Podcasts about Slingbox

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 40:32

Tivo Bolt Review Cord cutting is all the rage, but for many of us, it simply isn't an option. There's way too many members of the household that can't do without TV, you're too far from the transmitters to get over-the-air TV, or the shows you really want to watch aren't available from streaming, or you really like watching live events you can't get over-the-air. Whatever that case, cutting the cord is a non-starter. Slimming the cord, however, could totally work. And the Tivo Bolt (buy now) might be the perfect device to do it. Bolt Features From the Tivo website: “The TiVo BOLT is the shortest distance between you and your entertainment, because it combines all your options into a single box. No more switching devices, toggling inputs or juggling remotes. Whether it's from TV, available on-demand libraries or streaming apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime, HULU, YouTube or Pandora, TiVo BOLT delivers it all in an instant. OneSearch™ scours multiple platforms like TV and Netflix simultaneously, so your search experience is always fast, simple and seamless. No more drilling down into each app and doing multiple hunt-and-seek searches. Find shows and movies by title, actor, director or keyword—and start watching in seconds. OnePass™ tracks down every available season and episode of a show—whether it's on television or a streaming app—and creates a customizable watchlist for you. Start with the pilot episode or jump in anywhere mid-season. OnePass automatically records upcoming episodes and adds them to your list. TiVo BOLT is 33% smaller than any other product in its category, but it packs a mightier punch. With 3x the speed of our previous box and up to 3x the memory, TiVo BOLT satisfies your entertainment appetite… and your need for speed. All that power is packed into a slender, elegant package that runs your entire entertainment center. Oh, and that distinctive, arched design isn't just for looks, it serves as a clever cooling system. No more waiting for commercial breaks to be over. With a single press of a button, you can continue watching your recorded show. SkipMode works with the top 20 channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, AMC Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, TBS, FX, TLC, History Channel, TNT, The CW, Food Network, USA, Bravo, ABC Family, Syfy, Lifetime and HGTV. QuickMode lets you zip through your recorded shows—and shows with a buffer—30% faster than normal speed with pitch-corrected audio. You zoom along and nobody sounds like a caffeinated chipmunk. It's the ideal way to power through slow-moving news shows, sports and long-winded political debates. TiVo BOLT can handle the biggest entertainment jones. It records up to four shows at once and provides up to 1 TB of recording capacity—enough for roughly 150 hours of HD programming. Need even more? Add an external hard drive or a TiVo-ready NetGear ReadyNAS. And if you've got a new 4K Ultra HD TV, then get excited, because TiVo BOLT is 4K-compatible right out of the box.” The Bolt can be purchased in three different options. The 500 GB model goes for $199, The 1 TB model is $299, and the 2 TB option is $499. The big knock on Tivo as a cord cutting device is that it isn't free. There is a monthly or annual subscription fee associated with each DVR. There is a new Tivo Roamio OTA that doesn't have the subscription fee, but it only supports Antenna tuners, not CableCard. The Bolt includes the first year of service for free, but after the first year, the cost goes to $150 per year or $15 per month if you pay monthly. Not great, but honestly, not that bad. Cox charges $28.49 per month for a DVR, so the Bolt is less than half the annual cost of a Cable DVR, at least in our area. Installation The saga of getting our Bolt up and running wasn't really anything to do with the Tivo device itself, but it was quite an ordeal, so we'll tell you everything we went through so you have an understanding for what you may be in for if you decide to go the Tivo route. Since we both are (or were) Satellite TV customers, one of us had to get Cable activated to do the review. So Braden stopped by a local Cox Solution Store, activated a basic Cable package for about $40 per month, added a CableCard for an additional $2 per month and left the store quite satisfied. The whole process took about 15 minutes. What is supposed to happen is you get home, plug the CableCard into the Tivo, connect the Bolt to Coax for Cable service and you're all set. If only that was the case. First thing that happens is you call the Cable provider to pair the CableCard with your account and activate it. This was easy, but it didn't work. The tuning adapter Cox provided couldn't lock on, so the Bolt couldn't pick up any channels. The phone representative suggested a visit from a technician, so we got that scheduled. The technician arrived the following day and found the signal to the Bolt was both weak and dirty. He did some rewiring, added a signal booster and retested the line. All looked good, everything was green and should have been the perfect situation to get the Bolt working. The tuning adapter did lock on, but the Bolt was permanently stuck at 89% on the process of getting Cable channels. A quick call to HQ to un-pair and re-pair the CableCard got us past that. We could then get guide, but no video. Everything should have been working, but we just couldn't get it there. The Cox technician admitted he wasn't a Tivo expert, but said there were others who were. He would leave for the day and get us connected with a different tech that could hopefully make everything work. That other techs came two days later and found that it was a PEBKAC issue, Mea Culpa firmly on Braden's shoulders. The first time walking through the guided setup he either chose Antenna as the tuner option, or it was selected for him since the CableCard wasn't installed at the time. In any event, the Bolt didn't set itself to Cable mode when the CableCard was inserted, it stayed on Antenna mode. Trying to tune the Cable signal as if is was an Antenna of course didn't work. Re-running guided setup and selecting Cable got everything working. With guide, picture and sound. Well, sound was temporary. Not even ten minutes had passed after the second technician had left the house and sound stopped working on the Tivo. No audio whatsoever. No sound from TV programs, no sound from streaming apps, not sound effects from the Tivo. We rebooted the Tivo, unplugged the HDMI, tried a different HDMI input on the TV, nothing worked. Google to the rescue. We found others complaining of the same issue and it seems Tivo isn't a huge fan of some TV brands, and we just so happened to be installing ours connected to one of those brands (Sharp). To fix it you have to physically remove power to the TV. When you plug it back in, sound is restored. About 4 days, three Cable technicians, several calls to tech support and a ridiculous number of Google searches later, the Tivo Bolt was finally installed, working and ready for business. Use The first thing you notice about using the Bolt is that it is fast. Super fast. UI doesn't lag. Searches are crazy fast, and everything just feels like it happens when you want it to. Most DVRs, even the Hopper from Dish, have areas of the UI that lag. Searches, for example, tend to be a real chore in a lot of interfaces, but not for the Bolt. And it isn't just a guide search, or a search of your recordings, it's a search of the guide, you recordings and all the various video streaming services you have enabled. All of it in one spot. The search functionality is awesome. Which leads us to the integration of channel content and streamed content. This functionality, like the OnePass recordings, or the unified search, is amazing. At Braden's house there were a few episodes of a couple shows that he wasn't able to record while he was getting the install issues worked out. OnePass to the rescue. He set a OnePass for those shows and it instantly populated all the episodes available, and listed where each one could be streamed from. For those available on Hulu, you can get them for free. If they aren't up there anymore, you can usually find them at Amazon or Vudu for a small per-episode charge. And for the really old ones, at Netflix or Amazon Prime for free. This unified approach to content is pretty awesome. No more searching through all your video apps to see who has which show. No more wondering if you can get it for free over here or if you'll have to pay for it over there. The only weirdness comes in when you set a OnePass for a show like Saturday Night Live, a show with over 40 seasons. You have to adjust the filters to scope it down to just what you've recorded if you don't want to have to navigate through 40 seasons worth of episodes to find the one you just recorded a couple days ago. It's two quick button presses, but a bit strange getting used to. Anytime you switch from one user interface that you're comfortable with to a new one, there's a bit of a learning curve to get used to it. The Tivo interface is no different, but it is quite intuitive. Everyone in the family picked it up pretty quickly and Braden's wife even commented on how much better she thought the experience was than their prior DVR. Sure the guide works a little different, the searches are a bit different, setting recordings is a bit different, but it all makes sense once you get used to it. And what they say is true, Tivo does have the best DVR interface out there. Different, but different in a good way. The Bolt also lets you stream recorded content to your phone or tablet if you're on the same network. You can watch TV from the treadmill, or turn it on from the kitchen, without the need for another box or device. Yes, the Hopper can do that too, but not all DVRs can. And you can control the DVR: set recordings, etc. from anywhere in the world. If you're outside the home and want to watch some of the content, your app will tell you what services it is available on for streaming, so you can still watch the shows - or most of them at least - you just aren't watching the copy you have recorded on your DVR. There are a couple nits about the Bolt, though. Parental controls on the Bolt are a bit weak. It feels like they threw something in to say they had it, not really designing the feature to match what parents would want to do. If you have a lot of kids all accessing the same DVR for content, it would be nice to have a bit more granularity on what you can do. And a lot of the menus don't wrap around. So if you're on the top option and want to get to the bottom, you have to scroll through all the options to get there, you can't just click the up button once. Same if you're at the bottom and want to get to the top. If you try to do it, the Bolt makes an error sound. Admittedly not a huge deal, but strange. Accessories The Tivo Mini ($137) unlocks a world of whole house video options. You simply buy the mini and add a video zone. It doesn't require an additional subscription, just buy the box and away you go. It can be installed using wired Ethernet or MoCA. So if you have a coax cable but no ethernet, you're still good. If you have neither, you're stuck. It cannot be installed via WiFi. That's a huge bummer for those who like the wireless options from Dish or AT&T. But we were able to get one working using a pair of 500MB Powerline Ethernet adapters without issue. We still can't tell the difference between the direct wired Mini and the powerline wired Mini. So we found a way to get TV to a location without wired Ethernet or Coax for an additional $35. Most cable and satellite companies charge a monthly fee for the extender boxes. Dish calls them Joeys. They can run from $8 to $12 per month. With the Mini there is no additional monthly cost at all. Using $10 per month as an average, you break even on the Mini after about 14 months. Keep in mind that the Bolt only has four tuners, so you have an upper bound on the number of Minis you can functionally add. Supposedly you can get two Bolts working at the same time to get 8 tuners in the home, but right now they manage recordings totally independently. Internet rumors claim Tivo is working on a unified view for multiple Bolts, but we don't have any information to corroborate that claim. Our local Amazon Prime Now fulfillment house happens to stock both the Tivo Mini and powerline ethernet adapters. We were able to add a new video zone in less than three hours from “can we watch TV here?” to “we're watching TV here!” No installer required. No phone calls to tech support. It was pretty cool. Tivo Stream ($130) gives you worldwide access to your Bolt recordings and tuners. Let's be honest, this is a Tivo version of the Slingbox. If you have one, you really don't need the other. But if you don't have a Slingbox and want to watch TV from outside the home, Tivo Stream gets you that. There are some limitations, though. According to a Q&A at Amazon, “ it allows out of home streaming, but only if the content provider allows it. The major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox), Viacom (Comedy Central, MTV), and Discovery (TLC, Science) all BLOCK streaming, so the TiVo stream does not stream or allow the transfer of shows to another device.” Conclusion Conclusion: Tivo is pretty freaking great. For those who want to cut and or slim the cord, it is a tremendous option - and you aren't giving up anything in usability or user experience. There is a fairly decent upfront cost to acquire the gear, but in the long you you save a lot of money on your monthly service bills. It's probably a year or so to break even, but after that, it's all gravy. Image all the home theater gear you could buy with that extra money!

