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Slingbox PRO-HD starts shipping

Slingbox lovers have been waiting for the day the PRO-HD version would be available—and that time is now. While you could pre-order the device a couple of weeks ago, Sling Media has officially announced that it is now shipping, finally bringing the ability to stream HD...

Tags: Video, Slingbox PRO-HD, SlingCatcher, Cable, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Smart Phones, TVs, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-25

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

Sling Media launches new Slingcatcher

"Sling" content from one TV to anotherAt CES 2007 in Las Vegas, ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind speaks to Sling Media public relations manager, Brian Jacquet about the company's new Slingcatcher product. Using a wireless connection and an existing Slingbox, the new box allows users to watch their home television...

Tags: Sling Media, SlingCatcher, TV

Videos 2007-01-10

Additional Resources

IOGear Wireless Audio/Video Kit

It's no secret we're inching ever closer toward ditching our cable or satellite television services in favor of Internet-only content consumption. With services such as Hulu and YouTube, the computer has become the video entertainment hub of the home. Getting that computer's desktop screen onto your television seems like...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, PRODUCTIVITY, Corporate communications, TV, IOGEAR, computer, video, USB, adapter

Product reviews 2009-06-29

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player (WDAVN00)

There's an interesting new niche market developing in the media player arena as storage companies like Western Digital, SanDisk, and Iomega look for a way to tap the growing number of consumers who have multimedia files stored on their computers and want to bring them to their TVs without the...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Corporate communications, Digital media, Digital music, Western Digital Corp., TV, WD TV, media player, WD TV Media Player, HDMI, video

Product reviews 2009-02-13

Sling founders, execs leaving EchoStar

The founders and members of the executive team at Sling Media are leaving the company, which was acquired by EchoStar in September 2007 for $380 million in cash. Founders Blake and Jason Krikorian are leaving effective immediately, according to paidcontent.org, which reported the news first. Entertainment executives Jason Hirschhorn and...

Tags: Founder, EchoStar Communications Corp., iPhone Version, Sales Strategy, DVR, Advertising & Promotion, Entrepreneurship, Sales Force Management, Handhelds, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Management, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-12

Sony Bravia Internet Video Link (DMX-NV1)

The moment Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link (also known as the BIVL or DMX-NV1) was announced last year, we knew the product would face an uphill battle. What could Sony's proprietary video streamer offer that you can't already get from Apple TV, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, Vudu, or the Netflix...

Tags: Video on demand (VoD), Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Broadband Internet, BIVL, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-02

Sling Media Launches Universal Media Player Based on Windows Embedded Technology

Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), is a leading digital lifestyle products company offering consumer services and products that are a natural extension of today's digital way of life. Smart, Connected Media Device Extends TV Viewing Sling Media needed an embedded operating system for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Sling Media, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Security

Case studies 2008-10-01

Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD

Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD$600 to watch HD on other TVs?So you need to get both the Slingbox PRO-HD for $300 and the SlingCatcher for $300 to watch HD content on a second set, right? Will you also need a SlingCatcher attached to each TV set that you want to use...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Slingbox PRO-HD, Slingbox

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD

When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...

Tags: 3G, TV & Home Theater, Smart phones, TVs, Home entertainment, Corporate communications, Slingbox, Sling Media

Product reviews 2008-09-25

Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD

Unless you're someone who spends a lot of time Slinging content from your high-def TV to a computer elsewhere on your home network, you're not likely to see a whole lot of reason to upgrade - at least not quite yet - to the new $299 Slingbox PRO-HD, which began...

Tags: Bedroom, Home Network, Satellite, HD, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-09-25

News to know: CES; Gates' curtain call; Office 2003 and old file types; Apple

Notable headlines: CES coverage: Ryan Stewart: Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 Olympics Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball. Mary Jo Foley: Gates' last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futures. Dan Farber: Gates gives CES keynote...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Office 2003, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Napster Inc., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hd Dvd, Microsoft Office, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-07

SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry will be shown at CES

I personally am a big fan of the Slingbox and SlingPlayer Mobile clients. I use the device and these clients every time I travel to watch my recorded content or watch shows that are playing on my home TV. I just recently purchased a Nokia N95-3 that comes with a...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Sling Media, RIM BlackBerry, Slingbox PRO-HD, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-01-03

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

Sling Media to Old Media: 'Can't we all just get along?'

Sling Media, Inc. is a “different kind of consumer electronics company.”What kind? “One thats working to demystify convergence technologies and to create empowering experiences for the digital media consumer,” according to Sling Media. Jason Hirschhorn, President, Sling Media Entertainment Group, addressed the Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB Leadership Forum on Digital...

Tags: YouTube, Video, User-Generated Content, TV, Television, Media, Advertising

Blog posts 2007-05-07

Apple TV - Will you be throwing out your DVD player?

Apple TV - Will you be throwing out your DVD player?DVD Player replacement?I am excited at the prospect of not needing my 300 DVD changer in the living room anymore it is huge. I have already checked out products from Nidesoft and Xilisoft to see how well they convert...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Nero, Blueray, DVD, DVD player, Apple TV, Apple Inc., TV

Discussion threads 2007-03-22

CES: Sling Media turns regular TVs into Slingbox targets with its new Slingcatcher

CES: Sling Media turns regular TVs into Slingbox targets with its new SlingcatcherDislike the use of videoDavid, I would have to say that I really dislike the use of video in your blog. It's one thing to have the video with a full interview and have your blog contain...

Tags: Corporate communications, video, blog, Sling Media, TV

Discussion threads 2007-01-10

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