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- Slingbox
- A device from Sling Media, San Mateo, CA (www.slingmedia.com) that lets people watch TV on their computer. It transmits video from any source, including antenna, camera, set-top box, satellite...
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- CES: Will 2008 finally be the year of the SlingCatcher?
- It's déjà vu all over again. It's been almost exactly a year since Sling Media announced the SlingCatcher and Clip+Sling functionality (at least year's Consumer Electronics Show), but thus far, beyond some private betas, there has been no public sign of life for either of the enticing...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Set-top Box, Set-top, PC, Sling Media, SlingCatcher, Slingbox, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-01-06
- Sony LF-V30 LocationFree TV
- In some ways, you've got to feel a little sympathetic for Sony. The company effectively invented the placeshifting concept--the ability to stream TV programming from your living room to another device via the Internet--in 2004, only to see it co-opted by smaller upstart Sling Media a year later. The latter...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Wi-Fi, NETWORKING, Viruses and worms, Games, SECURITY, TV, Sony Corp., Slingbox, Sony LF-V30, LF-V30, wireless, Blaster worm, Sling Media, network, video
- Product reviews 2007-10-26
- Sling Media slingbox Solo
- Hot off its acquisition by EchoStar, parent company of the Dish Network satellite service, Sling Media is back in the saddle with a new product, the Slingbox Solo. The latest Slingbox model is essentially a streamlined version of the Slingbox Pro. Like that 2006 model, the Solo ($180 list) can...
- Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Slingbox, SlingPlayer, Sling Media, SlingPlayer software, phone
- Product reviews 2007-09-27
- One overlooked reason mobile tv may fail
- One overlooked reason mobile tv may failSlingboxWhay would I pay $9.95 per month for MobiTV, when I can install a Slingbox and watch for "free"?I purchased a used Slingbox on ebay for $50, connected it up, downloaded the Slingbox Mobile Player, cost $30. So for $80, I can now watch...
- Tags: Slingbox, mobile TV, mobile
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Why the MLB is really after slingbox
- Major League Baseball has given Slingbox a brushback pitch amid fears that time shifting devices could hamper its online television cash cow.As News.com's Erica Ogg reports MLB contends that Slingbox is misusing its content. In fact, MLB may even try to sue Slingbox. Charles Cooper argues that MLB would annoy...
- Tags: Web Technology, Legal, IT Management, Hollywood on Demand, General, Enterprise 2.0
- Blog posts 2007-06-01
- Broadcast news saves big using slingbox
- Consumer device an innovation for TV news crewCNET News.com's Erica Ogg visits CBS 5 in San Francisco to see how the newsroom is using a Slingbox to get live video feeds for traffic, weather and breaking news instead of relying on standard news vans using satellite signals.
- Tags: Slingbox
- Videos 2007-05-08
- Photos: slingbox beams into CBS newsroom
- At CBS' San Francisco affiliate, KPIX, journalists use a modified Slingbox to stream live TV to laptops on the road.
- Tags: Slingbox, CBS Broadcasting Inc., San Francisco, laptop computer, photograph, TV
- Image galleries 2007-05-08
- Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless - TV tuner / video input adapter - 802.11g
- When Monsoon Multimedia released its Hava Wireless HD product in 2006, the company made no attempt to hide the fact that it was largely a "proof of concept" device. In other words, they were highly interested in licensing the product to a larger company with better brand recognition. Flash...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, TV & Home Theater, IEEE 802.11g, adapter, TV, TV Tuner, Pinnacle, wireless, Slingbox, HAVA Wireless HD, Wireless HD, Pinnacle PCTV, PCTV, video, PC
- Product reviews 2007-04-25
- CES: Sling Media turns regular TVs into slingbox targets with its new Slingcatcher
- Earlier this year, my colleague Dan Farber interviewed Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian. Sling has gotten a lot of attention over the year for its Slingbox. Going back to the series of Dead Finger Technology interviews that Ive been doing, there are a lot of people I know who would...
- Tags: General, Legal, Entertainment, Personal Technology, Hollywood On Demand, Video, Events, CES 2007, Cool Tech Gear, Disruptive Technology, Sling Media, Slingbox
- Blog posts 2007-01-09
- Mobile operator bringing slingbox to your phone
- Mobile operator bringing Slingbox to your phoneWhy waste money on a Slingbox when ORB is free?I don't understand why anyone wastes money on a Slingbox when ORB (www.orb.com) provides more features and its free. It's not even open source, so you don't need to worry about the inherent security problems...
