 Founded in 2004, Sling Media, Inc. is a different kind of consumer electronics company - one that's working to demystify convergence technologies and to create empowering experiences for the digital media consumer. The focus of Sling Media is to embrace - not replace - existing products and standards by enhancing them with hardware and software that make divergent technologies compatible and greatly improve the consumer experience. Because, after all, can't we all just get along?!
Sling Media's first product, internationally acclaimed, Emmy award-winning Slingbox™, has literally transformed the way we are able to watch TV. The Slingbox turns any Internet-connected PC or laptop, Mac, or smartphone into your home television. That means you can watch TV virtually anywhere in the world.
Sling Media's innovative SlingPlayer™ software connects users on all types of computing platforms to their Slingbox which then gives them complete control over their living room TV. The Slingbox gives customers the ability to control any Audio/Video device including analog cable, a digital cable box, satellite receiver, digital video recorder (DVR) a DVD player or even a still video camera.
- Sling Media launched their video entertainment web site, Sling.com, on November 24th, giving Slingbox customers access to their home TV through a new, innovative video on demand web site. Sling.com is open to the public as well and gives even non-Slingbox customers access to a vast library of premium video content including popular and classic TV shows, movies, news, sports, etc.
- The SlingCatcher, launched in October, 2008, is a universal media that seamlessly delivers broadcast TV, Internet video and personal content to the TV.
- Sling Media launched its 4th generation Slingbox, the PRO-HD, in September 2008, bringing true HD streaming to customers who have a high definition TV source at home.
- The third generation of the Slingbox was launched in September 2007 with the introduction of the Slingbox SOLO. Sling Media and the Slingbox product family have been the recipient of numerous awards and recognition. These awards span innovation, engineering and design.
- In 2006, Sling Media created the Sling Entertainment Group with the mission of developing entertainment experiences and business models that include but also reach beyond the Slingbox. The group fosters and manages relationships with content creators and owners. Its first initiative, Clip+Sling, will dramatically change the way consumers socialize around TV by enabling users to clip and share limited segments of their favorite television programs online.
- Sling Media’s product line is distributed in over 5,000 retail stores in 11 countries.
- Sling Media continues to blaze a product development trail focusing on convergence innovation for today's digital lifestyle.
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