CES 2008: SlingCatcher Demo and Other Sling News

Sling Media introduces SlingCatcher again. Availability is said to be Q2 at $249 this time. You may remember that this may sound familiar as they did this at last year's CES. We may actually see this one ship. Sling Modem, which is a Slingbox and a Cable Modem combined into one and SlingPlayer 2.0 was also introduced. Sling Modem would need to be installed via your ISP provider with its main advantage being your Slingbox would located outside your NAT router. SlingPlayer 2.0 will be a free update to new and existing Slingbox customers available in Q1. The software update will add an electronic program guide showing your TV lineup, and will also include a 60 minute video buffer letting you pause, rewind, and fast forward video without sending a signal over the internet to your personal video recorder at home. The software also includes the new Clip+Sling feature that will let users share brief video clips online with friends. No word on when we'll see SlingPlayer 2.0 for Mac or mobile devices.