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Wednesday, Oct 28
EchoStar Pitches Sling DVR to Cable (Again)
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...
Monday, Oct 26
Roku Adds Hardware, Pandora & Flickr On Tap
Roku Netflix Box going HD. And More?What’s Next For Roku? 5 Suggestions.Roku Netflix Box Now Streaming HD (For Some) Roku expands their digital media streaming hardware lineup today. Joining the $100 HD Roku box, is a new lower-end SD unit ($80) and a slightly higher-end Roku HD-XR model ($...
Saturday, Oct 17
Pogoplug & Dave’s Cloud Realignment
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...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Do We Really Need a Slingbox for Video Games?
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...
Thursday, Sep 24
The New iPhone Apps of the Week
Hava support seemed to think it’d be a few weeks before Apple unleashed their placeshifting app, but here we are. And, as expected, you’ll only be able stream video from your Hava box over WiFi. (You can blame AT&T for that.) Somewhat unexpected is the $10 Hava Mobile fee, which flies in th...
Monday, Sep 21
Hava iPhone Client Submitted to Apple
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...
Wednesday, Jun 3
Sling.com Enables OS X Slingbox Streaming
DC The new Sling.com functionality is described as a “beta, sneak peek.” And I'm not quite sure if true HD streaming is possible yet (from a Slingbox PRO-HD). However, we do know that the plugin is limited to Intel-based Macs and the Slingbox SOLO, ...
Sunday, May 10
Hands On with the Asus Eee Top
DC So next in line for experimentation was streaming from a local Slingbox SOLO. Given my experiences described above, I was a little worried how the intensive SlingPlayer 2.0 software would fare. Fortunately, it did not crush the computer and 640 x 480 ...
Tuesday, Apr 7
The Hava Gold Placeshifting Giveaway
DC The Slingbox-esque device broadcasts your home television content from DVR or other set-top box to just about anywhere. Unlike a Sling, Hava also enables multicasting within the home, supports remote control IR learning, and offers free mobile software ...
Friday, Apr 3
AT&T Wireless Bans Slingboxes
DC By default, a Slingbox broadcasts on port 5001 - so that would be an easy target. However, folks can easily modify their placeshifter to communicate via a bit more web friendly like 443. AT&T could block access to Sling’s FinderID DNS-esque directory ...
Wednesday, Apr 1
EchoStar at The Cable Show
Echo assures me the DOCSIS 2.0 device and cable-modem+Slingbox bundled hardware initiative isn’t dead. We’ll see. In other Sling news today, EchoStar has drawn the line in the sand. Slingbox SOLO, Pro, and Pro-HD models will be the only units capable ...
Friday, Feb 20
Cable’s New Approach to Place Shifting
Although we’ve seen some minor attempts by cable operators to let subscribers place-shift their TV programs - witness Comcast’s Any Room initiative - for the most part cable TV customers are stuck watching their shows in one place. Today several news outlets are reporting that the big ca...
Tuesday, Feb 17
March Madness Online going HD w/ Silverlight
Mari and I have been talking up the CBSSports.com NCAA March Madness on Demand for what seems like years. While we’ve had occasional issues getting access due to overwhelming site traffic, the service has largely been great a success. Especially during for folks stuck in an office and witho...
Thursday, Feb 12
Archerfish brings Video Analysis to Placeshifting
One of the most frequent requests I received while employed by Sling Media came from small businesses and higher-end home owners looking for more enterprise-esque video monitoring with placeshifting features, but at reasonable prices. While Sling hasn’t yet acted on this demand, vid...
Monday, Jan 5
Sling’s Macworld Goodies: iPhone, OS X HD
Sling Media is on site at Macworld today and will be demo-ing an authentic iPhone Slingbox software and Mac OS X HD streaming. Sling Media is on site at Macworld today and will be demo-ing an authentic iPhone Slingbox software and Mac OS X HD streaming.
Thursday, Dec 18
Blackberry Slingbox Client Coming Soon
Sling Media has put a stake in the ground and intends to meet their goal of delivering a Blackberry SlingPlayer this year. On December 30th, the company will release a free public beta to Slingbox owners - supporting most modern GSM Blackberry models, such as the Curve and Bold. Meaning Veri...
