TiVo coming to Blackberrys; addiction rates set to skyrocket
The details are slim at this point, but sometime in the near future, Blackberry owners will be able to control their TiVos while on the go. Initially, BlackBerry smartphone users will gain the...
View ArticleSling opens Hulu competitor
Sling Media, the company behind the popular Slingbox TV-streaming hardware devices, has opened the gates to its video portal Sling.com. The site pits Sling directly against Joost and Hulu (though Hulu...
View ArticleCrunchDeals: HAVA Platinum HD streamer for $87
Amazon has the Slingbox-like HAVA Platinum HD extender for $86.99, down from its $149.99 list price. The box takes in an HD video signal and streams it back out over your home network via the built-in...
View ArticleThe Vip 922 HD DuoDVR: A Dish Network DVR with built-in Slingbox tech
Man alive! Dish Network will have a DVR with built-in Slingbox tech. It’s the Vip 922 HD DuoDVR; we don’t know when it’ll be available, nor do we have any pics. Later today, I suppose. Read More
View ArticleCrunchDeals: Upgrade program for old Slingbox owners
The new Slingboxes can do some nifty things, including stream content to iPhones, but for some odd reason, the older boxes don’t possess the magic software to do so. Owners of the older boxes can buy...
View ArticleWoot! Slingbox SOLO for $99 (refurb)
Woot! is selling a refurbished Slingbox SOLO (why do companies insist on capitalizing words for no reason) for $99.99 plus $5 for shipping. This same unit, new, sells for well over $150 elsewhere. Read...
View ArticleSling drops four new devices, all of which are worth a passing, if mention
Slingbox has released four new placeshifting devices. They are, in order of appearance: Slingbox 700U This box allows HD receivers to “sling” their “content” over the “Internet” directly, cutting out...
View ArticleDish Network's Remote Access App Streams Content From Slingbox To iPad
If you’re one of the lucky few who own an iPad, subscribe to Dish Network and have a Slingbox, well then, the new Dish Network app Remote Access will probably make you smile. The app just hit the App...
View ArticleAll Slingbox devices will stop working in two years
Back before just about every major TV network built a streaming app of their own, watching live TV on your smartphone was tricky. One of the first relatively simple options was the Slingbox. You’d set...
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Daily Crunch: Apple unveils new Macs
Apple announces “One More Thing” before the holiday season, Uber lets you reserve rides 30 days in advance and Spotify makes another podcast acquisition. This is your Daily Crunch for November 10,...
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TC50: Spawn Labs Is Slingbox For Video Games
Slingbox owners love their devices. They allow you to watch your home television content anywhere you are in the world with an Internet connection. A new startup, Spawn Labs, launching today at...
View ArticleSling Media Launches $29.99 SlingPlayer App For Android ‘Honeycomb’ Tablets
Sling Media, an EchoStar subsidiary, this morning announced the availability of SlingPlayer for tablets running Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) or later. The app is available on Android Market now and costs...
View ArticleSlingbox Facebook App Goes Live, Isn’t Great At Sharing
Slingbox has made the act of watching your television from anywhere stupendously easy over the years, and now the company has added yet another way to catch up on Community on the go: now you can watch...
View ArticleThe SlingPlayer App Makes Its Way To The Boxee Box
Boxee Box owners, get ready for even more content. The SlingPlayer app is available for your downloading (auto-playing video warning) and ready to catch content slung from a SlingBox Solo or Pro-HD....
View ArticleGillmor Gang 12.24.11 (TCTV)
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — took a WiFi stroll through the forest that is Hollywood's attempt to lock down our TVs. It's really too late, what with...
View ArticleSling TV Comes To Amazon Fire TV With A Steep Hardware Discount
Amazon today announced that its Fire TV streaming set-top box and HDMI stick now support Sling TV, the subscription-based live TV service that offers users an alternative to cable that streams via the...
View ArticleSling TV Arrives On Xbox One
Sling TV, the over-the-top streaming service that brings live content without the big price tags of cable bundles makes the leap to Xbox One today. The Sling TV offering provides access to a variety of...
View ArticleSlingbox Debuts Its M2 Set-Top Box For “Cord-Stretchers,” Now Comes With Free...
Slingbox was one of the first companies to re-envision how consumers thought about watching television by introducing hardware that allowed users to view their media remotely over the Internet. Today...
View ArticleThe Future of TV isn’t apps
We’re in the mid-digital age, but we live with the legacy of analog systems, technology and thinking that's only embellished by the technologies of our new era. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....
View ArticleThe $999 SlingStudio makes it easy to produce multi-camera Facebook Live and...
Sling Media, the Dish subsidiary you probably know for its Slingbox and Sling TV service, is announcing its SlingStudio hardware today. With this, Sling Media is entering a completely new market...
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