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EchoStar Pitches Sling DVR to Cable (Again)

28 Oct 2009 18:15:14 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Zatz Not Funny .

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Spawn HD-720 Hands On: Hey, Streaming Gaming Might Just Work

26 Oct 2009 12:31:13 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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70% of Slingbox Users Don’t Placeshift TV Content Outside Their Home

10 Oct 2009 14:24:39 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at eHomeUpgrade .

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THR.com: Slingbox Headed to Middle East, 70% of Customers Use at Home Says Sling

08 Oct 2009 09:53:41 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at SlingCommunity .

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Do We Really Need a Slingbox for Video Games?

06 Oct 2009 04:31:57 PDT

Written by Dave Zatz
Where’s The Redbox Kiosk For Video Games?Gamefly Buying Used GamesMost Anticipated Fall Video Games As I wrote the other day, I can’t say I’m ever happy to see a product or company die. But I just don’t see a place in the world for Spawn Labs. Introduced at TechCrunch50 (video above), they lik...

Original story at Zatz Not Funny .

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Hava iPhone Client Submitted to Apple

21 Sep 2009 04:31:49 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Zatz Not Funny .

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Slingbox news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Slingbox news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Roku Adds Hardware, Pandora & Flickr On Tap -- by Dave Zatz from Zatz Not Funny!
• Pogoplug & Dave’s Cloud Realignment -- by Dave Zatz from Zatz Not Funny!
• Who’s on Crack in tech 10.09.09 -- by JG Mason from Gadgetell
• Slingbox 101: Slingbox Minimum Requirements and Specs -- by theSource from Sling Community - Sling Media Hardware
• The New iPhone Apps of the Week -- by Dave Zatz from Zatz Not Funny!
• EchoStar Showcases SlingLoaded DVRs for European Digital TV Operators at IBC2009 -- by SlingCommunity News from Sling Community - Devices / Other Hardware
• Slingbox 101: Getting to Know Your Slingbox and SlingCatcher's Connections -- by Matt Whitlock from Sling Community - Devices / Other Hardware
• The iTV Doctor Is In!: Founder, Will ... -- from InteractiveTV Today [itvt]
• QuickPlay Media to launch mobile set-... -- from MediaMughals | Technology First
• More Enjoyment From Your Talking Toas... -- from The Gadgeteer

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How To Use Your Slingbox With HDMI Video Sources and Avoid HDCP Issues

24 Aug 2009 13:21:43 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at SlingCommunity .

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Slingbox 101: Set-Top Boxes, Tuners, and the Family Battle for Control

07 Aug 2009 11:30:05 PDT

Written 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?...

Original story at SlingCommunity .

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Gadgetell Review: The Hava Titanium HD

16 Apr 2009 18:14:30 PDT

Written by Iyaz Akhtar
The in-betweens The desktop player software is Windows only for now, so no mixed network environments for you unless you run Windows in a VM or something similar. Since the device used minijack connectors, perhaps the device could have offered more inputs.

Original story at Gadgetell .

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How To: Tutorial: Use Slingbox to Stream to JustinTV

04 Mar 2009 16:04:31 PST

Written 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

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How To: Sling Media Support - Slingbox Setup Tutorial

17 Jan 2009 07:34:55 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (warzeuwant)
Author: warzeuwant Keywords: Sling Media Support Slingbox Setup Tutorial Added: January 17, 2009

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Dish Network ViP 922 SlingLoaded DVR Demonstratoion - 2009 International CES

13 Jan 2009 11:20:59 PST

Written 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...

Original story at SlingCommunity .

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Patch: Slingbox update now brings automatic 4:3, 16:9 switching

12 Dec 2008 07:51:55 PST

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, ...

Original story at CrunchGear .

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Engadget HD Podcast 110 - 11.05.2008

05 Nov 2008 08:02:00 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Engadget HD .

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Sling Pro HD Review

02 Oct 2008 21:00:00 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Podcast: Photoshop for Mobile Phones? God, why?

25 Sep 2008 16:49:28 PDT

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...

Original story at mevio.com .

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Opinion: Sling Media At CES

13 Jan 2008 14:35:15 PST

Written 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...

Original story at TiVo Lovers .

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How To: Dotto Tech - Season 5 Episode 10 - SlingBox

22 Oct 2007 16:54:44 PDT

Written 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

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Patch: Sling Media Releases New SlingPlayer for PC and Mac OS

25 Sep 2007 19:11:44 PDT

Written 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...

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Patch: Sling Media Releases Slingbox Firmware Update

20 Jul 2007 15:28:06 PDT

Written 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...

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Patch: SlingPlayer 1.4 for Slingbox Classic

24 Dec 2006 06:17:00 PST

Written 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.

Original story at PVR Wire .

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Opinion: First Look: Slingbox Pro HD Connect

29 Nov 2006 21:29:15 PST

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...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Sling Media's Slingbox AV -- the TV Squad review

14 Nov 2006 03:17:00 PST

Written 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.

Original story at TV Squad .

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PVR Wire Podcast 8 -- 10/20/06

20 Oct 2006 09:45:00 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at PVR Wire . Related stories include: PVR Wire Podcast 6 -- 9/28/06 - podcasts.pvrwire.com

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PVR Wire Podcast 6 -- 9/28/06

28 Sep 2006 09:41:00 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at PVR Wire . Related stories include: PVR Wire Podcast 8 -- 10/20/06 - podcasts.pvrwire.com

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