Americarnage #58: Gift of the Gab

Americarnage

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 72:08

Mike takes a week to do some serious stateside things so Nat and Dan invite writer, broadcaster and all-round sports supremo Gab Marcotti to fill the hole in their souls and together they make a spirited attempt to get the show sponsored by Slingbox... In other news: We’re into the later half of the Conference finals of the Stanley Cup. In the West it’s LA and Phoenix, in the east it’s New York New Jersey; LA looked to be on the verge of their first ever Stanley Cup Final, cheered on by an ever growing throng of minor celebs, until Phoenix finally showed some life in game 4 to shut them out and win a tight game 2-0.; in the NBA, the Western Conference Final will be Oklahoma City Thunder against San Antonio; San Antonio turned over the ailing upstart LA Clippers in 4; looks like Brandon Weeden will be getting the nod as the browns starter; Kellen Winslow is a seahawk - lucky him - the bucs traded him for a 7th round pick; jersey worn by babe ruth has been auctioned for 4.4 million dollars; listener questions in the Bodeans Mailbag; another cracking game from Hollywood, and much, much more...

Podcast # 710: Amazon Fire TV (4K)

Kid Friday - apps, websites, gadgets, games, fun!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 53:19

Amazon Fire TV (4K) We are big fans of streamers. Whether it be Roku, Apple, or Amazon there is a streamer out there that makes watching movies as convenient as pressing a button on your remote. So when all three updated their offerings we knew we were going to be spending some time in front of the TV evaluating them. First up is the Amazon Fire TV in 4K (Buy Now $99). Features: All-new Amazon Fire TV now supports 4K Ultra HD for true-to-life picture quality. Watch high-definition 1080p streams on Amazon Video, Netflix, Hulu and more, even without a 4K TV. Now with Alexa, use your Fire TV Voice Remote to check sports scores or the weather, play music, and more - instantly Enjoy over 250,000 TV episodes and movies on Netflix, Amazon Video, HBO GO, and Showtime Anytime, plus games, music, and apps Cutting the cord? Watch the best of live TV on NBC News, NBA Gametime, and Sling TV, which includes ESPN, CNN, HDTV, AMC, A&E, Cartoon Network, and more. Say it. Watch it. Simply say the name of what you want to watch and start enjoying in seconds. Now with 75% more processing power, a dedicated graphics engine, better Wi-Fi support, 2 GB of memory, 8 GB of storage and expandable storage of up to 128 GB With over 800 games - the most games of any other streaming media player - there is something for the entire family, including Minecraft, Lego Star Wars, and Pac-Man 256 Amazon Prime members get unlimited access to Prime Video, including original programming like Transparent, plus over 1 million songs with Prime Music Setup The physical setup is simple, connect the device to your TV (or receiver) via HDMI, connect the Ethernet cable or use wifi, and the plug it into power. If you are a Prime member it is already configured to your account so you can start watching Prime content immediately. The Fire TV comes with a few programs already installed but if you want Netflix or Hulu you'll need to install them. That takes a couple of minutes depending on your internet speed. You'll also want to update the firmware on the device. The main reason is that you get Dolby Digital Plus instead of Stereo on Netflix! Also, an update for older Dolby Digital systems (not Dolby Digital Plus) will be distributed on November 30th. We did run into a few issues that were not a fault of the Fire TV but issues that you may run into as well. The first time we connected the device to our receiver, a Denon, that did not support HDCP 2.2. Of course everything worked, we just couldn't get an 4K content to display. A message on the video setup of the Fire TV told us that the port is connected but since it does not support HDCP 2.2 we would only be able to get 1080p. We first verified that the TV supported HDCP 2.2. And it did on all HDMI inputs but only input five was HDMI 2.0. As it turned out, you can get 4K content over HDMI 1.4 as long as it supports HDCP 2.2! Next up was to upgrade the receiver. See what we do for you guys!! We ended up buying a Pioneer Elite VSX-90 7.2 ATMOS receiver. A review on that will be coming in a few weeks. We also verified that we were using high speed HDMI cables. For our test, they were Amazon Basic HDMI cables that cost about $10. All the pieces were in place and we were ready for 4K! Unfortunately, there wasn't any to be had. As it turns out only the first three HDMI ports on the VSX-90 are HDCP 2.2 compatible and it says that nowhere except in some tiny print in the manual. In fact the sticker on the front proudly proclaims 7 HDMI inputs and HDCP 2.2. Regardless, the Fire TV was moved to an input that supported HDCP 2.2 and the message saying that 4K was not possible went away. One last note. Removing the battery cover on the remote is one of the most difficult things I have had to do for any device I have owned. Seriously?? What were they thinking. Fortunately there is a video that will help you with this task (https://youtu.be/cjyUo18DQdg) Performance For our testing we looked at three apps, Netflix, Amazon Prime Videos, and Slingbox. There are plenty of video apps but we figured that Netflix and Amazon have a decent amount of 4K content so it made the most sense. Slingbox The Slingbox app makes the Fire TV a killer product… well if you have a Slingbox anyway. You could take the Fire TV with you on vacation and have access to all your TV anywhere you go. Or you could setup a Slingbox someplace where you want access to local content and access on your TV at home. Regardless, this is a cool feature. Unfortunately it didn't work. The Slingbox app kept trying to load and never really worked. We'll try again later but right out of the shoot there were issues. In general, we found there to be some quirkiness with the player. Amazon may be one or two firmware updates away from a rock solid system. Netflix Next up was Netflix and some 4K content. Amazon is touting something called ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction). Its supposed to start streaming instantly. Here is what we found. If you select a movie and take the time to read the description or just look at the album art for a few seconds, streaming will start right away. But if you randomly select something that you would typically watch and hit play immediately the show will buffer. So the advanced streaming prediction is more like rudimentary prediction. In reality waiting a few seconds for you selection to start is not a big thing. But what a cool acronym right? We loaded “The Black List” since it was a 4K show. It started rather quickly and the receiver displayed DD+!! But to be honest, it didn't sound much better than straight Dolby Digital. We are sure that is because the source material was probably not mastered for it. As far as the video goes, the picture looked very good. But is it better than 1080p? Some will be upset at us for saying this. But on a 70 inch screen sitting 12 feet away we couldn't see any difference between the 4K and 1080p version of the identical show. And to be complete, we also watched the same material on the native Netflix app on the Vizio P-Series with the same results. This is no surprise. There are many calculators out there that will tell you what resolution you can discern at what distance with normal (20/20) vision. For our readers/listeners outside the US, 20/20 vision means you can see what people with normal vision can at 20 feet. If your vision is 20/40, you see at 20 feet what people with normal vision see at 40 feet. The calculators tell us that with a 70 inch screen you will need to be seated between 4.5 and 9 feet (137 - 274 cm) to see the difference between 1080p and 4K. The picture still looked good. It was sharp, color was good, and it played without any issues. We will say that the quality is approaching Blu-ray and that is a good thing. Streaming high quality content for those of us that have high speed Internet is the dream right? But is it better than the older version of the Fire TV. Not really. Amazon Prime Amazon prime is similar to watching Netflix but without the same breadth and depth of content. There are Amazon originals like a cop drama called Bosch. It's actually pretty good and that is a good reason to invest in this product. Amazon will only get better and deeper in the future. Plus there are so many benefits to being a Prime member. Odds and Ends Voice Control - The remote has a button that you press and hold while to say commands. Basic stuff like, “What's the weather like” and “Did my team win” work great. Finding shows only works in Amazon content. You can't say stuff like, “Show me movies starring Harrison Ford”. Music - If you have your music in Amazon's ecosystem you will have access to it through this device. All your playlists and radio stations are available to you. Plus you have access to Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn. Spotify will be available at some point in the future Navigation - Navigation is fast and fluid. But the GUI is cumbersome to navigate. It would be great if you could launch apps with your voice. Games - There are plenty of games and a dedicated game controller. We did not test any of these. But don't expect an Xbox or Playstation like experience. SD Card Slot - you can use microSD card up to 128 GB to make room for more games and apps. Plex Support Conclusion We have seen so many of these boxes and no one of them is the be all end all. That is still the case with the 4K Fire TV. If you are a Roku or AppleTV customer should you switch? Certainly not. If you have a Roku, AppleTV or any other set top box and you are a Prime member should you get this box as well. Sure! Well if you have $99 just laying around. The Fire TV makes a good addition to your home theater without taking up much real estate. Just stack your other box on top of it and use it when you just can't find something on your Roku or Apple TV.

Apps, Websites, Fun! 198 - It's Hard Reset Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2015 37:57

How to get free magazine subscriptions, Apple record sales, the island of Hydra,data use,iPhone 6,verizon,iPhone hard reset,graphing calculator,Slingbox,Slingbox app,Xfinity app,Zinio app. You’re a Kid In A Digital World.We talk technology but always end up somewhere else.Kid Friday is hosted by 13 year-old Zoe, 16 year-old Hannah, Dave, and at times, Winston from PoochCam.comSubscribe on iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/nw7ab36Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KidFridayMediaWRITE TO US BY CLICKING HERE.Kid Friday Is Brought to you by: StoryCub – It’s Storytime, Anytime.Copyright 2015 KidFriday.com. For personal use only. Any encoding, rebroadcast, retransmission, reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited and protected by U.S. and international laws.

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Now in HD

Not Bad Dad

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2015 24:31

Now in better than potato quality! Pretending to care about art, finding daycare in the classifieds, waiting lists, home daycare vs. centers, the pleasures of pinkeye, Craig Ferguson vs. Craig Kilborn vs. Who Cares?, cutting the cable, SlingBox, and autotuned Jeff.