- Tags: Manufacturing, Middleware, Slingbox, mobile, phone
- Discussion threads 2006-11-24
- Monsoon Multimedia Hava Wireless HD
- Whether you call it placeshifting or remote viewing, there is a small but growing number of products that let you watch your home TV from a far-flung location via any broadband Internet connection. Sony pioneered the field with its LocationFree TV products, only to be made the underdog by savvy...
- Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows XP, TV & Home Theater, Cable, Hava, Slingbox, HAVA Wireless HD, Monsoon, wireless
- Product reviews 2006-11-08
- Sony LF-B20 LocationFree Base Station (wireless)
- Like the Sling Media Slingbox, Sony's LocationFree products enable viewers to view and control TV channels from their home cable or satellite boxes on any broadband-connected PC, be it elsewhere in the home or anywhere in the world. In fact, Sony's first LocationFree products--the LF-X1 and the LF-X5--were available...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cable, Network technology, wireless, Slingbox, Sony Corp., LocationFree TV, LF-B20, software
- Product reviews 2006-10-17
- slingbox gets new siblings
- Slingbox gets new siblingsExpect to see lawsuits soonSlingbox is a great product, but I have a hard time seeing media companies just sit back while someone else is profiting from what they feel is their fundamental right to charge customers for everything they do. Anything you can do of...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Advertising & Promotion, Slingbox, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2006-09-28
- Sling Media announces 3 new slingbox units
- Sling Media announces 3 new Slingbox unitsSweetI have never used this service, but now may be the time!http://opendomain.blogspot.com/Kvanvig's got a Slingbox!Kvanvig's got a Slingbox!
- Tags: Slingbox, Sling Media
- Discussion threads 2006-09-28
- Sling Media announces 3 new slingbox units
- I am having a great time at Mobius 2006 here in Boston and listened to Brian tell us that Sling Media will be announcing 3 new devices today. Last month when I interviewed Sling Media executives I was told about these devices in confidence I wouldnt release any details. Yesterday...
- Tags: Slingbox
- Blog posts 2006-09-28
- Sling Media slingbox Tuner
- The original Slingbox (model SB100-100) may not have been the first placeshifting device to hit the market, but it quickly became a favorite way for gadget fans to watch their favorite TV shows, regardless of their location. Since the product's summer 2005 debut, Sling Media has worked to refine the...
- Tags: TVs, Operating systems, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Slingbox, Sling Media, TV, Microsoft Windows
- Product reviews 2006-09-27
- Sling Media slingbox A/V
- The original Slingbox (model SB100-100) may not have been the first placeshifting device to hit the market, but it quickly became a favorite way for gadget fans to watch their favorite TV shows regardless of their location. Since its summer 2005 debut, Sling Media has worked to refine the device's...
- Tags: Operating systems, TVs, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Slingbox, Sling Media, A/V, TV, Microsoft Windows, software
- Product reviews 2006-09-27
- Sling Media slingbox Pro
- The original Slingbox (model SB100-100) may not have been the first placeshifting device to hit the market, but it quickly became a favorite way for gadget fans to watch their favorite TV shows, regardless of their location. Since its summer 2005 debut, Sling Media has worked to refine the device's...
- Tags: Operating systems, TVs, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Slingbox, Sling Media, TV, software, Microsoft Windows
- Product reviews 2006-09-27
- Get SlingPlayer Mobile for free with a slingbox purchase
- I am a huge fan of the Slingbox device and actually just used it quite a bit on my last business trip to watch some of my recorded content stored on my Comcast DVR since there was nothing much on the hotel TV station. Brian just sent me a...
- Tags: SlingPlayer Mobile
- Blog posts 2006-08-22
- Got your video right here
- Editors' Choice: SlingboxIf you can't live without your favorite shows, the Editors' Choice winning Sling Media Slingbox is the best way to beam them to any broadband-connected PC or Windows Mobile device in the world. CNET's John Falcone shows you the box.
- Tags: Operating systems, video
- Videos 2006-05-02
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