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SlingPlayer for Mac OS X 1.0.6 Released
Earlier today, Sling Media put up a new version of SlingPlayer for Mac OS X for download, and while it's not the major 2.0 overhaul that users are waiting to sink their teeth in to, it does offer a few worthwhile improvements over the previous version. The most important of these enhancements impacts new PRO-HD owners. Some users have reported problems setting up the brand new Slingbox PRO-HD with SlingPlayer for Mac OS X. Today's update should fix any issues during the set up process, but Mac users will still need to hold out for 2.0 to get HD streaming and the other 2.0 features. Other Release Highlights: Improved video quality Online Slingbox registration added; plus users can store their Slingbox ID online for easy access Improved Slingbox Setup Assistant: New setup and configuration screens are streamlined and easier to use Users can rapidly cycle between Fullscreen (4:3), Widescreen (16:9),... More »
Last Post: October 22, 2008 6:22 PM by MDHVBall
Sling Media Releases Slingbox PRO-HD
Sling Media today announced its next generation Slingbox™ PRO-HD is now available for purchase from www.slingmedia.com and leading online and brick and mortar retailers nationwide for $299.99. Sling Media is also pleased to announce the Slingbox PRO-HD will be available at leading Canadian retailers for $329.99 in the coming weeks. The Slingbox PRO-HD is capable of streaming HD content from a home television source, including over the air HD digital signals (ATSC), digital cable channels (Clear QAM), HDTV cable set-top boxes, HDTV satellite receivers, or HD DVR’s, to a laptop or desktop computer in and around the house. Additionally, customers who have a high speed broadband connection that features upload speeds of 1.5 Megabits per second or higher, Slingbox PRO-HD can even stream HD TV signals outside the home to just about anywhere you can receive a high-speed network connection. “With Slingbox PRO-HD, our customers will have the ability to... More »
SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 Now Official
Looking to try the latest and greatest SlingPlayer software but are scared off by the word "beta." Fear not... SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 has gone legit in the US, and is waiting for you at Sling Media's download site. It's been only six weeks since the public beta was first made available, showing that Sling Media has made tremendous strides getting their next gen player ready for prime-time. With the Slingbox PRO HD ready to hit shelves any day now, the pieces to Sling Media's puzzle are starting to fall into place. Miss out on the beta? Don't know what SlingPlayer 2.0 is all about? Check out some of the new features that await you. SlingPlayer 2.0 for Windows Key Features See what's on with the Guide - The SlingPlayer Guide helps you find what's on and get there fast. Control live TV with the Live Video Buffer - Now... More »
Last Post: October 15, 2008 2:24 PM by Stokey
Sling Has Eyes Set on Google's Android - Maybe Next Year
In today's hub-bub surrounding T-Mobile's launch of the first phone running Google's new Android operating system, many questions reagarding its look, feel, and features have been answered... all but whether or not Sling Media is looking to bring it's flavor of TV anywhere to the budding OS. Leave it to our old friend Dave Zatz to ask the tough questions, which is probably all the better since he's got lots of friends there. According to an e-mail response from the company, Sling has Android on their radar, but isn't expecting Slingbox support this year in leiu of "higher priorities."Want to know what those are? Hit up the read link below and pay ZatzNotFunny a visit. Read the full story at ZatzNotFunny More »
Last Post: November 9, 2009 7:14 PM by okcmike71
SlingCatcher Fondled by Gizmodo - Videos To Prove It.
