You know a device is ground-breaking when it doesn't fit into any particular category. Slingbox might be called a personal video broadcast box. Or a cable TV-over-computer box. Or a junction box that ...

Dish Network announced that it will permanently shut down all of Sling Media’s Slingbox services and end support for the devices in two years, at which point they’ll no longer work. On Monday, Dish’s ...

It's hard to believe that the Slingbox has been around for seven years, but that only makes it harder to accept these are the first retail models that have been released since 2008. That finally ...

The Slingbox 350 makes remote viewing of your usual TV programming easy, for about the price of a current video game Console. The last time I set up a Slingbox—a set-top box that lets you watch your ...

Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 Deliver Unprecedented Full 1080p HD-Quality Streaming of TV Content Anywhere; Slingbox 500 Sets New Standard with Integrated Wi-Fi, HDMI and Provides Platform for ...

Life's changed a lot for folks stationed far from home in the last decade or so. Text messaging, Skype and FaceTime allow for almost instant connection with friends and family for anyone who's got an ...

Slingbox, the ahead-of-its-time piece of hardware that enabled remote viewing of pay-TV signals, is headed for the scrapheap. The technology maker, acquired by Echostar and now owned by Dish Network, ...

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January 9, 2008 People who can’t bear to leave the lounge room because it means leaving their HD entertainment behind can now venture forth thanks to Sling Media, Inc., who have announced their next ...

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The way we watch TV is changing. People want to decide when, where and on what screen they watch their favorite shows. One of the simplest tools for viewing your shows from any device is the Slingbox, ...

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