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| 18.08.2016 | AirTV, a media player offering local channels and Sling TV pops up on Amazon | Dish Network’s Sling TV has so far offered a different way for cord cutters to subscribe to the “best of TV” via its online streaming TV service. However, that hasn’t included access to local channels that you receive over-the-air. But that... |
| 22.11.2011 | Slingplayer adds Boxee Box app ahead of Google TV | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 22.11.2011 | Slingplayer adds Boxee Box app ahead of Google TV | Sling Media launched a new Slingplayer application for streaming media set-top box Boxee, the company revealed today.
The Slingplayer is an extension of the company’s Slingbox set-top box, which allows owners to stream content from their ca... |
| 18.11.2011 | Slingbox enters Facebook’s walled garden with new Slingplayer app | Streaming media startup Sling Media has launched a Facebook application of its Slingplayer, the company announced today.
The company produces a line of Slingbox set-top boxes ($179 -$349) that connect with your cable or satellite TV service... |
| 18.11.2011 | Slingbox enters Facebook’s walled garden with new Slingplayer app | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| 09.05.2011 | Internet TV On The Rise: Roku Hits 15 Million Channel Downloads [Updated Stats] | Internet TV platform Rokuannounced today that it has reached 15 million channel downloads from the more than one million people on its service. Roku’s growth has been spurred by its expanding selection of entertainment channels and the comp... |
| 28.01.2011 | NudgeMail gains momentum after teaming up with Google Calendar | Inbox “un-clutterer” NudgeMail now has tens of thousands of users within the first three months of its launch, with a significant gain this week that CEO Jeremy Toeman told VentureBeat is likely due to the startup’s recently announced integ... |
| 21.07.2010 | Venture firm DCM raises $400M fund, enlists Slingbox creator | DCM, a venture firm that invests in the United States, China, and Japan, announced today that it has finished raising two new funds. The big one is DCM Fund VI, the latest version of its main fund for early-stage investments, for which it r... |
| 06.01.2010 | Sling Media has a big day at CES, launches four new devices | Sling Media has launched four new products today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — all of which are based on its original Slingbox “place-shifting” device that allows you to watch your regular television programming anytime yo... |
| 06.01.2010 | Sling Media has a big day at CES, launches four new devices | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Sling Media has launched four new products today ... |
| 14.12.2009 | Reader poll: Vote for the “Gadget of the Decade” | This wasn’t just any decade. It was the decade when smart industrial design spread beyond companies such as Apple and Ideo to the makers of everyday things. It was also a decade of technological innovation, combined with thinking that favor... |
| 06.11.2009 | At Last! Streaming Media App Orb Launches Mac Version | We had almost forgotten about Orb, the media-sharing software that lets you stream video from your home computer to your iPhone or any other internet-connected device. In fact, the last time we had even looked at the application was Novembe... |
| 14.09.2009 | 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 TechCrunch50 wants to extend that concept to v... |
| 11.08.2009 | SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone vies for streaming over 3G | SlingPlayer Mobile is an application for mobile devices that lets Slingbox users stream content from their television to their phone regardless of their location. Sling Media created apps for Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian, PalmOS, and... |
| 04.04.2009 | AT&T Terms of Service changed, then unchanged for third-party video | Like a cheap tent or a clamshell phone, AT&T has folded on a Terms of Service change made earlier this week that would have prohibited prohibits "customer initiated redirection of television or other video or audio signals via any ... |
| 02.04.2009 | Want to watch Slingbox on your iPhone? You may need to buy a new device | In a move seen by many as a tactic to drive more sales, Sling Media has decided not to support older versions of its hardware in the forthcoming SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone. That means customers who own a classic Slingbox, Slingbox AV or ... |
| 02.04.2009 | CrunchDeals: 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 into what might be greed on Sling’s part... |
| 02.04.2009 | SlingPlayer for iPhone will only work with new Slingboxes | reader comments 7 with 7 posters participating
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A long-awaited version of SlingPlayer Mobile is finally coming to the iPhone, but you may have to upgrade your Slingbox in or... |
| 26.03.2009 | RIM’s rumored TV app will need shows. Fast. | Word on the street is Research In Motion is looking to bring some TV magic to its line of BlackBerry smartphones. According to NewTeeVee, multiple sources have hinted at RIM announcing a new TV download service at the upcoming CTIA conferen... |
