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Monday, Oct 26
Spawn HD-720 Hands On: Hey, Streaming Gaming Might Just Work
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...
Monday, Aug 24
Gadget Deals Of The Day
• 40" Samsung LN40A750 1080p LCD TV for $1,089.99 Shipped (normally $1227). • 37" TOSHIBA REGZA 37CV510U ThinLine 720p LCD TV for $549.99 (normally $646). • Slingbox Solo for $140.99 plus free shipping (normally $156 - use coupon code EMCLWNM48).
Tuesday, Jul 14
Verizon FiOS's Widget Bazaar Opens Tonight: Twitter and Facebook on Your TV
The local and streaming and internet video stuff I saw a year ago is hitting later this month, with the exception of YouTube—you'll get DailyMotion, Veoh and blip.tv. Don't hold your breath for Hulu or Netflix though, since Verizon's got their own on demand stuff they want you to watch (and t...
Monday, May 4
What's in Store for Verizon FiOS: Slingbox-Like Streaming and More
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...
Thursday, Apr 2
Sling For iPhone Doesn't Work on Old Slingboxes Because of Future High Quality Video and Features
This is why it doesn't work with the Slingbox, Slingbox AV and the Slingbox Tuner, and only with the SOLO, the Pro or the Pro-HD. This seemed weird to us, since 640x480 of the original Slingbox was fine enough to watch on laptops even outside the local network, why wasn't it enough to watch on i...
Monday, Jan 5
Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1
Sling Media is also unveiling a prototype of a new SlingPlayer for Mac HD which allows Slingbox PRO-HD users to stream HD to their Mac desktop or laptop computer. The new SlingPlayer for Mac HD is a web-based version of the SlingPlayer software that will be accessible from Sling.com, Sling M...
Thursday, Oct 2
Sling Pro HD Review
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...
Monday, Sep 22
Opinion: SlingCatcher Hands-On Shows How Sling Streams Directly To Your TV
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...
Thursday, May 15
EchoStar Sling Modem Finally Official
The Sling Modem cable modem + Slingbox device we saw back in January is finally launching. The first network to carry it is EchoStar, which has a really tight relationship with Sling seeing as it purchased them last fall. With this, you'll be able to use the same box for your cable internet to s...
Thursday, Nov 1
More Sling Player Upgrades Coming [Nytimes Pulpbite]
Pogue reviews the Slingbox Solo, but the news is that the Sling Client is getting an upgrade in the shape of local pause and rewind controls. That's cool because you don't have to deal with the stream delay while trying to rewind or pause the TiVo back home remotely.
Wednesday, Sep 26
Slingbox Solo Hands On: Slinging a Single HD Source Wherever You Are
Sling Media rolled out Slingbox Solo, a set-top box that lets you watch a home-bound HD source from anywhere in the world on a PC, Mac, Palm OS or Symbian mobile device. It's called "Solo" because it controls just one set-top box, instead of the four of its more-expensive Slingbox Pro brandm...
Friday, Aug 10
Leaked Slingbox HD Has Built In Component Inputs
TG Daily found this new Slingbox on the FCC. They call it a pro, but instead of the component pass through dongle, there are built-in inputs (But no pass through). Om Malik and Joyce Kim interviewed the Slingbox CEO and got him to cough up something about a Slingbox HD coming out January. Could t...
Monday, Jun 18
Dealzmodo: Slingbox PRO and HD Connect For $179
Even though you're not a member of the NHL and really don't even like hockey, you can get in on this NHL + Sling deal that gets you a Slingbox PRO and a HD Connect for $179 (retail $299). The Slingbox PRO is the Slingbox PRO, which you're familiar enough with if you read Gizmodo to know that it lets...
Thursday, May 31
Patch: Slingbox Releases New Virtual Remote Update for Windows
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]
Saturday, Apr 28
Dealzmodo: $20 Off Slinglink Turbo [Better Than Banana Hammocks]
If you're at all interested in getting a SlingLink Turbo to compliment your Slingbox, there's a $20 coupon for Woot members. Just hit up this page, get the code, and follow the link to buy it. If you're not familiar with the SlingLink, it's essentially powerline networking in a Sling-like bo...