It was just last week Sling Media announced that SlingCatcher, the long-awaited gadget for viewing your Slingbox, computer, and other media on a TV, would be available for pre-order . Anytime you see a pre-order, you have to assume that means the real deal isn't all that far behind. Evidence that 'soon' may actually be 'soon', the Gizmodo-ers happend to get a little hands on time with Sling Media's upcoming wonder-gadget, and by the looks of the names on the video screen, it looks like Sling's doing the showing off. If what we see here is indeed the final, it looks like the three core features we've been waiting for are accounted for and present: SlingCatcher for TV - Watch your home TV sources on Any TV SlingProjector - Watch any computer media on your TV SlingSync - Load/play digital media to a storage device connected to the SlingCatcher What... More »
It's TRUE! SlingCatcher Now Available for Pre-Order
A long time ago, at a Consumer Electronics Show far, far away... Sling Media announced a little product called SlingCatcher ; a revolutionary device designed to connect and stream your Slingbox (meaning your home television sources) to any TV set in or out of the home. That was all the way back in early 2007. We happened to get another look at SlingCatcher at the 2008 CES , and were no less impressed by what SlingCatcher has to offer the Slinger. Any TV is magically transformed to your TV, plus other nifty abilities like the ability to playback digital audio and video from a disk or USB drive, or even display content directly from your computer screen. We were told that SlingCatcher's feature set was a moving target, so it's not clear yet what abilities it will have at launch until we get some hands on time. Starting today, SlingCatcher... More »
Last Post: September 24, 2008 11:59 AM by Monike8
Slingbox PRO HD Now Available for Pre Order
It looks like Slingbox PRO HD is getting close to going prime-time... like really close. Starting now, you can pre-order Sling's fully high-definition Slingbox for quick delivery as soon as they're available, which means Sling is on track to hit their initial expected date of Q3 . First shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Slingbox PRO HD will be the first Slingbox to offer up video streaming at full high definition resolutions. Sling Media's previous top-notch Slingbox, the Slingbox PRO, offered HD compatibility through the HD Connect, but could only stream at SD resolutions. We can't say if anything has changed from what we saw in our video demo at CES until we get some quality hands-on time with the final product. What we do know is that the MSRP has dropped $100 from the (lofty) $399 price tag announced at the beginning of the year. Is... More »
Last Post: September 22, 2008 4:19 PM by kingweb
SlingPlayer 2.0 Public Beta 2 Now Available
It's been a little over a month since Sling Media unveiled SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 Public Beta, a preview of the next generation SlingPlayer software for desktop PCs. In that time, it looks like the friendly folks at Sling haven't stopped working on the next-gen player. Starting now, a click of the "Check for Updates" link in the SlingPlayer 2.0 Beta 1 software will download and install Beta 2, including numerous bug fixes and other enhancements. More details on exactly what's new in Beta 2 is forthcoming, but in the meantime, maybe you can fill us in on what's changed in the comments section. If you haven't yet checked out the SlingPlayer Beta, read up on what it's all about in our review , then Download SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 Public Beta from Sling Media's site to get started. Don't forget to drop by the SlingPlayer 2.0 Public Beta forum... More »
Last Post: December 28, 2008 2:24 PM by russell cridland
Sling Media Unveils SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian UIQ
Sling Media Inc. today announced that SlingPlayer Mobile is now available for smartphones running the UIQ user interface on Symbian OS, including popular smartphones from Motorola and Sony Ericsson. "UIQ offers a unique and smooth user interface experience, seamlessly blending services, content and phone features, which is why we’re so excited to announce the availability of SlingPlayer Mobile on UIQ," commented Stuart Collingwood, vice president of Europe for Sling Media. "With over two-and-a-half billion global 3G and WiFi connections, the market potential for mobile TV is huge. Not only have we expanded our support for Symbian smartphones but we’re also providing more Slingbox owners with the ability to watch and control their home TV using even more of the mostpopular smartphones available in Europe." The enhanced, personalised mobile TV experience for smartphones is enabled by Sling Media’s award-winning Slingbox which allows customers to watch and control their home TV on... More »
Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 Public Beta
Sling Media today unveiled SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 Public Beta, a preview of the next generation SlingPlayer software for desktop PCs. It's been almost two years since Sling Media released SlingPlayer for PC 1.4 - their last 'significant' upgrade to the software that Slingers rely on to watch their home television on a computer screen anywhere in the world. The latest version of SlingPlayer software for PC brings a whole new level of functionality to Slingbox owners. The new software allows you to watch and control your living room TV on your PC with more flexibility, fun, and even greater control than ever before. SlingPlayer for Windows 2.0 marks the introduction of two new major features: A 60 Minute Live Buffer that adds DVR-like abilities to pause and rewind live television, as well as an integrated program guide that makes browsing current listings a breeze compared to virtually controlling a... More »