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CultCast #133 - Sexy Pixels

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2014 72:46

This week on the CultCast: Leander’s Big Adventure! Leander’s back to tell us about his top secret mission to Apple HQ. CoM reviews editor Charlie Sorrell tells us about some cool gear he’s reviewing. We also run through a list of all the great hardware we’re expecting Apple to dump on us in just a few short months… And we wrap up with an all new Get to Know Your Cultist, and this round has us diving into some of our favorite movies ever made. Guess who has the weird choice? You’re right it’s Leander… Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode! With over 2,000 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace. Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial. Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCast And our thanks to Slingbox for their support! Slingbox is the best way to watch your TV anywhere, and brings your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, right to your favorite mobile device, wherever you are in the world. With no monthly fees. Check it out at slingbox.com/cult, and get $50 off plus free shipping on a new Slingbox. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show. Links to today's topics: Microsoft will pay you $650 to ditch your MacBook Air for a Surface http://www.cultofmac.com/284788/microsoft-will-pay-650-ditch-macbook-air-surface/#SkXYvSdB74oSgYcE.99 12 Inch MacBook Air to Begin Production in 3rd Quarter 2014 http://www.cultofmac.com/284866/apples-12-inch-macbook-air-enter-production-next-quarter/ iPhone 6 Said to Launch on Friday September 19 in 32 GB and 64 GB Variants http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/25/iphone-6-friday-september19-32gb-64gb/ Bloomberg: Apple’s Big IPhones Said to Start Production Next Month http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-24/apple-s-big-iphones-said-to-start-production-next-month.html Google reveals its real face: unfocused, unoriginal and a little bit evil http://www.cultofmac.com/285112/google-reveals-real-face-unfocused-unoriginal-bit-evil/#oeZq3Ijlo1Bmkh2P.99

CultCast #131 - May the Schwartz Be With You...

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2014 57:35

OMG YAA'AALL, it’s CultCast time. This week we bring to thee some more cool iOS 8 features you didn’t hear about at WWDC, plus we'll tell you all about the new time-lapse video feature we've been playing with. Then, with the rumors swirling that fall will bring us iWatch, we have to wonder what features and price point it will need to make want one adoring our wrists. All that plus Apple’s marketing arm gets major renovations, and in honor of this weeks’ E3, we say why Nintendo absolutely needs to bring Mario to iOS to survive! And our thanks to Slingbox for their support! Slingbox is the best way to watch your TV anywhere, and brings your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, right to your favorite mobile device, wherever you are in the world. With no monthly fees. Check it out at http://slingbox.com/cult, and get $50 off plus free shipping on a new Slingbox. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.

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Podcast #638: Slingbox Sharing

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2014 53:28

Slingbox Sharing You know we are fans of the Slingbox (Buy Now $265) and have used them to “Sling” our local TV from one side of the world to another. Ara spent a week in India and never watch a single minute of local television opting to watch football from the USA instead. Slingboxes are quite simply the easiest way to watch your local content wherever you want, provided that you have an internet connection. This got us thinking, wouldn't it be nice if we could watch other people's local content. Say you want to watch news from say Chicago or Seattle, a Slingbox makes that possible but what are you going to do? Set up A slingbox in every city you may have an interest in? No, of course not. But you do have a few options: AmericanTV2Go.com With AmericanTV2Go you actually signup for a DirecTV subscription of your choice and are provided a dedicated Slingbox to access it with. You pay for the DirecTV subscription just as you would if you were living in the states. Then you pay an additional $80 a month for the hosting service. That service provides you with: A top-of-the line Slingbox Unlimited upload bandwidth A second network address for your DVR - This enables remote scheduling of recordings and access to over 7,000 On Demand shows and movies The ability to reboot your system instantly, 24/7/365, via our easy-to-use self-serve system Customer support This service is probably best suited for the expat who wants to stay connected with the US. If you want to watch the American football you can purchase the Sunday Ticket package for additional fees. No word on local channels but they may be available for the Virginia beach area. Virginia Beach is the home of AmericanTV2Go.com. Live American TV LiveAmerican.TV is similar to AmericanTV2Go but rather than using DirecTV they use cable services. The best we can tell is that you get a Comcast or FiOS account. LiveAmerican.TV offer customers a fully managed Slingbox hosted television service from New York City and San Francisco. There is no hardware to worry about as LiveAmerican.TV hosts and maintains all the equipment. Your account includes a DVR box as well as a Slingbox when you sign up. No other fees are necessary. VPNs - Watch shows normally reserved only for viewers in the US, wherever you are in the world. $5/month or $45/year. DAILY RENTALS - Any San Francisco package tailored to your needs including MLB Extra Innings, NBA League Pass, NFL Sunday Ticket, NBC Sports Live Extra or BeIN sports. $8/day PREFERRED HD - Local (San Francisco Bay Area), news, entertainment, sports, kids, travel and non-stop music channels. 300+ channels. $90.00/month. PREMIER HD - Same as Preferred HD but with thousands of hours of on demand content, Playboy TV and tens of sports and movies channels. Add a 100-hour dual-tuner DVR for only $10/month extra. $120.00/month. ULTIMATE HD NYC - Over 300 channels in total. Includes the most High Definition channels available. All movie channels like HBO, Starz, Showtime etc. Includes Dual Tuner HD-DVR so you can watch all your shows anytime. All NYC local and Sports channels. Full access to all Free On Demand that FIOS offers. SPECIAL - Only $149.99/month. Slingsharing.com You can try and roll your own by using forums that join Slingbox owners from around the world. Slingsharing.com is one of those site that has two thousand members from around the world. The way it works is you read the forums that grouped by regions, USA, Canada, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. People are either looking for or offering Slingboxes for viewing. Typically its a trade. I grant you access if you do the same. It seems fairly safe, just be sure not to give out your administration password. You may want to avoid this if you have bandwidth caps as someone can really rack up the bits if they are constantly on it. We see a day when content will be available to the entire world simultaneously. That may be a few years away. But for now Slingboxes are the best way to bring the world closer together! Now lets all hold hands and sing Kumbaya.

CultCast #130 - The WWDC MEGASODE!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2014 73:24

Wow! This year’s WWDC is one of the most important in years, and on this week’s CultCast, we unpack all the new features announced for Yosemite, iOS 8, and tell you which ones we can’t believe we ever lived without. Plus, so many new developer APIs and a whole new programming language! We think Apple in on the verge of something big, and if you thought they had cool products before… well, hold on to your butts. We discuss it all on this our WWDC MEGASODE. Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode! With over 2,000 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace. Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial. Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCast And our thanks to Slingbox for their support! Slingbox is the best way to watch your TV anywhere, and brings your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, right to your favorite mobile device, wherever you are in the world. With no monthly fees. Check it out at http://slingbox.com/cult, and get $50 off plus free shipping on a new Slingbox.

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CultCast #129 - Just chill... til the next episode.

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2014 73:02

It’s all happening! WWDC 2014 is right around the corner, and if recent rumors are true, Apple’s about to make major moves into your home with iOS 8—we’ll fill you in. Plus, the Apple/Beats deal is a reality, and the news hits right as we’re recording. And don't miss an all new CultCast 2nd Hour. We'll be speaking to popular Youtuber Jonathan Mann, who, for the last five years, has written one song every. single. day. We talk to Jonathan about the inspiration, perspiration, and agony of making art, and what it was like to have his songs unexpectedly featured by Steve Jobs at one of Apple's most infamous press conferences. Our thanks to Slingbox for supporting this episode! Slingbox is the best way to watch your TV anywhere, and brings your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, right to your favorite mobile device, wherever you are in the world. With no monthly fees. Check it out at http://slingbox.com/cult, and get $50 off plus free shipping on a new Slingbox.

