Reports by Consumers

Sling Media announced a product that lets consumers watch TV where they want without re-wiring. Here's the report.

Sling Media, Inc., and Texas Instruments (TI) today announced that the companies are working together on the newly introduced Slingbox Personal Broadcaster, the groundbreaking product from Sling Media that won numerous awards at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show. This cooperative effort involves commitments to technology integration from both companies and audio and video technology from Microsoft Corp.

The Slingbox enables consumers to watch their TV programming from wherever they are by turning any networked laptop or desktop PC into a personal TV. The Slingbox redirects, or “placeshifts,” the TV signal from any cable box, satellite receiver or personal video recorder (PVR) to a viewer’s location and device of choice, whether in another room in the home or remotely with a high-speed Internet connection. An elegantly designed compact box that fits neatly into a user’s existing TV setup, the Slingbox will retail for $249 with no monthly service fees. The product is due to ship in the first half of 2005.