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SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian S60 Looking for Guinea Pigs

Sling Media’s now taking applications for beta testers for SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian S60 phones—Nokia models N75, N95, and E65, specifically. The beta’s US only and will run for four weeks, and you’ll be expected to keep your lips sealed about confidential information (that’ll happen). Oh, and obviously, “Unlimited data plan is a MUST.” If…

Leaked Slingbox HD Has Built In Component Inputs

TG Daily found this new Slingbox on the FCC. They call it a pro, but instead of the component pass through dongle, there are built-in inputs (But no pass through). Om Malik and Joyce Kim interviewed the Slingbox CEO and got him to cough up something about a Slingbox HD coming out January. Could this…

Sling Media released a firmware update for Slingbox, it helps improve on its UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) performance. [Sling]

Sling Media, CBS Partner For San Francisco Surveillance

Those of you in the San Francisco area may be familiar with CBS 5’s partnership with the makers of the Slingbox. Since late April they have been Slinging live footage from the field to the station, and now that cozy relationship is getting hot and heavy with Sling/3G wireless webcams going up all over the…

Slingplayer Gets Windows Mobile 6 Support

Hey, Sling fans. If you’re the lucky owner of both a Slingbox and a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone, Sling’s just released an update for their SlingPlayer Mobile that supports your handset. Among the updates and improvements are better Vista support, new remote skin, and a localized UK client. It’s free if you’ve already purchased a…

Dealzmodo: Slingbox PRO and HD Connect For $179

Even though you’re not a member of the NHL and really don’t even like hockey, you can get in on this NHL + Sling deal that gets you a Slingbox PRO and a HD Connect for $179 (retail $299). The Slingbox PRO is the Slingbox PRO, which you’re familiar enough with if you read Gizmodo…

Sling Throws Out Slinglink TURBO 1 and 4

Sling’s just released the Slinglink TURBO 1 and Slinglink TURBO 4, two powerline network adapters so you can connect your Slingboxes through your home network by way of the electrical system. Aptly named, the TURBO 1 has one Ethernet port and the TURBO 4 has four, and will retail for $99 and $149 respectively. We…

NHL Teams Up With Sling for Clippy Action

Unlike those Luddite crybabies over at the MLB, the NHL is embracing technology and partnering up with Sling. And they’re giving it the go-ahead for NHL content to be used with Sling’s upcoming Clip+Sling service. https://gizmodo.com/mlb-calls-foul-on-slingbox-placeshifting-pitches-the-264609 Better yet, NHL clips will be categorized and sorted by teams so you (or anyone) can find clips of…

Slingbox Releases New Virtual Remote Update for Windows

Sling fans ahoy! Instead of releasing new virtual remotes (the onscreen remotes you use to control your set-top boxes) with big software updates, now Sling’s going to release more frequent updates with just the remotes. Yippee! The version 1.0 update includes support for TiVo Series 3, AT&T Uverse &HomeZone, Some Motorola Cox set top boxes,…

MLB Calls Foul on Slingbox Placeshifting, Pitches the “L” Word

For being “America’s favorite pastime,” the MLB is apparently populated by a bunch of whiners. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Esq., the league’s legal vultures have begun circling around Slingbox because of its ability to placeshift games. Yeah, that’s right. When you’re on the road and just want to catch your home team’s game via…

Slingbox Mac Client v1.0: Free Here and Now to Sling Some Apple TV

I took a long look at the beta for Slingplayer with Apple TV compatibility inside. And I liked what I saw. So I installed it on all the other Macs in the house. Only to find out that the beta expires tomorrow and that version 1.0 is out today. Go download it if you’re a…

My Apple TV Over Slingbox Hands On

Sling’s Slingplayer Mac beta moves to version 1.0.2.190, which gives it the Apple TV support I was waiting for. Yay! Aside from wanting to click on the Apple TV’s UI instead of the Slingbox’s virtual remote, it works fine over the LAN (video after the jump). The simplified Apple remote is easy to navigate over…

Dealzmodo: $50 Off Slingbox Pro

Amazon.com is offering $50 of instant savings on the Slingbox Pro. The video-slinging device normally carries a $250 price tag, but you can get it with free shipping for $200 over at the ‘Zon. Product Page

Slinglink Turbo: Merely a Powerline Networking Adapter

Amazon leaked an unrevealed piece of Sling gear yesterday. The next day you’ll be assaulted with words from blogs claiming the Slinglink Turbo is a revolutionary piece of gadgetry. It’s nice, like all Sling gear. But it ain’t revolutionary. The device is simply a Powerline networking device, like the old Slinglink. The one new has…

Sling Introduces Clip Sharing Technology with Clip+Sling

Now all of you Slingers can be just like the Tivo’ing YouTubers that you are so jealous of. Sling Media has introduced Clip+Sling. It is a simple application that that allows Slingbox users to share short segments of television. Clip+Sling is a simple process used via the SlingPlayer software. You can even share clips with…

Sling Media Slingcatcher is Real: IP Video Streamer

A few weeks ago, Dave Zatz dubbed the device in some leaked Sling FCC filings “Slingcatcher”. He was right on. Amazing psychic powers, Dave! It’s Sling Media’s latest box, and it doesn’t send video out over networks, apparently in HD. It streams video inward. Which is kind of yawn-tastic, in a day where the idea…

New Slingbox Details: Tuner, Pro, and A/V

Some guys at the Sling Community forum trolled the FCC, and pulled these details on the new Sling devices that turned up last week. https://gizmodo.com/slingbox-updated-adds-normal-a-v-connectivity-new-sty-200675 I’ve tried to edit that forum post for brevity, and sanity, and see there’s a Slingbox streamer with coax, named “tuner”, an “A/V” model with composite/s-video inputs, and a “Pro”…

Sling Releases Mac OS X Beta, Plus Support For Two More OSes Soon

During the interview with the Sling co-founder and CEO Blake Krikorian, some juicy was spilled about some upcoming releases. “Right now we support Windows and we’re releasing the beta of the Mac client this week for the Slingplayer worldwide. We’ve also released the Windows Mobile Smartphone and Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone. Before the end…

Slingbox Updated, Adds Normal A/V Connectivity, New Styling

Slingbox, that device that lets you take your TV shows with you via broadband, will soon be updated. Sling Media has filed a few pieces of artwork with the FCC, showing a pretty nice-looking design. There’s nothing revolutionary here, just a facelift that gets rid of that goofy segmented chocolate bar shape with “my this”…