With the Consumer Electronics Show [CES] starting on Monday the announcements are starting of the new gadgets we all love. Sling Media has today revealed their CES announcements with the Slingbox PRO-HD, a new high-end version media hub and that Sling is developing SlingPlayer Mobile for the BlackBerry.
The Slingbox PRO-HD adds a native ATSC/QAM tuner for over-the-air HD broadcasts and is one of the first network media hubs to stream 1080i HD video around the home to Macs or PCs running SlingPlayer software. Slingbox PRO-HD located on a connection with a very high upload speed (like Verizon FIOS) will have to ability to stream out at near-identical quality, claims Sling Media. The PRO-HD still maintains the HDMI input of the original PRO and includes matching inputs and outputs for all its analog connections for larger home theater setups. Sling expects the PRO-HD in the spring at $400. Hopefully, they deliver it on-time, not like Sling Catcher that we are still waiting for.
SlingPlayer Mobile for the BlackBerry will allow Blackberry owners with a 3G or Wi-Fi connections join the Sling party and stream a live TV feed to their device with basic control like channel changing. The BlackBerry update will be available sometime in 2008 for $30. Hoping they do the iPhone next!
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