Last Post: September 8, 2008 2:01 AM by eXtermia
Echostar/Dish Network DTVPal Reviews Hitting Web
It's been a long wait since the "TR-40" Digital to analog converter first appeared at Sling Media's booth at CES. But, the light at the end of the tunnel is that after a physical design overhaul and a complete identity change , our new "DTVPal" (as in friend, not Europe's PAL TV system) should be available in about a week. As always, those who've gotten their mittens on them early are already posting reviews and pictures around the web. For a thorough look at DTV Pal and tons of pics hit up the full scoop from the boys over at SatelliteGuys.US . On the video front, our long time friend (and former go-to guy at Sling) Dave Zatz has hands-on videos galore of the DTVPal. Check out the unboxing now... ... then head over to ZatzNotFunny for parts 1 through 4 of this full look at DTVPal. [Thanks to Malouff... More »
Last Post: April 19, 2009 12:22 PM by fragastat
SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Takes One Step Closer to Reality
With a mobile screen so large and pretty, it was only a matter of time. Over the weekend our good friends at Sling Media showed off SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone and iPod Touch in the form of a pre-alpha proof-of-concept software demonstration. According to our friends at Engadget , Sling hasn't yet been accepted into Apple's developer program , making what's been seen so far as an under-the-radar app for jailbroken devices. Don't get your hopes up though... it won't get released until Sling can do so legitimately. Could we see SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone and iPod Touch before the end of 2008? More »
Last Post: April 6, 2009 12:50 AM by rnthomas
New Echostar DVR With Baked In Sling Goodness, Dish UHF-to-IR Adapter Shown
Based on a report from the SatelliteGuys, who were present during the Team Summit in Nashville, it Sling Media parent Echostar has some new products planned for 2008 that (as expected since the acquisition) builds Sling technologies into a Dish Network product. Though nothing has been 'officially' unveiled, the report talks of a new new version of the Dish Network ViP722 (dubbed the 722s), that bakes SlingCatcher and Clip+Sling functionality right in. Word of whether it can also stream out (like a Slingbox) wasn't specifically mentioned. Hit up Engadget for their take, and view the original report from the SatelliteGuys.US. Though not getting as much notice around the web, ZatzNotFunny specifically called out a certain piece of gear that's sure to get some love from Slingbox owners suffering from TV2 withdrawl. With the new UHF-to-IR adapter, users can connect the TV2 tuner on Dish receivers right up to their Slingbox.... More »
EchoStar Brings SlingModem to Market for Cable Industry
We've heard quite a bit about Sling Media's SlingModem prior to the company's aquisition by EchoStar, and still saw it on display at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January. Since then, however, news on the Slingbox/cable modem hybrid has been non-existent.... at least until now. In a press release from EchoStar this morning, EchoStar Technologies LLC (a subsidy of EchoStar Corporation... formerly part of DISH Network) announced that its entering the cable industry with the CableLabs Certified® DOCSIS® 2.0 SlingModem at CableNET® in New Orleans, La. From what we can tell, nothing about the SlingModem has changed since the last time we saw it. Check out the gallery for photos of the SlingModem . The real story here is EchoStar's desire contribute to the enjoyment of television services for consumers in general, whether they get that television from cable or satellite. Sling Media had always been operator agnostic, and... More »
Last Post: May 17, 2008 11:12 AM by BlackDragon
PPC, Smartphone, Symbian SlingPlayer Mobile Updates Released
Sling Media today released three updated versions of SlingPlayer Mobile , notching each respective version up a tick. SlingPlayer Mobile for PocketPC (1.6), Windows Smartphone (1.6), and Symbian S60 (1.01) are each available for download now at SlingMedia.com. A full list of improvements and changes is currently unavailable, but we do know that this update touches on several areas. Known changes include: Added support for additional handsets (Nokia N95 8GB, Samsung i760, Treo 500v are some examples) Improved video streaming quality on select handsets (Sprint HTC Mogul is an example) Added support for additional set-top boxes Additional channel favorite logos A few under the hood tweaks Better video streaming on the HTC Mogul stands out as an interesting improvement, which is done by offering a new rendering mode that is selectable in the SlingPlayer Mobile settings area. Current SlingPlayer Mobile customers can get these upgrades free, while new customers are... More »
Last Post: June 1, 2008 11:34 AM by simdao
Sling Media/EchoStar TR-40 DTV Converter Update
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 time, but now that coupons are starting to show up in mailboxes across the country, folks are looking for an update on the status of this little box. Thanks to a tip from from community member Malouff and a status update from Dave Zatz over at Sling, we've finally got a bit more to share about the TR-40. No doubt timing is the first thing on people's minds, and according to Dave the TR-40 is still slated for a June delivery, and appears to be coming along nicely despite undergoing a few changes from what we saw in January. The biggest change comes to the form factor and style of the physical box... More »
Last Post: June 12, 2008 9:20 PM by Brandon C
Engadget: SlingCatcher Now "Sometime in 2008?"
