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more about #sling Magicant: Waiting patiently for the 3G version. I would love to hear their explanation for denying the 3G version while approving the wifi version. After all,... more » Parapraxis: We submitted another version of the app that works on 3G that is intended for the rest of the world. We have not heard back from Apple on that app yet... more » Hyperplasia: Downloading it now more » MePerson: *rejected for duplicating iphone's search feature* more » ab3: This is really exciting because i have uverse more » bosskev: Or it could just be a disgruntled Sling dishing out some dirt, doing nothing more than...um...mud slinging. more » Kaiser-Machead: For within this phone was bound the powers to govern over all apps. But they were all of them, deceived... more » Sora57: SONY should write a similar app for their LocationFree player (very similar to Slingbox) and make it free. Maybe it would jumpstart sales of their de... more » EBone: How very disappointing. Obviously Apple caving to AT&T. more » Steven Strell: So now, after I bought a SOLO to replace my AV so I could use this app, they say it works with the AV. Plus, it's $30. I don't mind that it doesn't ... more » OGHowie: Ridiculous that it doesn't support 3G. I remember using Sling on my old Moto Q with EVDO on Verizon, and that was over 2 years ago. more » ninjamurf: I guess I just don't get it? I have a 57" LCoS at home with surround sound and all the whiz bangs. Why would I want to watch a TV show or movie on a... more » TheDoomer: Hmm, If this is approved, with me getting my first iPhone a couple weeks ago, it might tempt me to see if I can find a cheap Sling. Having TV everywhe... more » Nick: i will shake a baby if this isn't approved. too soon? more » TheSonOfKrypton: It better be....AT&T needs to stop dictating what can and can't get approved to Apple. Fuck you AT&T. You shouldn't be able to stop me from u... more » Nick: what happened to all that spectrum that was auctioned off. when are we gonna see that put to use and get some relief from this tired excuse of "taxing... more » Chris Stacker: Giz thats actually an ipod...not and iphone. You guys are getting sloppy...LMAO ( I Corrected GIz :) ) more » John Davidson: Not surprising, really. I just paid for a $300 phone call to south Korea to speak with my nephew for 45 minutes. Then, they charged my father $1000 ... more » OMG! Ponies!: Sorry. We accidentally engaged our Legal Department in a three week project to rewrite the Terms of Service, sent the new Terms to the printers, and p... more » ScottRose: Their error was assuming that no one would get pissed off. Not like they accidentally made a typo. Arseholes. more » -
#slingplayer
SlingPlayer Mobile 1.1 for iPhone Approved and Heading to App Store
We've got word that the previously mentioned SlingPlayer Mobile 1.1 for the iPhone has been approved and will be available in the App Store "imminently." There's also clarification that this version is Wi-Fi only: More » -
#slingplayer
Slingplayer 1.1 For iPhone Adds Improved Widescreen, Speeds and DISH Integration
Sling just submitted the 1.1 version of Slingplayer, which we reviewed here, to the App Store. It's going to have 16x9 widescreen, better remote, a faster connection for channel changing and remote control, plus DISH integration. More » -
#sling
Network Use Not the Only Reason For AT&T to Hate 3G iPhone SlingPlayer
Everyone may think that AT&T threw their fat around and made Apple lock down the SlingPlayer iPhone app because of AT&T's lousy network, but a tipster tells us there's a more nefarious reason at play.