| 15.01.2009 | Six New Blackberry Apps Keep RIM’s Platform Fresh | The Blackberry isn’t dead yet. Although tech blogs and other news sites have given heavy coverage to arguably hotter smartphones like the iPhone, Android, and now Palm’s new Pre, the Blackberry is still a staple phone across much of the cor... |
| 12.01.2009 | Monday Apple Links: Macworld Expo ’09 hangover edition | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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With most of the Infinite Loop staff busy running around the Moscone Center covering the Expo last week, there were inevitably ... |
| 10.01.2009 | Congratulations To the Crunchies Winners; Facebook Takes Top Prize For Second Year | The second annual Crunchies are over, and 900 people are across the street at the after-party toasting the winners. For those of you who didn’t attend or see it live on Ustream, the nominees, winners and runners up for each category are bel... |
| 09.01.2009 | SlingGuide beta to offer Web-based control and viewing of EchoStar DVR | Sling Media has announced a new product at CES designed to enable remote scheduling on DVRs made by its satellite TV parent company, EchoStar. SingGuide offers much of the same functionality as TiVo Central Online.
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| 07.01.2009 | Macworld.Ars: Macworld Best of Show 2009 awards | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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It's Wednesday of Macworld Expo '09, which means that the Macworld Best of Show Awards are back with a vengeance. Last year, th... |
| 06.01.2009 | Coming Soon From Sling Media: Watch Cable TV From Your iPhone | Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop boxes that allow you to stream cable from your house to your computer, looks like it has outdone itself. At this week’s Macworld the company will be showing off its upcoming... |
| 05.01.2009 | Coming Soon From Sling Media: Watch Cable TV From Your iPhone | Sling Media, the company behind the popular (and very cool) settop boxes that allow you to stream cable from your house to your computer, looks like it has outdone itself. At this week’s Macworld the company will be showing off its upcoming... |
| 30.12.2008 | SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry Beta goes live | As we mentioned a few days ago, the BlackBerry version of Sling Media’s SlingPlayer mobile has entered public beta.
If past products are any indication, it’ll go for $30 bucks after a 30-day trial once they’ve worked out all the kinks. In t... |
| 24.12.2008 | Sling Media bumps up Windows Mobile support for SlingPlayer Mobile | Do you loves you some Sling Player Mobile? Ready to toss your old WinMo handset for a fresh one, but feelin’ a bit worried that Sling wont play friendly with the new guy? Good news! Sling Media has bumped up their Windows Mobile support, ad... |
| 18.12.2008 | SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry coming on December 30th | Just a few days shy of one full year after Sling Media announced that they’d be porting SlingPlayer Mobile to BlackBerry, things are finally coming to fruition. On December 30th, anybody and everybody with a BlackBerry (and a Slingbox) will... |
| 17.12.2008 | SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry coming on December 30th | Just a few days shy of one full year after Sling Media announced that they’d be porting SlingPlayer Mobile to BlackBerry, things are finally coming to fruition. On December 30th, anybody and everybody with a BlackBerry (and a Slingbox) will... |
| 26.11.2008 | Sling 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 is a Sling partner), allowing users to ... |
| 25.11.2008 | Sling Opens Up Its Hulu Competitor To The Public | 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 is a Sling partner), allowing users to ... |
| 09.10.2008 | SlingCatcher now available | Boy, the SlingCatcher has been in the works for sometime, but it’s finally shipping to eager nerds. The $299 streamer gives owners access to all their SlingBox’s without the need a computer. Plus, almost anything can be streamed off a Windo... |
| 02.10.2008 | SlingMedia prepares video sharing portal | Sling Media, the creators of a hardware device that lets users stream their home television signal to an Internet connected device anywhere (with a software download), is preparing to launch their new video portal, Sling.com. The company fi... |
| 02.10.2008 | Sling Media video portal takes live TV, clip-sharing online | Sling Media, known primarily for the SlingBox, a device that can stream your home television signal to you anywhere in the world, is branching onto the web today with a limited beta release of Sling.com, a video portal that will let users n... |
| 01.10.2008 | SlingMedia Prepares To Launch Their Video Portal At Sling.com | Sling Media, the creators of a hardware device that lets users stream their home television signal to an Internet connected device anywhere (with a software download), is preparing to launch their new video portal, Sling.com. The company fi... |
| 26.09.2008 | High-def Slingbox enters the market | News from Sling Media hasn't been this big in quite a while. The Slingbox Pro-HD is now available -- the company's first device that enables streaming of high-definition content.
