Slingbox Finally Goes Mainstream

Vikingod · Jan 19, 2007, 02:03 PM

Source: DailyTech
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Sling Media's Slingbox has been in the news for quite some time now. Now, however, the Slingbox is going mainstream as Sling Media lowered the price on the device quite a bit. The Slingbox was available for most of 2006, but up until now has been very difficult to find, especially when most major cable providers do not carry the product.

The Slingbox allows users to watch their cable TV programming on any device that is able to access the Internet. By providing an IP based streaming setup that connects directly to a user's cable TV tuner, a viewer can remotely control channels and watch TV as it happens on anything from a laptop to a PDA. DailyTech last reported that filings with the FCC from Sling Media indicated that a new Slingbox was in the works. No word yet on the development of the new revision.

Jan 19, 2007, 02:03 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Slingbox Finally Goes Mainstream Source: DailyTech ___________ Sling Media's Slingbox has been in the news for quite some time now. Now, however, the Slingbox is going mainstream as Sling Media lowered the price on the device quite a bit. The Slingbox was available for most of 2006, but up until now has been very difficult to find, especially when most major cable providers do not carry the product. The Slingbox allows users to watch their cable TV programming on any device that is able to access the Internet. By providing an IP based streaming setup that connects directly to a user's cable TV tuner, a viewer can remotely control channels and watch TV as it happens on anything from a laptop to a PDA. DailyTech last reported that filings with the FCC from Sling Media indicated that a new Slingbox was in the works. No word yet on the development of the new revision.