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By Matt Whitlock Despite the ever increasing proliferation of devices and services that require a broadband connection to the Internet, the average home has one major flaw: no Ethernet. Even modern day new-construction often lacks the magic eight conductor cable strung to every room, meaning getting...

 CA Following on the company's decision to give a free month of Boingo WiFi hotspot access to Slingbox customers burned by AT&T's iPhone SlingPlayer Mobile restrictions, Boingo has announced the availability of its WiFi hotspot finder and connection ...

 MA DVD ripping software, home theater PCs, and place-shifting devices like the Slingbox are all ample evidence of that. But managed copy comes with its own nest of problems for consumers. While AACS licensees are required to enable managed copy ...

Macworld Users of Sling Media's place-shifting Slingbox family of products, which let you view your home TV signal from remote locations, have been watching TV on Macs, PCs, and mobile phones for several years. Now, with the release of SlingPlayer Mobile on the ...

 United States Charles Ergen is chairman of EchoStar, which owns Sling Media and its technologies. The Slingbox Pro-HD, top, and the Sling-Loaded ViP 922, above, a digital video recorder that Dish Network will offer as a set-top box. But such an entertainment nirvana ...

By Jeremy Toeman Random customer in Best Buy: “Hi, can you help me find an HDMI cable for my plasma?” Best Buy employee: “Sure, do you need a 1.3 or 1.4 cable?” BB: “Hah, no, I meant what version HDMI cable?” BB: “1.4 is faster!  It can send Internet content too!”

By SlingCommunity News One can only imagine the intense outpouring of hatred AT&T must have received from customers immediately following the announcement that the iPhone SlingPlayer will be not be able to stream video using AT&T's data network . While it hasn't exactly been declared by anyone that A...

PC World When SlingMedia first announced it was working on an iPhone app, the company offered existing customers $50 off the purchase of either of the newer models: Slingbox Solo or Slingbox Pro-HD. In an e-mail, SlingMedia wrote, “Upcoming products like the ...

By Dan Nosowitz That content streaming feature, confirmed by senior VP Eric Rabe, is definitely in the works, pending the resolution of some agreements (we imagine they'll have many tiresome meetings with the networks before that gets ironed out). In addition, they'll be adding support so the FiOS box...

 CA Wi-Fi really shines on an application I never would have expected to see on a BlackBerry -- SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry was pre-installed on the device I tested. If you have a Slingbox, you can use this application to watch programming from your ...

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...

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...

By SlingCommunity News Looks like nation's largest wireless provider is running scared that SlingPlayer for iPhone will be approved in the near future. As a result, some changes have recently made their way into the Empire's Wireless Data Terms and Conditions to outlaw all placeshifting devices from their ne...

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...

By Sharon R. In case you missed it, yesterday we rolled out a minor update to the PC client, which is bundled with the latest Slingbox firmware. What's New: The Encoding tab has expanded options. The UI will go through additional changes--this is just step one. To check it out, click on the VGA/QVGA mini-i...

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DL.TV's Brooks Rowlett checks out three hot new products: the Sling Mobile Player, the Slingbox Pro HD, and the Sling Player 2.0, from Sling Media. www.pcmag.com

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By Matt Whitlock While it seems like only yesterday, it's already been a year since Sling Media's Matt Feinstein gave us an early look at SlingCatcher during the 2008 CES show. The Catcher may look a lot different these days (hardware aside, the UI is entirely different from last year's demo), but Sling Med...

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...

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...

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...

 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, ...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sling Media has launched an update to its SlingPlayer Mobile software for Symbian S60 phones. The software lets Slingbox owners use their mobile devices to tune into live or recorded television streaming from a slingbox connected to ...

By MegaZone Personally, I’m looking forward to the release of SlingPlayer 2.0 with Clip+Sling as well as SlingPlayer Mobile updates. I got a taste of SP 2.0 and C+S at CES in January and what Sling has done is really polished and easy to use. I really do wish Sling Media would add recording functionality, as...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

By SlingCommunity Team Sling Media, today announced that the latest upgrade to their SlingPlayer™ Mobile software client now sports compatiblity with Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6 operating system. “Windows Mobile 6 is powering a whole slew of new, feature-rich multimedia smartphones, and Sling Media...

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]

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

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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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...

By Chuck A universal plug and play (UPnP) router - check to see if your router supports UPnP, which makes set up easier if you are not comfortable with router configuration. If your router is non-UPnP, you can configure it yourself if it has port-forwarding. I prefer using port-forwarding so I can...

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...

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.