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End of the Road for SlingCatcher?Original at Zatz Not Funny
• 11 hours ago
By Dave Zatz The SlingCatcher Fire SaleSlingCatcher and Slingbox PRO-HD Available for Pre-OrderSlingCatcher Is Real! Less than a year on the market, the SlingCatcher’s entrance fee has dropped by 2/3rds from retail launch pricing of $300 down to a rock bottom $99.99 at Best Buy. I can only assume sal...
EchoStar Pitches Sling DVR to Cable (Again)
Original at Zatz Not Funny
• Wed, Oct 28
By Dave Zatz EchoStar at The Cable ShowEchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc.Echostar Backs Sling Media The SCTE cable industry show, having hit full swing in Denver, has revealed another EchoStar attempt at wooing the cable industry with a Slingbox-enabled DVR (aka “SlingLoa...
Spawn HD-720 Hands On: Hey, Streaming Gaming Might Just Work
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Oct 26
By John Herrman That'll be the ultimate test, and it's a test I'm really looking forward to. Even in its current state, Spawn can definitely keep up at least half of its side of the bargain—local game streaming is decidedly decent, and the client software is polished. The other half? You know, streaming a ga...
Pogoplug & Dave’s Cloud Realignment
Original at Zatz Not Funny
• Sat, Oct 17
By Dave Zatz Seagate Licenses the Pogoplug Personal CloudLet’s Get Cumulus: Your Cloud or Mine?Using Dropbox to Sync Files Across Platforms I’ve recently spent time with a loaner Pogoplug ($99), a device I first encountered pre-release at CES. Combined with your own USB storage (stick or drive), P...
70% of Slingbox Users Don’t Placeshift TV Content Outside Their Home
Original at eHomeUpgrade
• Sat, Oct 10
By Alexander Grundner The Hollywood Reporter and Broadband TV News are reporting that Stuart Collingwood, VP EMEA of Sling Media, has been quoted saying that the percentage of people who don’t use their Slingbox for remote placeshifting has jumped from 40% two years ago to 70% today. In fact, most people use th...
THR.com: Slingbox Headed to Middle East, 70% of Customers Use at Home Says Sling
Original at SlingCommunity
• Thu, Oct 8
By SlingCommunity News According to a report at THR.com , Sling Media's VP EMEA, Stuart Collingwood, had serveral interesting facts to share. For starters, Sling Media's speard across the European continent continues. Right now, users 15 different countries accross Europe have access to the Slingbox and serv...
Slingbox 101: Slingbox Minimum Requirements and Specs
Original at SlingCommunity
• Mon, Oct 5
By theSource Don't know what you need to use the Slingbox? This article covers the basic requirements needed to use the Slingbox SOLO and PRO-HD for both your network and computer.
Hava iPhone Client Submitted to Apple
Original at Zatz Not Funny
• Mon, Sep 21
By Dave Zatz HAVA Nokia S60 Client Heading To BetaThe Hava Gold Placeshifting GiveawaySlingbox & HAVA Holiday Software Updates Hava’s iPhone placeshifting client has been submitted to Apple for approval, according to email correspondence from customer service staff. Like their Slingbox c...
Slingbox 101: Getting to Know Your Slingbox and SlingCatcher's Connections
Original at SlingCommunity
• Mon, Aug 31
By Matt Whitlock Remember the days when everything in your home theater was hooked up with a basic coax cable? Today, the common AV device for your home theater will typically sport anywhere from two to seven different audio and video connections. Which ones are you supposed to use? What does the Slingbox s...
How To Use Your Slingbox With HDMI Video Sources and Avoid HDCP Issues
Original at SlingCommunity
• Mon, Aug 24
By rkalish For some time now, using a Slingbox with an HDMI compatible video source such as the SA-8300HD DVR, did not allow you to use the HDMI output, which is usually the preferred A/V hookup to your HD Plasma or LCD. Due to HDCP restrictions, if the device on the other end of the HDMI cable is not turned...
Slingbox 101: Set-Top Boxes, Tuners, and the Family Battle for Control
Original at SlingCommunity
• Fri, Aug 7
By Matt Whitlock O ne of the most common questions I've seen asked in the SlingCommunity Forums goes a little something like this... "I have a [insert brand] cable/satellite box [insert model] and we just bought a Slingbox. How do we hook it up so we can both watch a different dish/cable channel at the same time?...
Member Review: SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry
Original at SlingCommunity
• Tue, Apr 21
By jpmomo I would like to provide a brief review of my experience with the SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry application. This review consists of the following components: BlackBerry Bold v4.6.0.167 (Platform 4.0.0.157) SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry (US) Version 1.0.0.2 Slingbox Solo Dish Networ...
