Place-shifting: challenges present and future paint a rough picture for innovation

Iria · Jul 27, 2006, 04:43 AM

Source: Ars Technica
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In theory, "place-shifting" does for location what "time-shifting" has done for scheduling. A few cables here, a few networking adjustments there, and you can use a product like the Slingbox or the software-based Orb to watch your TV (or TiVo, or DVD player) from just about anywhere you can get a network connection, be it your office, your hotel room, or the other side of the planet. Yet what makes place-shifting devices so powerful also makes them appear very dangerous to established entertainment and media companies.

Jul 27, 2006, 04:43 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Place-shifting: challenges present and future paint a rough picture for innovation Source: Ars Technica __________ In theory, "place-shifting" does for location what "time-shifting" has done for scheduling. A few cables here, a few networking adjustments there, and you can use a product like the Slingbox or the software-based Orb to watch your TV (or TiVo, or DVD player) from just about anywhere you can get a network connection, be it your office, your hotel room, or the other side of the planet. Yet what makes place-shifting devices so powerful also makes them appear very dangerous to established entertainment and media companies.