Though the device is half a year late, the new Slingbox Pro-H... |
| 11.09.2008 | BlackBerry-controlled TiVo is on its way | A partnership between TiVo and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) was announced today, promising a future synergy between the popular smartphone and DVR products.
Unfortunately, we are not yet seeing the ability to stream TiVo to Bla... |
| 10.09.2008 | Slingbox Pro-HD, SlingCatcher up for pre-order | Attention Sling fans-
The Pro-HD is finally shipping and it’s cheaper than what we reported from CES at $300.
The SlingCatcher is a bit more than Sling was hoping for, but it, too, is $300.
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| 12.08.2008 | 10 Days of CrunchGear: Der SlingenBoxen | Next in our 10 Days of CrunchGear giveaway we have the Sling Media Package including:
Slingbox SOLO: $179.99 value
SlingPlayer Mobile: $29.99 value
The SlingPlayer Mobile registration key will be good for a Windows Mobile, Palm OS or Symbia... |
| 09.06.2008 | Here Come The New iPhone Apps | As Apple gears up for the launch of its 3G iPhone, outside developers and startups are finally going to get to sell or give away their own applications that run natively on the phone (as opposed to being optimized for the Safari browser, as... |
| 09.06.2008 | Sling Media announces iPhone client on the way | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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All the WWDC rumors may be focusing on the new iPhone hardware we may see tomorrow. If you ask me, though, the far more compell... |
| 15.05.2008 | SlingModem officially announced | Your friendly cable company may soon be carrying the SlingModem, a combination SlingBox and DOCSIS 2.0-certified cable modem. Basically, you’d only have to connect one coax cable to the box and you’d get your internet access, plus you’d be ... |
| 29.04.2008 | Sling updates SlingPlayer Mobile clients | Sling has just announced that they’ve upgraded SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows PocketPC, Smartphone and Symbian S60 devices. The upgrade, free to current users, now include support for the Nokia N95 8GB, Samsung i760, Treo 500v and a few oth... |
| 23.01.2008 | Microsoft upgrades effort to convert start-ups | Software giant Microsoft is upping its offensive to convince start-ups to adopt its platform.
Today Microsoft said it has backed 30 more young, promising technology companies, lavishing them with software and marketing help in order to demo... |
| 04.01.2008 | Sling to demonstrate remote TV for BlackBerry | California-based Sling Media Inc., maker of the popular SlingBox place-shifting hardware device, has officially announced its intention to demonstrate SlingPlayer for BlackBerry and a new HD SlingBox at CES 2008 next week.
Sling Media annou... |
| 26.11.2007 | Ars Technica 2007 holiday gift guide | reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating
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Maybe you're the sort of person who would appreciate a terrifyingly cute pair of plush Cthulhu slippe... |
| 07.11.2007 | CrunchBoard Jobs | Here are some of the latest jobs on CrunchBoard
Senior Manager, Global Email Marketing at TripAdvisor in Needham, MA.
Senior Flash Developer at MTV in New York, NY.
Search Architect at MySpace in Beverly Hills, CA.
Director, Business Develo... |
| 04.11.2007 | Slingbox ads on the way? | If you’re a Slingbox owner who happens to be of the opinion that there just aren’t enough ads on television already, you are weird.