Monday, Apr 9
Cellphones: iTunes Streaming Music/Video to Phones: Whatchu Talkin' Bout CNet?
What they're talking about is using the excellent, yet non-specific ability of a Slingbox to stream iTunes to an Apple TV, and then using a HD equipped Slingbox Pro to stream Apple TV to your Sling Client-equipped Palm, or Windows Mobile phone. The article speaks of future support, but isn...
Tuesday, Jan 23
Monsoon's HD Hava Gold Turns LAN'd PCs into DVRs
Slingbox is eminently more usable. Not sure about this one but the wireless HAVA creates a peer-to-peer ... You can use the 'WAN' connection but it's dog slow and ass ugly. Nowhere near a challenger to Sling. BagelLoxOnionEwwBreath.
Monsoon's HD Hava Gold Turns LAN'd PCs into DVRs
Slingmedia's closest competitor upped the stakes this morning with a new budget player that, while not wireless, beats the cheapest Slingbox by $50. The Hava Gold HD ($129) turns any PC on your network into a PVR with the ability to stream and record video regardless of whether your PC is wi...
Wednesday, Nov 29
Opinion: First Look: Slingbox Pro HD Connect
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...
Thursday, Oct 26
Slingbox: Slingbox Pro Review: Its For Pros
Do you sneer at non-professional products, dismissing them with a snort of "amateurs!" Then the Slingbox Pro is for you: it adds more inputs and the ability to act as a pass-through device (very useful if your satellite or cable box only has one output). There's also an optional high def com...
Friday, Oct 20
Home Entertainment: Sony LocationFree Gets Delayed
Wow, Sony. Two delays in one day. Things must be getting bad. Our buddy, Zatz, points out that Sony's Slingbox competitor, the LocationFree, is getting delayed and no new release date has been announced. This device was originally slated for a release next week, but pushed back because of rem...
Thursday, Sep 21
Home Entertainment: New Slingbox Details: Tuner, Pro, and A/V
I've tried to edit that forum post for brevity, and sanity, and see there's a Slingbox streamer with coax, named "tuner", an "A/V" model with composite/s-video inputs, and a "Pro" model equipped to work with an HDTV—probably by streaming to a TV, not streaming HDTV signals out across the...
Monday, Jul 3
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Home Entertainment: HAVA Video Streamer, Better Than Slingbox?
Essentially very similar to the Slingbox, the HAVA Video Streamer distinguishes itself from its rivals by offering a number of advanced features that may endear it to power users. For example, in addition to being able to function as a wireless access point, the HAVA can wirelessly conne...
Wednesday, May 31
Motorola Q Slingbox Mobile Video
Here's a video of the recently released Slingbox Mobile update that allows Windows Mobile Smartphones to get in on the fun of TV on the go. In the video, live TV, TiVo Interaction, and viewing recorded movies. – Jason Chen Update: Fixed video. Original video courtesy of Mobile Burn
Thursday, Apr 27
SlingPlayer Mobile Finally Released
Got a Slingbox and a portable Windows device? Sling Media's finally officially released their SlingPlayer Mobile software today, so you can finally watch endless reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond and Crossing Jordan on the go. Don't you love living in the future?
Thursday, Mar 23
Slingbox Mobile in Action
Thanks to Slingbox Mobile, you'll never have to miss your favorite program again. You'll also never have to pretend to have friends anymore, because the TV will be your friend. Mobility Today Video Review - Slingbox for Windows Mobile [MobilityToday]
Monday, Jan 9
Slingbox Adds Mobile
Not too much going on with the Slingbox this year, but at CES, Sling Media did announce a mobile component that will be added to product. Basically, you'll soon be able to watch live or taped TV shows on any wireless-enabled Windows Mobile Smartphone or handheld. Not bad, but now that phones a...
