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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Sling Media News RSS Feed</title><link>http://slingmedia.com</link><description>The latest notable articles from the press discussing Sling Media</description><item><title>CES '09: The Best of CES</title><link>http://www.g4tv.com/ces2009/videos/36020/CES_09_The_Best_of_CES.html</link><description>EchoStar's SlingLoaded 922 HD DVR selected as one of the best new products at CES 2009.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>CES '09: Macworld Roundup with Chris Hardwick</title><link>http://www.g4tv.com/ces2009/videos/35948/CES_09_Macworld_Roundup_with_Chris_Hardwick.html</link><description>Sling Media announces their iPhone application.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>CES '09: Hands On: Echostar VIP 922 Box</title><link>http://www.g4tv.com/ces2009/videos/35956/CES_09_Hands_On_Echostar_VIP_922_Box.html</link><description>Dave Mathews got his hands all over the Echostar VIP, a media slinging device from the same folks who brought you the original Sling Box. The 922 has a Terabyte drive, DVR, and 300 channels with 30 in HD.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hands On: SlingPlayer for the iPhone</title><link>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337875,00.asp</link><description>The iPhone version offers similar controls to SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry, including its novel ribbon interface. But the new iPhone app takes advantage of that handset's touch screen and larger display.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sling Updates: HD Streaming Coming to Mac, iPhone Sling App Scheduled for Q1</title><link>http://gizmodo.com/5124126/sling-updates-hd-streaming-coming-to-mac-iphone-sling-app-scheduled-for-q1</link><description>Sling Media revealed that HD streaming will be coming to Mac users via Sling.com, and they plan to submit the Sling iPhone app for approval in Q1 of this year.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Announced</title><link>http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10131943-94.html?tag=mncol;title</link><description>Like SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, UIQ, and BlackBerry (beta) platforms, this iPhone version will let you access one or more Slingboxes from your mobile device, and watch your TV stations on-the-go.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Expo: Sling Media plans iPhone client release by March</title><link>http://www.macworld.com/article/137925/2009/01/sling_iphone.html</link><description>Sling Media announced late Monday that it will release an iPhone client app for its Slingbox line of place-shifting video players by the end of March, as well as offering support for high-definition video streaming for Mac users for the very first time.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Your Home TV... On Your Blackberry</title><link>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/30/scitech/pcanswer/main4692843.shtml</link><description>Research in Motion hasn't added a TV tuner to any of its popular Blackberry devices but Sling Media just introduced software that enables Slingbox owners to watch content from their home TV on a Blackberry connected to the AT&amp;T or T-Mobile networks.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Play Your Media Files on Your TV with the Slingcatcher</title><link>http://www.demystifyingdigital.com/Bluray-Players--DVD/slingcatcher-review/index.aspx</link><description>If you have a lot of cool video content on your computer that you're dying to display on a big screen TV, Slingcatcher sounds like a pretty neat idea.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingBerry (Finally) Coming</title><link>http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2008/12/19/slingberry-finally-coming/</link><description>Sling's products let customers record TV shows and watch them on their PCs. SlingPlayer Mobile has been available for other smart phones, such as those using Windows Mobile or Palm OS, but the upcoming launch extends service to a handful of BlackBerry devices, including the Bold, Curve and Pearl. </description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingCatcher: Streaming the Web on TV</title><link>http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/personal-technology/10453897.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</link><description>SlingCatcher is a difficult device to explain, but when you have one properly hooked up for a while, you'll find it difficult to fathom that you could ever live without it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingCatcher Mostly Impresses</title><link>http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2008/12/18/18gigaom-slingcatcher-mostly-impresses-14411.html</link><description>The SlingCatcher is one of the best options I've seen for viewing PC-based content on your TV.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Picks of the Week</title><link>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=6491499&amp;page=1</link><description>This week, the guys at Sling announced that they will bring their Slingbox functionality to the Blackberry platform, with SlingPlayer Mobile for Blackberry Smartphones, Dec. 30. Now you won't even need a laptop.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sling Streams to BlackBerry</title><link>http://www.pcworld.com/article/155770/sling_streams_to_blackberry.html</link><description>Sling Media, makers of the TV place-shifting Slingbox, will finally release its BlackBerry application for 3G- and Wi-fi -enabled BlackBerry devices on December 30. </description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingPlayer Mobile comes to BlackBerry phones</title><link>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&amp;entry_id=33799</link><description>Slingbox lovers will soon be able to watch their own television on BlackBerry devices come Dec. 30.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingPlayer coming to BlackBerry phones</title><link>http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10126262-1.html&#13;
</link><description>Making good on a promise made at CES 2008, Sling Media has announced that a beta version of the company's SlingPlayer Mobile software will be available on select BlackBerry smartphones starting December 30.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>SlingCatcher Review: Ready For Prime Time? : Move Any Video To Any TV?</title><link>http://www.tomsguide.com/us/SlingCatcher-video-television,review-1176.html</link><description>Sling Media’s Slingbox is a great way to take anything you can see on your TV and watch it on a PC, or even a mobile phone, but that’s not always what you want. The long-awaited SlingCatcher is the next logical step: it lets you watch what you’d normally see on one TV - on another TV screen.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gifts for the (New) TV Lovers in Your Life</title><link>http://newteevee.com/2008/12/11/gifts-for-the-new-tv-lovers-in-your-life/</link><description>But the SlingCatcher pairs up nicely with a Slingbox, which lets you view the contents of your TV on a PC. Which one would I want most? It’s a toss-up, but this is a gift guide, so I’ll choose both.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sling.com Video Streaming Review</title><link>http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/webtools/65834/Slingcom-Video-Streaming-Review.html</link><description>Whether you're down for streaming recent or calssic television shows, or checking out the film side of things, Sling.com has what you need in a Hulu kind of way, but with the added requisite social networking element thrown in.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00:00 PST</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Tech Products of 2008</title><link>http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/12/1210_best_worst_tech/11.htm</link><description>More consumers are watching their favorite movies and TV shows online, at sites like and Youtube. Still, most computer monitors aren't ideal for lounging around the living room. That's where Sling Media's new pyramid-like SlingCatcher comes in. Hook it up to your TV and wirelessly stream sites from a computer. And in November, the company, a subsidiary of Dish Network (DISH), unveiled Sling.com, which lets users watch full movies from MGM (MGM), Warner Bros. (TWX), CBS (CBS), NBC (GE), and others.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:00:00 PST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>