Slingbox Support for Apple TV
Yes, I can confirm this is accurate. (I work for Sling Media.) The Slingbox currently supports over 3,000 AV devices (cable boxes, DVRs, DVD players, etc) via IR and weve got many more in the pipeline. For Apple TV, youd use the component pass-thru on a Slingbox Pro with HD Connect to remotely view, or listen, to your content. Our SlingPlayer software (computer and mobile) offers an audio-only mode, so were not just talking iTV video here Select an iTunes playlist, switch to audio-only if youd like (reducing bandwidth), and listen to your music anywhere youve got Internet.
SlingBox is media box that allows users to watch and control their home TV, DVR, or home theatre setup on a Mac or PC over the internet. CNet's Gadget blog also notes that Sling Media has been offering the ability to stream content to your mobile phone and speculates that Apple's iPhone support could be in the works.
This functionality would allow you to have your entire iTunes library available to you on your internet enabled phone (iPhone or not) without directly syncing your entire library to your phone.
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nice, so is this something for Mac and PC?
I think I read somewhere that Mac software had just come out for slingbox that was identical to the pc version...!
They say the Japanese are 10 years ahead of us here in Europe... And they have WiFi everywhere in their streets... so one would hope that eventually mobile data rates will come down... all I know is that I've been sucked dry for wanting to have a little mobile internet for the past coupla years!
Any you guys in Europe are even farther along than we are. Even if this does pan out (it's a great idea!!) it's a shame that widespread WiFi isn't really available unless you live in the larger cities. I suppose it would be far too expensive to establish a nation-wide WiFi network, but it's nice to dream isn't it?:p
the problem with US having low tech all over the place has little to do with the actual advancement in technology...it's just that there are so many organizations trying to stop us from doing anything significant, such as "nooo~ mobile phone antenna is bad for our health!", "nooo~ wi-fi on the street will increase traffic accidents!" "nooo~ we need to keep things as is to sustain nostalgic value!"
until that changes, we will be in awe with Razr while Koreans and Japanese will laugh at Americans while watching TV on their cells.
Any you guys in Europe are even farther along than we are. Even if this does pan out (it's a great idea!!) it's a shame that widespread WiFi isn't really available unless you live in the larger cities. I suppose it would be far too expensive to establish a nation-wide WiFi network, but it's nice to dream isn't it?:p
Not over here in Flanders (Belgium) our population is very dense, and the Flemish governement is considering a nation-wide WiFi network
safe to say Korea has passed Japan as the tech mecca of the world...
the problem with US having low tech all over the place has little to do with the actual advancement in technology...it's just that there are so many organizations trying to stop us from doing anything significant, such as "nooo~ mobile phone antenna is bad for our health!", "nooo~ wi-fi on the street will increase traffic accidents!" "nooo~ we need to keep things as is to sustain nostalgic value!"
I think it has more to do with financial interests rather than health concerns. And we need to remember that the US is a huge country in comparison to a lot of these "advanced" countries. Much more of our population by % is spread out into rural areas. We will get there, it will just take some time and huge investments.
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