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Podcast #624: Channel Master DVR+

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2014 27:17

Channel Master DVR+ Review If you are a cord cutter you know that one thing that is difficult to live without is a DVR. You can buy a Tivo Roamio and pay a smaller monthly service but you cut the cord so you wouldn't have to pay a monthly charge. What most cord cutters are looking for is a way to record over the air HD without having to pay any monthly fees. Channel Master has you covered with the DVR+ (MSRP $249.99). The DVR+ is a subscription free DVR that allows you to cut the cord and still watch late night network TV on your terms. Features: Watch broadcast programming in pure, uncompressed HD - the highest quality available Easy installation with on-screen setup wizard Supports SD and HD video resolutions up to 1080i and 1080p Works with all digital TV antennas for instant access to broadcast programming Supports external USB hard drives (EHD) for full DVR functionality Dual tuners allow you to record one program while watching another or record two programs at the same time (using EHD) Records, pauses and plays back live TV up to 2 hours out of the box 4 See what's on now or later with the user-friendly Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Easily search for shows and set timers with name-based recording Broadband connection provides automatic software updates, enhanced EPG and access to Internet video streaming services Get Wi-Fi connectivity with optional USB Wi-Fi adapter Supports Dolby® Digital Plus surround sound Ultra-low power consumption Setup: When you take the DVR+ out of the box the first thing you notice is how thin it is. Its barely bigger than the HDMI cable that you plug into it. You can pretty much put it anywhere with little issue. To physically install the device you need to connect power, HDMI, antenna, Ethernet, and an external hard drive. Without the external drive there is little that you can do as the DVR+ comes with 16GB internally. A Terabyte drive will get you about 160 hours of HD recording. We had a spare 80GB drive which was reformatted by the DVR+ and was ready to go in a few minutes. The physical install took about 15 minutes. You will need a network connection for the program guide or if you want to use the Hulu service. Right now that's the only network service available. Channel Master says they will add more over time. If you don't have a wired connection you can buy a Wifi adapter for an additional $40. Next we fired up the unit and scanned for channels. The DVR+'s two tuners found 45 digital channels which was better than the HD Homerun but not as good as the tuner in our Panasonic plasma television. All of which are connected to the same antenna. Twentyfive minutes after taking the DVR+ out of the box we had a picture on screen and were able to record anything coming over the airwaves! Performance: What can we say, the DVR+ works like a DVR you would get from your provider. The program Guide is provided by Rovi (no additional cost) which allows you to search or browse to find your programs. You can tune to a program if its currently on or you can mark it for recording. Season passes are set up based on title names, which is a little less sophisticated than say the Genie but it will get the job done. You can setup up the skip forward and skip back lengths in the menu so if you want to skip back 30 seconds and forward by one minute you can do it. The user interface is basic but very responsive. We recorded a few programs to the external drive. All but one recorded but that was on a channel that did not have the best reception. On channels that have a solid signal every timed based recording went off without a hitch. We even recorded two programs at the same time. Like we said, it works just like every other DVR we've ever owned. We had to turn on the DVR to see if it was recording because the record light does not come on unless the DVR is powered on. Yes, the device always has power and can record even if its “off”. But we would like to see the light come on anytime the DVR is recording something. Playback was flawless and skipping through commercials was easy. We had the skip forward set to one minute so it was usually five or six presses to get through a commercial break. Skips were instantaneous. The only drawback of a 60 second skip is that if you miss the entry point after the commercials you'll have a lot of backing up to do so you may want a 30 second back button instead of the typical 10 seconds. This and That: The DVR+ has been designed to work well with the Slingbox 500. Current firmware does not allow you to set up a season pass that only records new shows. So you end up with some repeats that need to be deleted. The buttons on the remote are very small. But you'll be using a Harmony anyway right ;-) There is no user guide so be prepared to hunt around through the menus to see what's possible Conclusion: Up until now if you wanted to cut the cord and totally eliminate monthly fees you needed a HTPC. With the DVR+, a cord cutter can be free of cable and satellite without missing out on timeshifting. The only thing the DVR+ doesn't have is a rich set of network apps. Although we're sure they are already on the way!