Gadgetell Review: The Hava Titanium HD
Original at Gadgetell
• Thu, Apr 16
By Iyaz Akhtar What is it? The Hava Titanium HD from Monsoon Multimedia is a device that allows you to placeshift your television and HD content in your home network and over the Internet to PCs and mobile devices. The device can also be paired with a USB hard drive to make it a DVR. It costs $249.99 on their of...
SlingCatcher .57 Update - Near-HD and Network Streaming Arrives!
Original at SlingCommunity
• Fri, Mar 20
By Matt Whitlock Sling Media has been touting since CES that higher quality streaming from the Slingbox PRO-HD and SMB Network Streaming support were coming to a SlingCatcher near you sometime in the first quarter. That update came a day or so ago along-side SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0.2 , which included th...
How To: Tutorial: Use Slingbox to Stream to JustinTVOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Mar 4
By rss@youtube.com (REVELATION312) Although I was unable to get this to work, a user from GTP asked... Author: REVELATION312 Keywords: slingbox stream justintv tutorial Added: March 4, 2009
How To: Sling Media Support - Slingbox Setup TutorialOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 17
By rss@youtube.com (warzeuwant) Author: warzeuwant Keywords: Sling Media Support Slingbox Setup Tutorial Added: January 17, 2009
Dish Network ViP 922 SlingLoaded DVR Demonstratoion - 2009 International CES
Original at SlingCommunity
• Tue, Jan 13
By Matt Whitlock Echostar and Sling Media made a big splash at CES with the with the announcement of the ViP 922 SlingLoaded HD DVR , probably the most innovative DVR to come down the pike since TiVo launched the Series 3 some time ago. The ViP 922 is the first DVR to combine a satellite receiver, DVR, and Slingb...
SlingPlayer Mobile Will Arrive to Your iPhone in Q1Original at MobileWhack.com
• Wed, Jan 7
By Chris Sling Media made its SlingPlayer available for most mobile platforms out there so it was time the iPhone got its version too. The application is almost ready to come out and when it does you will able to take full advantage of your SlingPlayer Mobile straight from your iPhone. While the iPhon...
Opinion: So Hot Right Now: Top 10 Gadgetell posts for the week of December 28, 2008
Original at Gadgetell
• Fri, Jan 2
By NEWS “ Quick Review What is it? Slingbox Pro-HD place shifts your television content to where ever you have an Internet connection. What’s Cool: Easy setup if you have the right connections available. Stylish device. Does what it says it does. What’s Not:…“ MORE »No HD Netflix for computer users...
Patch: Slingbox update now brings automatic 4:3, 16:9 switching
Original at CrunchGear
• Fri, Dec 12
NY - Dec 12, 2008 By Nicholas Deleon So Sling released a tiny update, up to version 1.0.7 now, to its Sling Player software that, among other amazing things, ...
Engadget HD Podcast 110 - 11.05.2008
Original at Engadget HD
• Wed, Nov 5
By Trent Wolbe Filed under: PodcastsOn the eve of the presidential election, we still got together to talk up the latest in HD news. What easily turned out to be the topic of the week was Netflix. We covered the HD announcements, the TiVo partnership, and finally, Watch Instantly for Mac users. And although...
The SlingCatcher Finally Arrives
Original at Gearlog
• Fri, Oct 10
By Dan Evans The SlingCatcher ($299.99 direct) gives you access to all of types of digital content on your television--basically, if you can see it on your PC monitor, you'll be able to see it on your TV. With the player you can stream content from your hard drive or the Web to your television.
Slingbox SlingCatcher Hands on Review - SlingPlayer for TV
Original at SlingCommunity
• Thu, Oct 9
By NA9D SlingPlayer for TV is likely the most anticipated feature of the SlingCatcher. This single feature will revolutionize place shifting of television and other video programming. With SlingPlayer for TV you can now watch connect to your Slingbox from anywhere in the world with an internet...
Slingbox SlingCatcher Hands on Review - MyMedia
Original at SlingCommunity
• Thu, Oct 9
By NA9D Now that I've seen it - what do I think? Well, I know Sling has worked really hard on this and when it works - it works very well. But, it is still a bit rough around the edges.
Sling Pro HD Review
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Oct 2
By Adrian Covert In addition, you can connect more than one HD source — not only is there a set of Component video inputs, but there is a coaxial input for over-the-air HD. This gives you two HD options, plus composite inputs for SD video. Another plus is that you no longer need to buy the special HD connect cable...
Podcast: Photoshop for Mobile Phones? God, why?
