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Tuesday, Jan 23
HAVA Gold HD Entry Level High Definition Slingbox Competitor released
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.
Saturday, Jan 13
How to use a TiVo like a Slingbox (sort of)
Okay, I don't have a lot of experience performing TiVo hacks, so don't expect step by step instructions here, but kennybain over at the TiVo Community Forum poses an interesting question: do you really need a Slingbox to watch TiVo recordings remotely?
Wednesday, Jan 10
DirecTV OnDemand
Slingbox service for DirecTV in disguise? UK - in a number of ways including via satellite or a broadband connection. All of this strongly hints at a Slingbox type service for DirecTV subscribers.
Clip+Sling: Sling Media just won't stop making new announcements
Filed under: News, Streaming As if the SlingCatcher and SlingPlayer for Palm weren't enough for one CES, Sling Media is announcing Clip+Sling, a service that lets you share short clips of live or recorded video with others over the inernet.
Sunday, Jan 7
SlingCatcher coming in mid-2007
In some ways, this is like having a whole-house PVR. In some ways, it's even better. Only got one cable box/satellite receiver from your television service provider? Now you can access the same channels in any room in the house that has a SlingCatcher.
Saturday, Jan 6
TiVo has no plans to add Slingbox functionality to TiVo PVRs
Placeshifting TV shows over the net is actually something that I thought TiVo would like to get into themselves adding the functionality to its own PVRs. But it seems that TiVo obviously has no plans for creating a placeshifting TiVo since it is already giving the Slingbox some nice exposu...
Friday, Dec 29
NetFront LocationFree player for Pocket PC
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Streaming SlingPlayer ShlingPlayer. There's a new player in the place-shifting game. Okay, technically Sony's been in the place-shifting game with its LocationFree TV technology since before the Slingbox was born.
Slingbox comes to Linux (unofficially)
Filed under: Hacks, Linux, News, Software, Streaming Oh, those Linux hackers. Sure, they're constantly endeavoring to put Linux on every device possible, from PDAs to open-source PVRs. But what about building desktop Linux clients for popular consumer devices, like say the Slingbox?
Sunday, Dec 24
Patch: SlingPlayer 1.4 for Slingbox Classic
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.
Wednesday, Dec 20
Hava in the wild
In a nutshell, he concludes that it's pretty nifty if you're a Windows user, but for now it's Windows only. The software's not quite as polished as Sling Media's, but we've been hearing that for months. But the software's the main reason I'm writing this post, as I haven't seen many screensho...
Monday, Dec 18
SlingPlayer Mac beta update
The folks at Slingbox seem to be on a mission to launch a major update once a week -- for at least one week. Anyway, hot on the heels of an update to SlingPlayer Mobile, Sling Media has launched a public beta of its updated client for Mac OS X.
Friday, Dec 15
Patch: Slingbox beta updates
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.
Sunday, Dec 3
Open Source Slingbox with Myth TV
Filed under: News, Software, Tips, MythTV, Streaming Here is another great reason to own a MythTV PVR; you can turn it into a Slingbox so you can stream your TV over the internet to any other internet enabled video player such as a laptop, PC, or PMP.
Friday, Dec 1
Higher quality placeshifted video with HD Connect for Slingbox Pro
According to Charlie White of ConsumerElectronicsNet the higher video quality was noticeable using the SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows software on my Motorola Q Smartphone.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Wednesday, Nov 29
Axion iPTV Anywhere
A new Slingbox type service with PMP UK - Just like the Sony Location Free and the Slingbox this device will hook up to your home internet connection and stream your TV over the net. ...
Monday, Nov 27
Getting a Slingbox to work with BeyondTV
Sure, it's great to have a Slingbox if you want to watch live or recorded TV on the go. You can plug it in to your TiVo, cable company PVR or other set top box. You can even plug it into a DVD changer to watch movies from your hotel room while you're on vacation.
Monday, Oct 30
Interview with Sling Media European VP
UK - Oct 30, 2006 When Sling Media introduced the Slingbox, it was considered a disruptive technology since it allows you to stream TV and recorded content from your home, for ...
Friday, Oct 20
PVR Wire Podcast 8 -- 10/20/06
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...
Thursday, Sep 28
PVR Wire Podcast 6 -- 9/28/06
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.
Saturday, Sep 16
Slingbox Mac Beta Due Soon
The Slingbox is a device that attaches to your home TV setup and allows you to stream TV shows, direct from your home, over the internet. This in turn allows you to watch regular TV channels on any internet enabled PC and some handheld devices. Unfortunately Mac users have been left out so far.
Thursday, Sep 14
New Slingbox on the Horizon
Engadget via Dave Zatz via TG Daily uncovered documents on the FCC site regarding a slimmer, uglier version of the Slingbox on the horizon. As far as features go, the redesigned unit has audio/vidoe inputs on the side which should accomodate the streaming of recorded content available on...
