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Dish VIP 922 Slingbox DVR lands
I live in an area where the local cable company has all of five HD channels. That means that 99% of the homes in my neighborhood use satellite with DirecTV or Dish Network. I really like the DirecTV...
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SlingPlayer Mobile for Android hands-on [Video]
Sling Media have released a brief demo of their new SlingPlayer Android client, but we fancied a better play and so managed to grab a copy of the beta for ourselves. Loaded up on a Nexus One, the...
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Sling Media SlingPlayer Mobile for Android Available June 22nd
Sling Media’s SlingPlayer Mobile has been one of the most anticipated applications for the Android platform since it first broke cover that it would be coming to the mobile Operating System. And our...
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Slingbox PRO-HD gets Euro update with Freeview tuner
It’s been two years since Sling Media launched the Slingbox PRO-HD on the North American market, and now they’re ready to release their European-centric version. Out goes the ATSC TV and in comes a...
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SlingPlayer gets Windows Phone 7 video demo
We’ve known SlingPlayer for Windows Phone 7 was coming since March, but now a video demo of the app in action has been released. TheMisterSling‘s clip shows the app running on an LG handset, complete...
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SlingPlayer Mobile Available for Windows Phone 7
So you’ve got one of those new-fangled Windows Phone 7 devices, yes? How would you like to control your TV from that device? Now, when connected to a Slingbox SOLO of Slingbox PRO-HD via the Internet,...
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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad released [UPDATE: ONLY works with Slingbox SOLO...
Sling Media has released the new SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad [iTunes link] app, offering full-screen control and viewing of streamed video from your Slingbox. Promised all the way back in March, the...
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EchoStar SlingLoaded HDS-600RS hands-on [Video]
How smart can a set-top box get? If EchoStar are behind it then the answer is pretty darn smart indeed; the company’s new DVR, the EchoStar SlingLoaded HDS-600RS, pulls together not only live TV...
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EchoStar SlingLoaded HDS-600RS up for pre-order now
EchoStar’s SlingLoaded HDS-600RS freesat+ DVR has gone up for pre-order, priced at £349.99 ($570). The 500GB STB includes twin-tuners for SD/HD satellite reception, along with integrated Slingbox...
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SlingPlayer for Google TV beta opens [Video]
Sling has thrown open its beta for SlingPlayer for Google TV, allowing those with one of Google’s STBs – like the Logitech Revue – to stream content from their Slingbox Solo or Slingbox PRO-HD. Dubbed...
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SlingPlayer for Boxee Box revealed
Sling has launched a new streaming app, SlingPlayer for Boxee Box, pulling in content place-shifted from your Slingbox directly to the compact STB. As with the existing SlingPlayer apps for mobile...
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SlingPlayer for Logitech Revue Google TV STB officially released
Sling has released SlingPlayer for the Logitech Revue, allowing all owners of the Google TV set-top box to access its media streaming app and placeshift content locally or remotely. Announced back in...
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Broadcom signs Myriad and Sling deals for Android, streaming TV everywhere
The folks at Broadcom have dropped a couple of silent bombs this week in announcements of deals with both SlingBox’s EchoStar and with Myriad for their Alien Vue solution, these deals resulting...
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Slingbox announces new 350 and 500 models
In what was a seemingly strange move, two new Slingbox models – the 350 and 500 – appeared earlier this month on Best Buy shelves with nary a peep of announcement. This sudden appearance of new models...
View ArticleSlingPlayer software updated to 3.0 with Roku channel connection
The folks at Sling Media have let it be known today that they’re ready to give the full SlingPlayer family a boost in the software world. The two bits that’ll get this update straight away are...
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Slingbox M1 Official – The return of Sling Player App on Desktop
I have been a Slingbox user since 2006 and still use it to stream my DVR content to all of my mobile devices. For those who are not familiar with Slingbox, it is a device that streams any video source...
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Sling update brings live TV to Chromecast
If you’ve got a Chromecast, we’ve got great news for you. In what really is a bit of a workaround, Chromecast is getting TV, even live stuff. Sling TV, which takes TV content and re-directs it just...
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Sling TV hits Android TV, Google Nexus Player, NVIDIA SHIELD
Sling TV announces availability of its internet TV system on Android TV, bringing functionality to Google's Nexus Player first. The app for Sling TV will be made available for download from the Google...
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SlingStudio is a wireless production system for multi-camera broadcasting
Dish Network’s Sling Media has unveiled its new SlingStudio, something it says is the first ever portable and wireless production system of its kind. With this device, broadcasters and producers — both...
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AirTV puts local TV on ALL your devices (without SlingTV)
The folks at Dish have a device called AirTV, a device that shares a name with a device that they’ve now re-named “AirTV Player.” This new AirTV device is a box that connects to a cord that picks up...
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Sling TV adds a-la-carte channels as base price rises
Sling TV has raised its base price by $5 a month, though it’s hoping a new array of channel subscription options will encourage cord-cutters to stick around. The new Sling TV includes a set of free...
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Slingbox discontinued, services sunsetting
Slingbox will no longer function as of November 9, 2022. Sling Media, a subsidiary of DISH, announced that they were closing shop on November 9, 2020. At that time, they said that all Slingbox servers...
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