You also might be seeing even more ads if Sling Media puts into play the technology described in a recent pa... |
| 27.09.2007 | Sling Announces SlingPlayer Mobile For Symbian OS Handsets | By pure coincidence Sling has announced that the SlingPlayer Mobile software is now working with Nokia Nseries and Eseries hand sets running the Symbian S60 3rd edition software. The coincidence stems from Nokia’s US launch of the HSDPA N95... |
| 26.09.2007 | Firstlook: Slingbox SOLO | Sling Media will formally announce tomorrow morning its new Slingbox place-shifting media device — an announcement that will come fresh on the heels of the proposed EchoStar buyout of Sling Media. Dubbed the SOLO, the new unit will fit betw... |
| 12.08.2007 | SlingPlayer Coming To Symbian Phones, Now In Beta | Sling Media is running a 4-week beta test for Symbian-based phones. If you’ve got a Nokia N75, N95, or E65, you’re eligible.
You’ll be required to keep quiet about any sensitive information you receive, you’ll have to fill out at least two ... |
| 21.06.2007 | Slingbox Now Supports Windows Mobile 6 | While the launch of Windows Mobile 6 has thus far largely failed to reach anyone but T-Mobile customers, developers are slowly porting their handset applications to Microsoft's new operating system. Sling Media on Thursday made available an... |
| 17.06.2007 | SlingLink Powerline Solutions: SlingBox Over Electrical Lines | SlingBox just launched the SlingLink TURBO 1 ($99.99) and SlingLink TURBO 4 ($149.99) for home users. These powerline routers allow you to connect to your SlingBox over your home’s powerlines and not wirelessly or through a wireless or wire... |
| 06.06.2007 | Sling Media Partners With NHL | Those of you with a thirst for blood and a Slingbox will be extremely pleased to know that the NHL has signed onto a content deal with Sling Media. Users will now be able to Clip+Sling a segment of a hockey game and send it to their friends... |
| 16.05.2007 | Sling Media Tests Sharing of TV Clips | Sling Media, maker of the popular Slingbox device that lets users stream their television to laptops and cell phones while on the go, is testing a new service for sharing clips of shows. Called "Clip and Sling," the feature could ... |
| 02.05.2007 | Sling releases SlingPlayer for Mac 1.0, adds AppleTV support | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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You're got to admit that the Slingbox is quite the sexy, savvy little device. For those of you who think Slingbox is the sequel... |
| 30.04.2007 | SlingPlayer v1.0 For Your Mac Released Today | Sling Media has announced that v1.0 for Mac users will be available for download today at 3PM EST. Version 1.0 includes remote controls on the side that look so life-like, pretty cool, huh? SlingPlayer for “Mac v. 1.0 is an Aqua® applicatio... |
| 11.04.2007 | Slingbox for Apple TV being tested, on the way | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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| 28.03.2007 | SlingPlayer for Palm OS Reaches Beta | Sling Media, the company behind the popular Slingbox device that allows you to view what's playing on your home TV or DVR remotely, has released a beta version of its software for Palm OS based devices - namely the Treo 700p. Owners of the ... |
| 28.03.2007 | Heads Up: SlingPlayer Mobile For Palm OS Now Available | Those of you who top-rock a Treo 700p should take note that SlingPlayer for Palm OS is now available for download to the public. The software is currently in beta-testing and is available for anyone to download – just remember it’s beta, so... |
| 22.02.2007 | Patent Monkey: Amazing Nokia Cell Phone Screen and Game Time | Thanks to some newly minted cell phone patents, Nokia is getting the attention as a top player in locking up their technologies in the past couple weeks. Notably, Nokia has recently got a patent on a in-any-direction cell phone display and ... |
| 05.02.2007 | Sign Up for Sling on PalmOS | Sling Media now is accepting beta applications for the PalmOS. The requirements are that you have a Treo 700p (or in some cases, a Treo 680, Palm TX, or Treo 650), a Sling Box and an unlimited data plan. The application is long (it takes ab... |
| 08.01.2007 | The Microsoft showdown with MacWorld & the Apple Phone | Lots of action this week, as two technology conferences compete for attention. Here’s the latest:
–At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that started last night, Micrsoft’s Bill Gates announced Windows Home Server software, to be ma... |
| 19.12.2006 | SlingPlayer Mobile Now Friendly with Blackjack, Dash | SlingMedia let drop today SlingPlayer Mobile for Smartphones (v1.0.5) and for PocketPC (v1.1). In addition to several bug fixes and tweaksm the smartphone edition features support for the Samsung Blackjack and the T-mo Dash . You can try it... |
| 04.12.2006 | VentureBeat’s high-end jobs | If your New Year’s resolution will be to make more money, it’s not too late to apply to some of the fresh $100,000+ jobs at the VentureBeat JobBoard.