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Podcast #617: CES Roundup

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2014 49:47

Trends at this year's CES Show: 4K TVs - Actually we saw a lot of this last year as well. Perhaps Braden's prediction of a 4K TV year may actually come true! OLED TVs - Again, we saw OLED last year too. But this year we saw larger sizes. LG is a big player here. Sound Bars - Now you may be seeing why we decided not to go to CES. Sound Bars are big because the speakers on most modern thin TVs are terrible. But its genius!! This now gives manufacturers an opportunity to sell another piece of gear. Wireless Speakers - Offerings from manufacturers like Sonos and some other companies that you have never heard of before as well made an impact this year. Smart Home/ Home Automation - Nothing new here! Wasn't last year the year of home automation?? Even more manufacturers to get into the automation game this year. Higher Resolution Audio - This is a new trend and we like seeing it. The only issue is that high quality audio typically comes a high cost. Samsung Samsung showed a 110” UHD TV - We talked about the 85” model that forced a family to sell one of their daughters into slavery so they could pay the $40K pricetag. It looks like the 110 inch model won't be produced. At least at this time. Its more of a concept TV brought to CES to show what they can do. Will TVs like this ever get down in price to the point where projectors are no longer necessary? They also demonstrated an 85” that is “Bendable”. Turn it on and the edges curve towards you. Turn it off and its flat! Samsung to Unveil Secret Weapon at 2014 International CES - Samsung is reportedly planning to unveil its secret weapon, the V1 Bomb, a high-definition TV called Quantum-dot LED TV (QLED TV) at the 2014 International CES Samsung To Debut Wireless Streaming Speaker, Home Theater System, Portable Stereo And Two TV Soundbars Samsung unveils a new foundation for the smart home LG LG unveiled twelve 4K televisions for 2014 - They introduced the 105-inch 4K 105UC9 that has an aspect ratio of 21:9 and is powered by the webOS Smart TV platform. If you can't find any 4K content for these spiffy new TVs have no fear. LG has developed something called Tru-ULTRA HD Engine Pro. Its supposed to improve overall Ultra HD picture quality. That along with a new proprietary upscaling chip will make SD and HD content look better on Ultra HD televisions. Well at least according to LG. On the Audio side of things, LG says it worked with Harman Kardon to develop premium audio systems for each TV. But seriously, with TVs like these are you really thinking about not using a receiver? The remaining lineup: LG UB9800 Series - 4K, WebOS, Tru-Ultra HD Engine Pro, IPS, passive 3D, 65, 79, 84, 98 inches LG UB9500 Series - 4K, WebOS, IPS, passive 3D, 55, 65 inches LG UB8500 Series - 4K, WebOS, IPS, passive 3D, 49, 55 inches LG EC9800 - 4K, WebOS, OLED, Bendable, 77 inches LG EC9700 - 4K, WebOS, OLED, 55, 65 inches Panasonic TC-AX800U series - 4K, edge-lit local dimming, 65 and 58 inches. The 58 inch is available now. The 65 inch will be available in the spring. TC-55AS680U - 1080p, 240Hz refresh rate TC-AS650U series - 1080p, 3D, 60, 55, and 50. Cool touch pad remote! Available Today TC-60AS660U series - 1080p, Home Theater System Bundle, Touch Pad Remote TC-AS530U series - 1080p, 60, 55, 50, 39 inches Available Now TC-A400U series - 1080p, 50, 39, 32 inches. Available Today - Entry Series ZT80 Plasma 50, 55, 60, and 65 inches. Available in our dreams! Sony All 4K TVs support Netflix 4K Streaming! XBR-X950B series - 4K resolution, direct LED local dimming 85, 65 inches XBR-X900B series - 4K resolution, edge-lit LED local dimming, 79, 65, 55 inches XBR-X850B series - 4K resolution, Triluminous display, 70, 65, 55, 49 inches KDL-W950B series - 1080p resolution, edge-lit LED local dimming, 65, 55 inches KDL-W850B series - 1080p resolution, Wedge design, 70, 60 inches KDL-W800B series - 1080p resolution, 55, 50 inches KDL-60W630B - 1080p resolution, Smart TV, 60 inches KDL-W600B series - 1080p resolution, Smart TV, 48, 40 inches Wireless Speakers SRS-X9 - 2.1 wireless speaker with a bi-amped subwoofer, high-res audio files, Bluetooth, aptX, NFC, Wi-Fi, AirPlay, and DLNA. SRS-X7 - Similar to the X9 but without high-res audio, Wi-Fi, NFC and aptX Bluetooth, Airplay and DLNA support, and compatibility with Music Unlimited, Spotify and TuneIn Radio SRS-X5 - portable, built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC, and can double as a hands free speakerphone when paired with your smartphone. Sharp SHARP delivers the first WISA compliant Universal Player - The SD-WH1000U Universal Player is the first, Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA™) Association, compliant component to transmit uncompressed sound at 24-bit/96kHz and video at Full HD (1080p) — wirelessly. The Sharp Universal Player has already been named a 2014 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Honoree in the High Performance Home Audio category. The SD-WH1000U will have an MSRP of $3,999.99 and will begin shipping in the spring of 2014 Sharp Aquos Quattron Plus TV - At half the price of a 4K TV of the same screen size the Plus has 10 million more sub pixels than a regular 1080p TV. Retina Display for TVs?? The TV will accept 4K content and will scale 1080p content to make use of every one of the 10 Million sub pixels! Sharp claims they have put more TVs over 60 inches into American homes than any other manufacturer. Sharp Sound Bar - The HT-SB602, is designed to compliment 60" and larger flat panel televisions. Its a 2.1-channel, 310-watt sound bar system with a wireless subwoofer. It has built-in Bluetooth and can be paired using NFC. This system can be set up horizontally either in front of a TV base (including an IR extender for the TV) or wall-mounted and features dual HDMI inputs and output, 3D sound support, Dolby and DTS decoding and an optical input. $500 available in the Spring. Vizio VIZIO announced its all-new P-Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV collection. Featuring a backlight that consists of 64 Active LED Zones, HEVC Codec for Ultra HD streaming and VIZIO's V6 six-core processor that combines a quad-core GPU and dual-core CPU for performance and speed. The VIZIO P-Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV collection comes in 50”, 55”, 60”, 65”and 70” screen sizes. Prices start at $999.99 for the 50” model and go up to $2599.99 for the 70” model. Looks like these TVs will support Netflix 4K content. JVC JVC introduced three new Ultra HD LCD TVs. The 55-inch DM55UXA ($1,899.99), 65-inch DM65UXA ($2,499.99) and the largest JVC TV to date, the 85-inch DM85UXA ($9,999.99). These are Direct LED TVs. JVC already announced their new line of projectors at CEDIA Other Announcements Home Automation - ADT showed a package called Pulse that can be controlled by voice along with the traditional methods. Belkin showed a device that controls anything than can be turned on and off via a DC switch called the Maker Kit. No pricing. Lowe's showed more devices from their Iris line of home automation The Canary system uses HD video camera and safety sensors to track everything from motion, temperature and air quality to vibration, sound, and activity to help keep you, your family and your belongings safe. Samsung SmartCam - Samsung's new SmartCam HD and SmartCam HD Outdoor offer 1080p Full HD streaming and 128 degree ultra-wide angle lenses, giving consumers the ability to remotely monitor activity - both indoor and out - with full