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#slingplayer
SlingPlayer Mobile For iPhone Review (Wi-Fi Only, $30)
The SlingPlayer iPhone app is finally launching today! It's going to be $30, Wi-Fi only (No 3G), but will work with older Slingboxes. More » -
#iphoneapps
Sling Is "Optimistic" SlingPlayer iPhone App Will Be Approved Soon
Sling's updated their SlingPlayer iPhone app page, saying they're in "close contact" with Apple and are "optimistic" it'll be approved soon. Sling submitted it over a month ago, so it's pretty late. [Sling via 9to5Mac] -
#iphoneapps
SlingPlayer iPhone App Might Be Delayed by AT&T
Sling submitted their iPhone app almost a month ago. Rumors suggested it was rejected altogether thanks to AT&T. Sling says they've gotten no word from Apple either way. But it's definitely looking delayed right now. More » -
#homeentertainment
Motorola's Media Mover Is a USB SlingBox and Nannycam in Your Pocket
It's easy to forget that Motorola doesn't just make horrible cellphones, they actually make neat gadgets, like the Media Mover: A pocket-sized USB stick that transcodes lots of video and beams it anywhere like SlingBox. More » -
#oops
AT&T Says Horrible Terms of Service Update Was All a Big Mistake
Millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and AT&T swiftly backtracked on the draconian updates to their terms of the service that effectively ban Skype, Sling and other goodness: It's all a big mistake! More » -
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#att
AT&T's Lame New Terms of Service Hate Mobile Video From Sling and P2P
That AT&T's new terms of service for wireless frowns on snagging video over P2P isn't surprising, but the fact that it effectively prohibits Slinging video to phones is mildly shocking and definitely lame. More » -
#sling
Sling For iPhone Doesn't Work on Old Slingboxes Because of Future High Quality Video and Features
The good news is that Slingplayer, the TV streaming app, is coming to the iPhone soon. The bad news is that your old Slingbox doesn't work with it. Here's Sling's reasoning. More » -
#iphone
SlingPlayer for iPhone Submitted to App Store, BlackBerry Version Exits Beta
Sling announced that they have finally submitted their SlingPlayer app for the iPhone to the App Store for approval. If everything goes well, it should be out soon. In addition, the SlingPlayer app for BlackBerry is also no longer in beta and hits version 1.0 today. [TUAW and Engadget] -
#ces2009
Sling Monitor HD Display Slurps Up Video Wirelessly Anywhere in Your House
Why hasn't Sling done this sooner? The Sling Monitor is a 15-inch HD display that you can Sling video to from Dish's 1TB SlingLoaded 922 DVR over Wi-Fi. More » -
#ces2009
Dish Network ViP 922 1-Terabyte HD-DVR Comes SlingLoaded
Dish Network has had Sling integrations before, but they just dropped a brand new HD-DVR with remote Sling capabilities built in along with a redesigned SlingGuide interface. More » -
#streamingmedia
Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1
Sling Media revealed that HD streaming will be coming to Mac users via Sling.com, and they plan to submit the Sling iPhone app for approval in Q1 of this year. More » -
#sling
BlackBerries Get SlingPlayer Mobile Beta Today
If you've got a Blackberry and a Slingbox, the SlingPlayer Mobile public beta has just started. Download it free for 30 days and pay a one-time $30 fee to keep it. [Blackberry via geardiary] -
#slingplayermobile
SlingPlayer For Windows Mobile Comes to Loads More Phones
The aging SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile has been updated, and almost exclusively for compatibility. The app will now run on most modern phones, including (finally) 640x480, 800x480, 400x240 and 320x320 handsets. More » -
#sling
SlingPlayer For BlackBerry Launching in Public Beta Before Next Year, Just
SlingPlayer for BlackBerry, which was previewed in a usable state nearly a year ago, is finally coming to BlackBerry in a public beta. More » -
#streamingmedia
Slingplayer Mac Update Offers Improved Streaming Video Quality, Online IDs, Aspect Ratio Toggling
Slingplayer for Mac received an update today to 1.0.7, offering improved video quality, easy toggling between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio, and the ability to register and store your Slingbox ID online. More » -
#websites
Revamped Sling.com Launches to Spendthrift Public
Sling.com has been in closed beta for some time, but now the Huluesque service is open to the public. The site includes 60 other content partners including networks like FOX and CBS and studios like MGM and Sony. And while you wouldn't expect to see any NBC content on there, you can actually watch shows like 30 Rock that are badged with a Hulu logo. My first reaction is that Sling's quality leaves something to be desired, but I certainly can't complain about the price. [Sling via AlleyInsider] -