Engadget received a tip today that SlingCatcher's release date may be pushed back from Q2 until "sometime in 2008" based on an alleged e-mail communication between a Slingbox owner and a Sling Media employee. "We've been waiting to get our hands on the SlingCatcher ever since it was announced at CES in 2007 (re-announced at this past CES) but it looks like we'll have to wait a little longer -- Gregg Wilkes, Sling's VP of sales, has said the product won't be released this quarter as scheduled, but rather sometime later this year. Sling hasn't made this announcement publicly, though: Gregg simply emailed a would-be customer his apologies, saying Sling was committed to providing a "compelling and enjoyable user experience and value proposition," and that the SlingCatcher is still being refined." Read the rest at Engadget More »
Last Post: July 13, 2008 8:50 PM by jcgum
RCR Wireless News: Mobile Q&A with Blake Krikorian
SlingPlayer Mobile is regarded by many mobile operators as the thorn in their pricing plans. All-you-can eat data plans structured some time ago were designed in a period when there were few compelling mobile applications that would consume a lot of data, but usage of high-speed data networks is on the rise with better mobile web browsers and the growing rise of streaming video on mobile phones. Consumers that pay for a high-speed mobile data plan is a good thing for operators, but unlike days past, consumers are finally starting to use the services they pay for. RCR Wireless News sat down with Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian to talk about Sling Media's impact on the mobile sector with SlingPlayer Mobile, why it's a compelling application for consumers, why provider video services aren't taking hold, and how SlingPlayer Can actually help mobile providers. Read the interview at RCR Wireless News More »
SlingPlayer Mobile Updates Aplenty Coming Soon - Bringing UIQ Support and More
Sling Media today announced that Slingbox owners can expect to see SlingPlayer Mobile get a round of updates moving into the summer, as well as an all-new client designed to bring Slingbox television to Symbian UIQ smartphones. Upon SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian UIQ's launch, Sling Media has announced support the following UIQ handsets. Compatibility with a greater range of handsets will be added over time: Sony Ericsson P1i Sony Ericsson P990i Sony Ericsson W960i Sony Ericsson W950i Sony Ericsson M600i Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 "We are excited to expand our support for Symbian smartphones, providing customers with the best possible mobile TV experience. With over two-and-a-half billion global 3G and WiFi connections the market potential for mobile TV is huge," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media. “In order to meet this growing desire for mobile TV, we will continue to expand the availability of SlingPlayer Mobile to as... More »
Last Post: December 31, 2008 8:48 AM by Billpasserdc
Can Apple Say 'No' to SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone?
Harry McCracken over at PC World has asked some of the tough questions in the days following Apple's announcement of the iPhone SDK , which opens the doors for third-party commercial applications on iPhone. Presumably, one could expect Sling Media to take a hard look at bringing Sling-shifting TV capabilities to the touch friendly phone. However, Harry's analysis brought up the question about what will be forbidden in the Apple iPhone Apps store. Unlocking programs, porn, and privacy invading apps will be forbidden (obviously), but the non-descriptive rule about "bandwidth hogs" raises some concern for Sling owners. Streaming video would be considered by most to be a bandwidth hog, which could mean that SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone may not be allowed to be distributed through the Apps store. Whether or not a Wi-Fi only version of SlingPlayer would be allowed, but such a program would seem limiting once a 3G... More »
Last Post: March 31, 2009 10:57 PM by nonono
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