Original at mevio.com
• Thu, Sep 25
T-Mobile lifting the 1GB limit on Android phones. China phonies up rocket launch. Ridiculous. Oldest rocks on earth found in Canada. Slingbox Pro-HD released. Dell finally going to LED backlights in laptops. Is this taking forever or what? Dell also says things are looking up. HP laying off 930...
Opinion: SlingCatcher Hands-On Shows How Sling Streams Directly To Your TV
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Sep 22
By Adrian Covert The final hardware for the upcoming SlingCatcher is all but finished, and Brian Jaquet from Sling gave us a brief demo with the new hardware, I'm pretty excited about what this thing can do. For those unfamiliar, the SlingCatcher can take a video feed from another Slingbox and throw it up on...
Sling Media/EchoStar TR-40 DTV Converter Update
Original at make-this-work.com
• Mon, May 19
By BC Blog Team Latest Sling Media and Slingbox News from the SlingCommunity During the 2008 Consumer Electronics show Sling Media and Echostar showed off a new government coupon eligible DTV converter box for the US digital TV transition. Much of the basics were covered in this article around that tim...
How To Contribute Your Remote file to the SlingCommunity
Original at SlingCommunity
• Fri, May 16
By Brandon C. If you have created or tested a remote bin file for your Slingbox, you can help others by sharing it with the SlingCommunity and make it easy for others to find and enjoy what you have created. Other folks like you have worked hard to create these, so why not share yours? In a few simple steps, y...
Opinion: Sling Media At CES
Original at TiVo Lovers
• Sun, Jan 13
By MegaZone On the software side, Sling was showing three new products. SlingSync and SlingProjector come with the SlingCatcher and provide access to media on the PC via the SlingCatcher. SlingPlayer 2.0 is the next generation of the SlingPlayer software, with a new UI and many enhancements, includi...
Sling Media Announces SlingModem, SlingLink Wireless, And More
Original at TiVo Lovers
• Mon, Jan 7
By MegaZone SlingPlayer 2.0 also includes an Electronic Program Guide, with data from TMS, which makes it easy to find programs to stream from Live TV. Especially useful for those who feed their Slingbox directly from a cable or satellite receiver, or those with a Slingbox Tuner, Slingbox PRO, or Slin...
How To: Dotto Tech - Season 5 Episode 10 - SlingBoxOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Oct 22
By rss@youtube.com (dottotech) Author: dottotech Keywords: steveDotto Steve Dotto Tech how to video entertainment Slingbox digital Internet TV cable place-shifting Added: October 22, 2007
Patch: Sling Media Releases New SlingPlayer for PC and Mac OS
Original at SlingCommunity
• Tue, Sep 25
By SlingCommunity Team Sling Media today released an updated Windows and Mac OS SlingPlayer client for both the US and UK markets. Today's release marks the first real upgrade to the Windows SlingPlayer since 1.4 made its debut almost 9 months ago. The US version can be found here and the UK version here . This new Slin...
Patch: Sling Media Releases Slingbox Firmware Update
Original at SlingCommunity
• Fri, Jul 20
By SlingCommunity Team Sling Media today released an a new firmware update for all Slingboxes, fixing some minor networking issues that could cause remote viewing to stop working. "It resolves the issue with some router models where Port Forwarding / UPnP settings are lost after a router’s WAN IP address chang...
Slingbox and CBS Team Up to Keep an Eye on San Francisco
Original at eWeek
• Tue, Jun 26
By Carol Mangis In a bid to make San Francisco the new uber-camera-eyes-everywhere city, CBS 5 (KPIX-TV), and Sling Media, Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, today announced the implementation of Slingbox technology combined with 3G wireless data and still video cameras to deliver live and...
CBS 5 and Sling Media Partner to Deliver Live, Remote, On-the-Go Broadcasts for Viewers
Original at Mobility Site
• Tue, Jun 26
By Jack Cook Sling Media, Inc. is the world’s leading digital lifestyle company offering consumer services and products that are a natural extension of today?s digital way of life. Sling Media’s product family includes the internationally acclaimed, Emmy award-winning Slingbox? that allows con...
Patch: Slingbox Releases New Virtual Remote Update for Windows
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, May 31
By Jason Chen The version 1.0 update includes support for TiVo Series 3, AT&T Uverse &HomeZone, Some Motorola Cox set top boxes, various UK remote and even AppleTV/FrontRow/iPod. Nice! Grab it now if you've got Windows and a Sling. – Jason Chen Download Page [Sling]
CONSUMER: How To: Setup your Slingbox with a Cisco 678 DSL modem
Original at Geek.com
• Tue, Mar 13
By msolo I recently switched from DSL to Comcast cable, but before that I had to get my Cisco 678 DSL modem configured to work for Slingbox remote viewing and it took a couple of command line entries (Go to Start >Accessories >Command Prompt) to get it working correctly. I have now had at least 5...
