reports GigaOM.

For $99, Orb offers a small piece of software that users install on their PCs. Simply put, videos from Hulu and other online sources stream through the PC client, which then sends the signal via Wi-Fi to the Orb TV unit. And, according to GigaOm, the device works pretty well. "Streaming also worked well, and the show-centric programming guide on my smartphone offered an easy way to access content from Hulu and other sites."

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