detail and clarity, via any computer or mobile device with no additional monthly video storage or monitoring fees. Outdoor model goes for $299. Revolv - Makers of the $299 Home Automation hub that unites differing protocols announced that their product will be available at Home Depot stores. Look for them by the end of January. NETGEAR - announced a couple of wireless IP Cameras that are HD. The HMNC100 and HMNC500 are 720p and support 802.11n dual band. We have requested an evaluation unit. Pricing and availability to come. NETGEAR - NETGEAR had a few announcements some of the ones we thought were cool are: The AC750 Range Extender. Its supports 802.11b/g/n and ac and plugs into a wall outlet. You simply connect it to your network and then it creates a powerful hotspot! They also released a free Android app that analyzes your wireless network. Finally, NETGEAR showed the NeoMediacat HDMI Dongle. Its essentially an Android set top box in a USB stick. Its Miracast enabled so you can send content from your mobile devices to the connected TV. Polaroid - Introduced a 50-inch LED 4K Ultra HD TV (50GSR9000) for $999. They also introduced a 50-inch LED Smart TV (50GSR7100 ) that's Roku Ready via an included Roku Streaming Stick that plugs into the sets MHL port. The Smart TV will sell for $599 US. Dolby unveils technology to improve TV brightness - On Monday, at the International CES gadget show, the company unveiled Dolby Vision, a technology that increases the brightness and contrast of TV sets. Prototype models will be on display from TV manufacturers such as Sharp and TCL. Standard TV sets emit about 100 nits -- a unit of brightness roughly equivalent to one candle per square meter. As a reference, a 100-watt lightbulb emits 18,000 nits. Dolby says its prototype monitor can put out 4,000 nits. Intel plans a CES coup: Android and Windows in the same computer - Internally known as "Dual OS," Intel's idea is that Android would run inside of Windows using virtualization techniques, so you could have Android and Windows apps side by side without rebooting your machine. Netflix - Confirmed that it will stream House of Cards in 4K this year. This will only be available to 4K TVs that have a Netflix app embedded in them. Confirmed Samsung UHD TVs will have this capability. Roku - Announced a partnership with TCL and Hisense that will have the Roku player embedded into some models. The Roku will make money off of advertising that comes through the app. TV sizes will range between 32 and 55 inches. Channel Master DVR+ - Wins Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Award. DVR+ is a thin (1/2 inch high) device that allows consumers to receive and record local broadcast programming without a subscription or contract, utilizing a simple digital antenna. In addition, consumers have access to streaming video services and enhanced guide data with a broadband connection. For the TV Everywhere enthusiast, DVR+ is compatible with the Slingbox® 500, providing access to all live and recorded content on any connected mobile device, either around the home or around the world. DVR+, priced at $249.99, is available now from Channel Master at www.channelmaster.com HAL: The Next Generation of Home Entertainment System - HAL®, the voice and gesture activated, remote control replacement that connects easily to a user's TV, was demoed for the first-time ever at CES 2014. With HAL, users can change channels, set the DVR to record the latest episode of any show, browse the internet, stream movies, make video calls, play games and much more. With just the sound of a user's voice or the wave a hand HAL, which stands for Human Algorithm LTE, is able to handle the following commands: Stream movies and music on Netflix and Pandora Change channels on any cable box by channel number or specific network Control the volume of the TV Set the DVR to record an upcoming show Place video and phone calls over Skype or on a cell phone Set picture-in-picture so users can answer a Skype call while watching a movie Display a user's Facebook feed and photos Conduct internet searches Show the latest viral videos from YouTube Play Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja Dish announces streaming app for PlayStation consoles - Have a PS3 or PS4 and a Hopper. Well now there is an app that turns it into a Joey. You can even use the game controller as the remote. Dish announces wireless Joey - An 802.11ac WiFi access point is used to create a closed network. You can connect up to two set-top boxes per access point. Phorus PR5 Receiver with DTS PLAY-FI - Making its debut at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show, the new Phorus (a DTS subsidiary) PR5 Receiver with Play-Fi will allow you to stream high-quality audio directly from a connected smartphones, tablets or PC, wirelessly to existing audio systems over a standard home Wi-Fi network, with zero loss in music quality. Compatible with nearly all AVRs, HTiBs, soundbars, and powered speakers, Play-Fi forges a seamless connection between audio systems, mobile devices and music, creating the ultimate infrastructure within the home to play your music from any device, in as many rooms as you want to listen to it. In addition to multi-room and multi-zone streaming from any device running the Play-Fi application, the Phorus PR5 Receiver with Play-Fi also supports Bluetooth(R) AptX(R), and AAC streaming, as well as direct streaming from iTunes on OSX and Windows. STEIGER DYNAMICS Introduces MAVEN - MAVEN, the most powerful custom-built HTPC in its segment, is setting a new standard for the modern living room. Due to its sleek design, ultra-silent operation, and easy integration with other home theater components, the systems blend perfectly into any existing setup. Combined with a large-screen Full HD or 4K TV, the MAVEN replaces numerous devices like Blu-ray players, DVRs, Desktop PCs and gaming consoles. Up to 12 TB of WD storage provide the capacity for 1,000 Full HD Blu-ray movies, 3 million MP3s, or 3,000 hours of HD TV recording. The integrated home server functionality allows the streaming of the entire media library to mobile devices. All components are designed for continuous operation and are carefully selected based on durability, performance, and quietness. MSRP $999 Tivo demoed Network DVR Prototype - TiVo showed off a prototype of a network-based DVR. A network-based approach will also help cable operators and programmers manage complex content rights, enabling them to create catch-up TV services and other new tiers, and to splice targeted ads shows that are recorded in the cloud. TiVo has not announced any customers for its nDVR. Gefen Wireless HDMI Extender - The GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 60 GHz extender system sends high definition audio and video to any HDTV display up to 33 feet (10 meters). This wireless product is comprised of small table-top Sender and Receiver units. It supports resolutions up to 1080p Full HD, 3DTV, CEC, and 7.1-channels of High Bit Rate (HBR) lossless digital audio such as Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio™. The Wireless for HDMI 60 GHz is specifically designed to transmit within a room. Its signal will not penetrate through walls, facilitating interference-free operation of multiple units in adjacent venues and close proximity. Line-of-sight placement of transceivers, however, is not necessary. Thanks to its small form-factor, high performance, and near-zero latency, this product is ideal for high-definition A/V extension within a conference room or home theater installation. Available now for $450.