#slings
Illustrative Slings Show How That Arm Got Boned
Found via Digg, these illustrative arm slings show onlookers exactly how you broke that arm, so you can save precious seconds from not having to repeat that boring story. Of course, your coworkers seeing this will then ask about where you got the sling design, how exactly you fell down the stairs when you live on the first floor of a one story house, and why you're such a big liar. A quick search turned up nothing on where these originated, so if anyone knows, post it in the comments! -
#sling
SlingCatcher Available For Purchase Now
At long last, Sling Media's powerful, media extending/streaming/projecting SlingCatcher is available for purchase, at retailers like Best Buy and Fry's, as well as from Sling directly (the product page isn't quite live yet, but should be later today). For those unfamiliar, the SlingCatcher takes a sling stream, multimedia files, or your computer desktop and plays it back on whatever television it's connected to. It can be yours for $300 if you go here. [SlingCatcher on Giz] -
#streamingmedia
Sling Pro HD Review
The Gadget: Sling Pro HD is the top of the line Slingbox that streams your cable to any computer that can connect to the internet. The Sling Pro HD is a big step forward for Sling, now centered around the full HD experience, with component inputs, and OVA tuner, and 1080 HD streaming not just over local networks, but remote connections as well. More » -
#sling
Sling.com Beta Enhancements, Like Your TV Shacked Up with Hulu
Sling Media (makers of those nifty Sling boxes) has just notified their beta community that new and improved Sling.com services are soon to go live for testing. The first major feature is web-based content viewing for subscribers, eliminating the need for separate players. The second major feature, teased way back in early 2007, is Clip+Sling content sharing. More » -
#slingbox
SlingNerds Rejoice: Slingbox Pro-HD and SlingCatcher Finally Available for Pre-Order
The Slingers are giddy today: After a long wait, many good things are happening with their favorite placeshifter. The Slingbox Pro-HD, which lets you sling 1080i content around a local area network, and the SlingCatcher, a set-top box intended to receive content from other Slingboxes, are both available for pre-order, $300 a pop, and better late than never. Windows-based Slingers can be psyched about the latest beta of the Sling Player 2.0 (available for Macs by like 2047 or something). While we're at it, SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian UIQ just arrived. So there you go, Sling away, just remember to lock the door so your mom doesn't catch you. [Slingbox Pro-HD and SlingCatcher via MegaZone at Sling Community] -
#sling
SlingPlayer Windows 2.0 Beta Includes Programming Guide, DVR-Like Controls
Today Sling Media is releasing a public beta of their Windows 2.0 software that adds several new features to the service. Among these upgrades, users can expect a built-in programing guide that enables quick channel search and channel change functionality from your PC with no IR delay. There will also be a live video buffer with DVR-like control, integrated Sling Accounts, and a fancy new look and feel. Clip+Sling is still MIA—but Sling promises that 2.0 will start an "important transition process" that will pave the way for that application and others like it. Detailed information on the new features is available after the break. More » -
#slingoniphone
Sling On iPhone: Video Hands On
After much speculation, Sling stopped by to show us they have indeed been working on a native app for the iPhone, and gave us a quick hands-on with the proof-of-concept. The demo, which also runs on the iPod touch, offers the ability to connect to your Slingbox and control it using the iPhone's touchscreen. More » -
#slingbox
New Dish Network 722s HD DVR Has Built-In Slingbox and Slingcatcher
At their Team Summit Retailer Conference over the weekend, Dish Network pulled back the curtain on a new flavor their latest HD DVR, the 722s. It's got a built-in Slingbox, plus Clip + Sling and Slingcatcher functionality to boot. The pile of whip cream on that box of synergy awesomeness is a brand new HD UI; a built-in, Yahooified browser; and a new remote with a touchpad and trigger. There's some other minor Dish stuff happening at the link too, if you're interested, but this new box is the headliner—all that and a can of Buffalo Pringles. [Multichannel via Zatz Not Funny] -
#slingmodem
EchoStar Sling Modem Finally Official
The Sling Modem cable modem + Slingbox device we saw back in January is finally launching. The first network to carry it is EchoStar, which has a really tight relationship with Sling seeing as it purchased them last fall. With this, you'll be able to use the same box for your cable internet to surf and stream video to your portable devices. We're always happy when we can make two gadgets into one. More » -