Pinnacle takes on the Slingbox and LocationFree
Original at VNUNet.com
• Wed, Feb 28
Pinnacle is looking to provide competition for Sony's LocationFree and Sling Media's Slingbox TV streaming devices with the new PCTV To Go.... Pinnacle is looking to provide competition for Sony's LocationFree and Sling Media's Slingbox TV streaming devices with the new PCTV To Go.It work...
HAVA Gold HD Entry Level High Definition Slingbox Competitor released
Original at PVR Wire
• Tue, Jan 23
By Chris Tew Filed under: General, HDTV, News, Software, Home Networking, Streaming The HAVA Gold HD will connect to any TV source such as Cable, Satellite, DVD, TiVo or a Camcorder allowing you to spread your TV to any PC over your home network or the internet.
Patch: SlingPlayer 1.4 for Slingbox Classic
Original at PVR Wire
• Sun, Dec 24
By Brad Linder Sling Media has an early Christmas present for Slingbox Classic owners. While users of the new Slingbox Pro, AV, and Tuner boxes have had access to SlingPlayer version 1.4 since the fall, early adopters with an original Slingbox were stuck with version 1.3.
Patch: Slingbox beta updates
Original at PVR Wire
• Fri, Dec 15
By Brad Linder These include an updated SlingPlayer for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.3, SlingPlayer 1.5 for Windows, and an updated version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows smartphones that will feature improved performance on Dash/Excalber and Blackjack smartphones.
Opinion: First Look: Slingbox Pro HD Connect
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Nov 29
The Slingbox Pro with HD Connect's improved quality was also noticeable using the SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows software on my Motorola Q Smartphone. Don't try watching an entire football game or a movie on the Motorola Q, though, because its lame-ass battery will give up the ghost afte...
Sling Media's Slingbox AV -- the TV Squad review
Original at TV Squad
• Tue, Nov 14
By Keith McDuffee Forward ahead to today, where Sling Media now has an updated line of Slingboxen in their arsenal. Along with the Slingbox AV and Slingbox TUNER, they've now got an HD-capable unit available, the Slingbox PRO. And gone are the days of strange etchings across their tops.
PVR Wire Podcast 8 -- 10/20/06
Original at PVR Wire
• Fri, Oct 20
• 1 related articles
By Brad Linder 25 -- Orb's new "mycasting" strategy4:10 -- Orb's version 2.0 interface6:05 -- Yes, the application does take longer to load than version 17:55 -- Public beta of AOL's Winamp Remote using Orb technology due out soon (full disclosure: AOL is the parent company of this blog)9:20 -- Orb part...
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Opinion: Slingbox PRO hands-on
Original at Engadget
• Tue, Oct 10
By Ryan Block The Pro, much like the classic Slingbox, features an analog cable input, as well as an S-Video input. But unlike the previous Slingbox, the Pro features an analog cable passthrough (thanks!), as well as composite and S-Video ins (and their respective passthroughs, as well). Of course, th...
PVR Wire Podcast 6 -- 9/28/06
Original at PVR Wire
• Thu, Sep 28
• 1 related articles
By Brad Linder This week, we have an interview with Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media. He discusses the features of the three new Slingboxes released this week. We also talk with Dave Zatz, of Zatz Not Funny. He's been beta testing the new Slingbox for the last month, and shares his thoughts.
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Slingbox Review - Are you slinging?Original at Sprenzy Shopping
• Wed, Sep 6
By Chuck I’ve noticed a lot of Slingbox and SlingPlayer Mobile television commercials over the last several weeks. So I’ll add my two cents on the Slingbox. What exactly is a Slingbox? Well, a Slingbox allows you to placeshift your TV signal. A simpler answer is a Slingbox allows you to watch an...
Patch: New Slingbox software and firmware update now available
Original at New York Times
• Mon, Aug 14
Sling Media has quietly released the latest build of the Slingbox desktop software. Version 1.3.176, available for download at Sling Media's Web site, adds better speed and resolution when streaming on a home network, a conflict manager for disconnecting unwanted remote logins (the pla...
Podcast: Mobility Today 36
Original at mobility Today
• Wed, Oct 5
Today Jack, Steve and I discuss the disappearing 4700, 3715 and 1715 iPAQ's along with discussions about the hw6515, Orb, Slingbox and a bunch more.