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Se anuncia llegada de SlingBox: televisión en vivo en dispositivos móviles

La Nube de BLU Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2014 3:54

Mauricio Pérez, director de integración de producto de Sling Media, habla sobre el dispositivo que permite llevar televisión en vivo al teléfono móvil... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcast Canaltech - 12/11/13

Canaltech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2013 5:42

Baidu chega ao Brasil; Vírus Stuxnet infecta Estação Espacial Internacional; SlingBox 350; Chrome avisa quando há streaming de mídia em suas abas; Novos termos do Google entram em vigor; Apartamento e Hotel da Sony e Microsoft.

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NZ Tech Podcast 127: Slingbox, VDSL, HTC One, HP Slate 7, BankLink/MYOB

NZ Tech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2013 51:51

This week Paul Spain is joined by Nate Dunn and Rod Drury to discuss Slingbox, new HTC and HP Android devices, MYOB’s acquisition of BankLink, VDSL and UFB, Blackberry expansion, 2degrees new prepaid mobile plans and more. Running time : 0:51:51

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Podcast #566: Slingbox 500 Review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2013 51:18

We have had slingboxes for the past 5 years and they have come in quite handy! There have been plenty of Sundays where the Slingbox has allowed us to keep up with our favorite football team. In general the Slingbox is life saving device for those of us who spend some time on the road. Today we take a look at the latest Slingbox, the Slingbox 500. It has a street price of $288 and is available now.

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NZ Tech Podcast: Episode 106

NZ Tech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2013 45:28

Paul Spain delivers further interviews from CES 2013 – covering Slingbox (and its relevance to NZ), Toyota self-drive car tech, Ubuntu Mobile, Qi Wireless charging, NZ’s Fusion Electronics and finally a word with Xzibit (Rapper, Host of MTV’s Pimp my Ride). Running time : 0:45:23

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FrequencyCast UK Show 81: YouView, Star Trek and Gadget Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2012 30:55

In FrequencyCast Show 81, we talk to BT about the new YouView from BT service. We also look ahead to the upcoming Gadget Show Live in London, and summarise our experiences at Destination Star Trek London. In the news, the launch of 4G and the iPad mini, plus the end of the digital switchover. We also hear your feedback on Virgin, Slingbox and the Kindle. Links and transcripts at https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast81.html

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Episode #34 - Viva la Revolucion

350 Third

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012 36:50

This time on 350 Third, Scott and Anders look back over the past 20 years and highlight pivotal technologies in the consumer space that shape our lives today. The obvious contenders get passing mention while more obscure devices such as the empeg and the Slingbox take the limelight. Listen up, old-timers!

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In FrequencyCast Show 47, Carl and Pete resolve to back up their digital data securely and explore the options. We also try to break the new Olympus Tough 6010 camera and look at the latest with Project Canvas, the Tesco iPhone, BBC iPlayer on Freesat and the new BT Vision box. We also update you on Freeview HD, and answer your questions on Dave, Slingbox and the BBC iPlayer.

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December 19, 2009 Tech Talk Radio Show

Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2009 58:54

Detecting wireless intruders (router logs, DHCP logs, open port audit), reasons for hotmail account locking, Profiles in IT (Don Chamberlin and Ray Boyce, creators of SQL language specification), physics of driving on slippery roads (stopping distance, ABS, positraction, recovering from a skid), 2009 tech gift guide (Barnes and Noble Nook eReader, digital video camcorders, netbooks with Windows 7, external hard drives, smartphones, DNA artwork, Slingbox, universal remote, WowWee roboic webcam, DNA extraction kit, Genographic DNA project, OOMA VoIP), and logic of the classroom (logic of the students mind, logic of the content, logic of reason). This show originally aired on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

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December 19, 2009 Tech Talk Radio Show

Tech Talk Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2009 58:54

Detecting wireless intruders (router logs, DHCP logs, open port audit), reasons for hotmail account locking, Profiles in IT (Don Chamberlin and Ray Boyce, creators of SQL language specification), physics of driving on slippery roads (stopping distance, ABS, positraction, recovering from a skid), 2009 tech gift guide (Barnes and Noble Nook eReader, digital video camcorders, netbooks with Windows 7, external hard drives, smartphones, DNA artwork, Slingbox, universal remote, WowWee roboic webcam, DNA extraction kit, Genographic DNA project, OOMA VoIP), and logic of the classroom (logic of the students mind, logic of the content, logic of reason). This show originally aired on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