#software
SlingPlayer Mobile Gets Updated For Windows Mobile and Symbian
Sling's just rolled out new versions of their SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile (both versions) and Symbian S60. It's a free upgrade for current users and adds support for new handsets (Nokia N95, Samsung i760, Treo 500v, etc.) and improves streaming quality (Sprint Mogul) on others. We went to a car wash this weekend and had 10 minutes of downtime. TEN MINUTES! This should ensure that never happens again. [Sling] -
#slingplayer
New Windows Mobile Slingplayer Coming Soon (iPhone Version a Possibility)
Sling's set to release an updated Slingplayer this spring for Windows Mobile on both the touchscreen and non-touchscreen versions, with the new features being more optimized supports for newer handsets. They're also working on an optimized Nokia N95 8GB client, and going to expand their stand-alone Symbian clients to include UIQ support as well. What probably interests people more than optimizing an already-existing client is the possible introduction of a new client for the iPhone, which Sling tells us they're currently evaluating the iPhone SDK for. TV on the iPhone's generous screen means you'll never be bored again. -
#sling
Sling Modem Combines Cable Modem + Slingbox
The Pitch: The Sling Modem, which is a Slingbox and a Cable Modem combined into one—NOT TWO!!!—gadget. It'll be available directly from cable providers, but no partnerships have been announced yet. More » -
#sling
Slingcatcher: The Ultimate HD Streamer/File Player
Not only can you use this to play back streamed HD content from the Slingbox Pro HD on your HDTV, the Slingcatcher acts as a file dump for tons of file formats as well (DivX, XviD). The third and most innovative feature of the Slingcatcher is its ability to take video from your PC (either a portion of a screen or a specific window) and stream that to the Slingcatcher. It lets you watch YouTube video, ABC HD video, or anything you can play back on your computer—but on your living room HDTV. More » -
#sling
Sling Rolls Out Slingplayer 2.0 Update
Current users of Slingplayer can upgrade for free to Slingplayer 2.0, which will have updated social-networking sharing functions in the near future. [Slingbox] -
#slingplayer
Hands-on With Slingplayer Mobile, BlackBerry Version
The last of the major smartphone operating systems, RIM's BlackBerry, has finally received support for SlingPlayer Mobile. Not only can stock brokers, businessmen, bankers, analysts and other jerks email their co-workers at their lunch meetings, they now can catch the game at the same time. We demoed this earlier in the week for ourselves, and saw that the quality was actually very good, even over EDGE. More » -
#handson
Slingbox Pro HD Brings Full 1080i HD Streaming To Your Home (Hands-on Impressions)
The Slingbox Pro HD takes the previous year's Slingbox Pro and Pro HD Connect and takes it to the next level, not only doing the basic Slingbox thing of sending HD video across the network or internet to a computer, but also allowing you to watch full HD video anywhere inside the house when you use a Slingcatcher. More » -
#homeentertainment
EchoStar Splits, Sling Media Could Reap the Benefits
According to a recent SEC filing, Sling Media's parent company, EchoStar, has formally changed its name to the DISH Network —a move that better aligns the company with its core satellite TV service. A spin-off company called EchoStar Holdings was also formed and, as part of the move, it will be taking over the Sling Media brand. What does this mean for Sling Media and their popular line of Slingbox products? More » -
#nytimespulpbite
More Sling Player Upgrades Coming
Pogue reviews the Slingbox Solo, but the news is that the Sling Client is getting an upgrade in the shape of local pause and rewind controls. That's cool because you don't have to deal with the stream delay while trying to rewind or pause the TiVo back home remotely. More » -
#rumor
Leaked SlingCatcher Packaging Shots Reveal Specs?
Almost a year after catching wind of the SlingCatcher, The Tomo Report claims to have laid its on hands on pictures of the final packaging, which happens to splay the device's specs. According to the box, it'll require an HDTV, along with a USB 2.0 HDD or memory stick if you want to use SlingSync. It supports a ridiculous number of formats: WMV, MPEG- 2, MPEG-4, H.264 and Xvid for video, and MP2, MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3 and PCM for audio, plus a number of containers. Naturally, the close-up showing the specs is blurry, the first sign of a fake, so take this with some Morton table salt. Peep the other two shots post-jump. More »
