Sling Monitor 150 hits the FCC (Wednesday 24th of February 2010 08:33:00 PM)
We caught our first
check out of the Sling Monitor 150 placeshifting display at CES 2009, but
it only got an criterion launch at this year's show, and now it looks like it's getting even
closer to store shelves with an appearance at the FCC ...
(more)SlingPlayer Mobile v1.2 enables 3G streaming on the iPhone, now ready for download (Monday 15th of February 2010 08:03:00 AM)
We knew this was coming, and sure enough, Sling hasn't kept us waiting for long. Our beloved
readers have inundated our tip jar with the news that the 3G-enabled flavor of SlingPlayer
Mobile is now live on the App Store, and from what we're hearing ...
(more)TiVo patent points to new sharing and interactivity built around closed captions (Friday 12th of February 2010 04:49:00 PM)
The rumors are already flying for that approaching March 2nd TiVo event, but a of late granted
patent gives us one idea of what TiVo's been up to of late. The basic idea of the patent is to
use embedded meta data in TV broadcasts, ...
(more)Sling's CES showing gives us a Touch of optimism (Thursday 07th of January 2010 10:06:00 PM)
CES is officially under way so of course we got our hands all over the Sling Touch Control 100
in person and screwed up the DVR queue mightily over WiFi thanks to simple touch controls, then
took control our notional Sony Blu-ray player with an ...
(more)Engadget Podcast 146 - 05.15.2009 (Friday 15th of May 2009 08:59:00 PM)
Josh Topolsky and Paul Miller walk into a bar, but the bar is a recording studio. The
bartender, who is the recording engineer, asks, "Why the long faces?" "Sigh," Paul says, and
looks down at his feet. "Nothing but a buncha crummy phone rumors and ...
(more)SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone coming shortly: $29.99, no 3G support (Tuesday 12th of May 2009 06:36:00 PM)
digg_url =
'http://digg.com/gadgets/SlingPlayer_Mobile_for_iPhone_coming_shortly_29_99_no_3G'; After what
has become one of the longer (and doubtlessly one of the highest-profile) App Store plaudit
delays, SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone has finally ...
(more)AT&T issues official statement on SlingPlayer's 3G blackout for iPhone (Wednesday 13th of May 2009 01:20:00 AM)
digg_url =
'http://digg.com/gadgets/AT_T_issues_official_statement_on_SlingPlayer_s_3G_blackout';
Sweating bullets over network saturation, are we? AT&T's distinctly taking a good helping of
heat today over Sling's rock-and-a-hard-place decision to ...
(more)Engadget Podcast 140 - 04.03.2009 (Friday 03rd of April 2009 08:02:00 PM)
Do you love people talking? Do you love technology? Then you're in the right place, friend.
Welcome -- yes, welcome one and all to the Engadget Podcast! This week, you get to hear the
coolest set of cats this side of the junkyard pontificating ...
(more)Engadget's recession antidote: win a SlingCatcher! (Tuesday 03rd of February 2009 05:00:00 PM)
You're feasibly sitting at home right now wondering why you decided to blow all that money on
SanDisk stock, having heard the company just suffered a $1.86 billion loss. Well, cheer up,
investors -- Engadget's here for you. Instead of wallowing in the ...
(more)Sling Media's Clip+Sling strides into beta, release looks imminent (Friday 03rd of October 2008 03:50:00 PM)
Filed under: Home Entertainment, transportable Video
Sling Media has a history of not
disappointing, and while we were admittedly bummed to see Clip+Sling omitted from SlingPlayer
2.0, it looks like that one gripe is about to be remedied. If you'll recall, ...
(more)SlingPlayer 2.0 enters public beta -- without Clip+Sling (Thursday 07th of August 2008 09:36:00 PM)
Filed under: Home Entertainment
SlingPlayer 2.0 was announced way back at CES 2007 (and, uh,
re-announced this year) and it looks you'll finally be able to get a taste, public beta style
-- but only a taste, since it's missing its most hyped feature, ...
(more)Sling to place ads in streaming content? (Saturday 03rd of November 2007 02:58:00 PM)
No plans have been announced yet, but the eagle-eyed mods over at SlingCommunity just noticed
an interesting patent application from Sling portrayal different ways to insert ads into
streaming content. The filing describes a scenario in which the viewer ...
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