RF remote / remote USB mod:
https://youtu.be/_OXB0XT1HFs
↑vid with slideshow + annoying TTS narration, shows the easiest modification in order to use the boxee remote on a PC/Mac/tablet/phone. it took me 15 minutes to peel the layers off the Boxee box and take out the remote control (pcb)module, then it took 15 minutes to add a cut USB cable to the (pcb)module. works.