Slingbox Pro-HD Now Shipping
Sling Media began shipping the new Slingbox Pro-HD $299.99, this one can stream true HD either over your local network or if you have at least a 1.5 MB upload capacity (like FiOS), over the Internet....
View ArticleSling.com Soon Going Beta
Sling Media has about to launch a beta of its upcoming online TV portal to include full-length television content through various partnerships. Sign up for the beta here. Is this the Joost and Hulu...
View ArticleSlingPlayer Update for Mac Released
Sling Media has released an updated SlingPlayer 1.0.6 for Mac users. This is NOT the 2.0 SlingPlayer Mac users may be waiting for as that is supposedly still in development. This update is still...
View ArticleSlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Coming Soon?
One of the most anticipated apps for the iPhone is SlingPlayer. Here is a beta running on the iPhone. Perhaps it could be demoed at MacWorld next month. No word yet when it will appear in the App...
View ArticleSling Media to Demo at Macworld – UPDATED
Sling Media will be demonstrating a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone at Macworld today. Sling Media claims it will deliver SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to Apple for certification in Q1. Price...
View ArticleSling Founders Slip Out The Door
Sling Media co-founders Blake and Jason Krikorian, as well as Sling Media Entertainment Group President Jason Hirschhorn and Chief Creative Officer Ben White, are all leaving the company, just a little...
View ArticleAnother SlingPlayer Demo for iPhone
More on SlingPlayer for iPhone expected after March in the App Store. Looks awesome.
View ArticleSlingPlayer, Skype and Sirius XM Coming to App Store
With the App Store soon approaching 30,000 apps for the iPhone the criticism, usually from non- iPhone users, gets a little silly. They love to point to the small, mostly free or cheap "fart" apps. I...
View ArticleSlingPlayer for iPhone Only for Newer Slingbox Owners
In a move that will surely piss off many of their customers, Sling Media has just announced that the SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone app will ONLY work with newer Slingboxes! Seems it will work with...
View ArticleAT&T New TOS Starts Firestorm with iPhone Users – UPDATE
AT&T has decided to tweak the terms of service for its wireless users taking aggressive steps to manage network traffic. These changes forbid streaming, filesharing and data tethering. This could...
View ArticleSlingPlayer for iPhone Progress?
Sling has announced via their website the progress of SlingPlayer for iPhone which they claim has been submitted and awaiting approval.
View ArticleAT&T Errors on Claiming Error on SlingPlayer?
AT&T has quietly updated its cellphone fine printed terms of service to again potentially ban devices like the Slingbox on its 3G network. Having initially pulled earlier changes in what they...
View ArticleSling Media Updates SlingPlayer for Mac
While Slingbox owners wait and wait and wait for SlingPlayer for iPhone and SlingPlayer 2.0 for Mac users, Sling delivers a small update for Mac users. Sling Media's SlingPlayer for Mac 1.0.8 is a...
View ArticleSlingPlayer for iPhone Coming Tomorrow
According to several websites including Engadget, SlingPlayer for iPhone will finally arrive between 12:01 AM and 6:01 AM EDT tomorrow morning. It will be WiFi ONLY and will cost $29.99. Some will be...
View ArticleAT&T Takes Blame For SlingPlayer Being WiFi Only
AT&T is now saying it rejected SlingPlayer for iPhone on their 3G network due to concerns over bandwidth. "Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create...
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Live TV on Sling.com Now Available for Mac Users
Sling.com now has a beta plugin for Mac OS X to watch live TV with only your browser. Works with the following Slingbox Pro, Slingbox Pro-HD, Pro, Slingbox Pro Solo. Users with AV, Tuner, or Classic...
View ArticleSlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Update Submitted to App Store
SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone version 1.1 has submitted been submitted to Apple for approval to the App Store. Improvements are: True 16×9 wide-screen support (thank god!) Improved remote control...
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