We’re getting feedback that JobBoard is working better than other boards (see comment). He... |
| 30.11.2006 | Sling Media Hires Former MTV Execs | The maker of the popular Slingbox device has hired two executives from MTV's digital business to head a new interactive programming division, although it's not quite clear yet what exactly they would be doing.
Former MTV Networks chief digi... |
| 16.11.2006 | Sling Media Partners With 3 Group For Mobile Content | Today Sling Media announced that it would be partnering with the 3 Group as part of an initiative to help bring TV to additional mobile handsets. Currently, only a limited number of mobile phones and PDAs can run the SlingPlayer Mobile soft... |
| 31.10.2006 | SlingPlayer OS X Public Beta Available for Download | Oh yes! Today’s the day that Mac fans everywhere can watch their favorite episodes of Deal or No Deal wherever they go with the SlingPlayer beta for OS X. The beta came a bit earlier than we were expecting, but the final release should be s... |
| 27.09.2006 | Sling Media Drops Three Slingboxes For The Holidays | Sling Media’s Slingbox is one of those products that you might not grasp the necessity of until you use it–like a tablet PC, TiVo or condoms. For the uninitiated, the short of it is the Slingbox lets you watch and control your home TV on a ... |
| 09.06.2006 | Roundup: The Flying Cycle, DNA Repair, Digg rumors, gassification & more | The Super Sky Cycle works — The Super Sky Cycle is really ready for flying now, and has received a US patent on a “Fly-Drive Vehicle.” So executive Larry Neal tells us with supporting documentation and pictures. We first mentioned this cont... |
| 26.05.2006 | SlingPlayer for Smartphones Released | Sling Media, the makers of the cult favorite Slingbox product, said Friday it had released a public beta of the SlingPlayer client for Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphones. Although the company had previously offered a beta of software for Window... |
| 08.03.2006 | Sling Your Tivo | I am a big fan of verbs. When your company name, product, or service becomes a verb, you’ve accomplished something. Classic examples are "skype me", "google him", or "tivo it". The verb thing worked out a lot b... |
| 30.01.2006 | Sling Media raises $46.6M | Updated
It’s official. San Mateo start-up Sling Media has indeed raised a pretty big round — to the tune of $46.6 million.
The product enables people to watch TV shows on the go, by tapping into programs they record on TiVo or other places.... |
| 26.01.2006 | Sling gets “large” round of venture capital | Updated
Will consumers watch their own recorded TV shows on their cell phones?
San Mateo start-up Sling Media thinks they will, and apparently so do its investors. The private company has just closed another “large” round of funding to help... |
| 25.01.2006 | New Live.com Services Shown at SearchChamps | I am visiting Microsoft HQ in Redmond this week for their SearchChamps event. Attendance requires the signing of an nondisclosure agreement, and most of what is discussed is non-bloggable. However, the trade off is that we see stuff that is... |
| 20.01.2006 | Microsoft Media Center: Streaming media on the way? | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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| 13.01.2006 | MS Testing Media Center TV Streaming | UPDATED Microsoft is currently testing a Slingbox-like add-on that would allow Windows Media Center users to watch programming on their PCs from anywhere using mobile devices and laptops, BetaNews has learned.
The feature uses a software ap... |
| 18.10.2005 | European Slingbox Testers Wanted | Sling Media, maker of the Slingbox device that allows you to view what's playing on your home TV or DVR remotely, is seeking beta testers for a European version. Requirements for joining the test are residency in either Europe or Australia,... |
| 05.07.2005 | Slingbox: Fine, but why would you use it? | Sling Media is the latest venture-backed Silicon Valley company that lets you watch your TV over the Internet or other connected device.
The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg has an effusive review of the San Mateo company’s product. Om M... |