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TAG Radio #5 - Slingbox Player, WWDC, & App Reviews

The App Guys

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2009

Slingbox Player, WWDC predictions, and many app reviews

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2009-04-06: Burning the Globe

Curmudgeon's Corner

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2009 73:28

Sam and Ivan talk about:* Burning Out* Music and Such* North Korea and Cuba* G20* Anti-Globalization* IBM and Sun* Sling and AT&T

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The OSS Powered Slingbox Pro HD Review

In Depth Look HD

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2009

This episode focuses on the box that just might finally let you take full control of your media, and can help you get content anywhere you want, when you want it. Also, find out what open source technology powers the Slingbox! Links for this episode: Slingbox Pro HD: http://tinyurl.com/9xhm3t RSS Info from the Forum: http://tinyurl.com/834m47

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Episode 30 - Περί E=mc^2

Themos Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2008

Κλείνοντας ένα χρόνο από τη γέννηση του Θέμος Podcast, αναλύουμε την πιο διάσημη εξίσωση στην ιστορία, E=mc^2, όπως και μερικά σχετικά παραπλανητικά άρθρα ότι μόλις τώρα... αποδείχθηκε. Επίσης συζητάμε για ταινίες, Lost, το slingbox, και την έκθεση Bodyworlds μεταξύ άλλων.Download MP3: Episode 30 (58:26, 81 MB)Podcast feed: click hereComments: timaras@gmail.comWebsite: http://themos-podcast.blogspot.comShownotesCover Art: The skin man, από το Bodyworlds.News & Σχόλια:- Νέα από ταινίες και το Lost (λεπτομέρειες πιο κάτω)- Slingbox: video streaming από το σπίτι... παντού!- Chopin: κονσέρτο σε μια... εκκλησία- Bodyworlds: Η φοβερή έκθεση για το ανθρώπινο σώμαMovies: - Quantum of Solace- Zack and Miri make a porno- Mamma Mia- Incredible Hulk- Lost... η νέα σεζόν στις 21/1/2009!Επιστήμες:Με αφορμή πολλά παραπλανητικά άρθρα ότι "αποδείχθηκε (!) για πρώτη φορά (!!) η εξίσωση ισοδυναμίας μάζας-ενέργειας του Einstein, E=mc^2, αναλύουμε πώς προέκυψε αυτή η εξίσωση, τι σημαίνει, και τι πραγματικά δημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό Science (από όπου προέκυψαν οι ιστορίες). Επίσης, εξηγούμε γιατί στη φυσική δεν μπορούμε ποτέ να αποδείξουμε μια θεωρία ... σωστή.Music:Από το jamendo.comThe Singletons:- Lady Clorofile- Finalist Song- Φινάλε: Tchaikovsky, Polonaise, from 'Eugene Onegin'

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Polskie Detroit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2008

Telewizja Detroit i jej tworca Rafal Nowakowski, opinia Dariusza Chryca na temat SlingBox'a, zyczenia Wielkanocne

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FrequencyCast UK Show 20

Gordon And Mike's ICT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2007 31:14

On FrequencyCast Show 20, the UK TV and Tech podcast, presenters Carl and Pete look at DVD recorders - how to choose a machine and what formats to choose. We also look at the updated version of the BT Home Hub, a new Skypephone, some Slingbox news, and news on the UK digital Switchover.

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The Next Generation Cable Network: DOCSIS 3.0 [34:20]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2007 34:20

Title: The Next Generation Cable Network: DOCSIS 3.0 Intro: The first DOCSIS standard, short for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications, standard was released by the company Cable Labs in 1997. In this podcast we take a look at the history of these standards and discuss DOCSIS 3.0 – the emerging standard in the cable industry. Mike: Gordon, can you give us a brief history of the first DOCSIS standards? Gordon – just covers up to 2.0 Mike: What are “tiered services?? Tiered services is business jargon for providing a service (such as telecom connectivity or cable channel service) according to separate, incrementally distinct quality and pay levels, or "tiers." We’re seeing this term used a lot recently in political debate regarding “net neutrality?. Mike: Can you tell us a little more about DOCSIS 3.0? Sure – in a nutshell it’s bigger, better, faster… It’s a needed response to products from competitors like Verizon with FIOs FTTH product and AT&T with the FTTN Lightspeed product. It’s triple play broadband – voice video and data. DOCSIS 3.0: - Much higher bandwidth through channel bonding - Starts at 160 Mbps Downstream, 60 Mbps Upstream and goes up from there - TI just rolled out their Puma 5 chip set a couple of weeks ago for cable modems. The chipset supports new DOCSIS 3.0 features, such as channel bonding, enable ultra high downstream bandwidth rates of at least 160 Mbps in the residential data and voice services configuration and 320 Mbps in video and business services configuration. In addition Puma 5 also supports greater quality of service with IPv6 and security with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). - Multiple 6 MHz (or 8 MHz) channels are bound, treating them logically as one Channel bonding in both upstream and downstream - IPv6 for advanced networking capabilities - Expanded address space (2128 or 3.4 dodecillion) Improved operational capabilities Mike: How will IPv6 be rolled out? There’s a lot of speculation now but it looks like it will be in to phases. John T. Chapman and Shalabh Goel from Cisco Systems have an interesting piece we’ve got linked in the shownotes (http://www.cable360.net/ct/sections/features/20942.html ) “The initial deployment phase allows the cable operator to set up an IPv6 control and management plane for managing the cable modems, set-top boxes, and multimedia terminal adapters (MTAs) with a cost-effective upgrade. In a subsequent deployment phase, cable operators can offer IPv6 directly to the home network. Many new devices are already IPv6 capable, and cable operators could soon be running the largest IPV6 networks in the world.? Mike: What are some other key features of DOCSIS 3.0? Other key related DOCSIS 3.0 features, which may be migrated over time, include: • Enhanced security, including advanced encryption standard (AES), security provisioning and theft of service features; • An upstream frequency range extension to 85 MHz and a downstream frequency extension to 1 GHz that allows an operator to add existing capacity with plant upgrades at a later date; • Enhanced plant diagnostic features, including a cable modem diagnostic log, enhanced signal quality monitoring, extension of IP data record (IPDR) usage and capacity management. Mike: How about the commercial services? (from: http://www.cable360.net/ct/sections/features/20942.html) DOCSIS 3.0 specifications define two technologies for business services over DOCSIS: layer 2 virtual private networks (VPNs) and T-1 circuit emulation. Business users will be able to videoconference from their PCs and PDAs and tap into corporate networks through VPNs; residential customers will subscribe to video-on-demand (VOD) and IP telephony services with low latency and minimum packet loss; and users everywhere will be able to upload and download files at much greater broadband speeds. Mike: When will it be available? Comcast demo’ed 150 Mbps at the May 14, 2007 Cable Show in Las Vegas. “The Associated Press described a demo in which a 30-second, 300MB television commercial was downloaded in a few seconds, while a standard cable modem took 16 minutes?. “Also downloaded, in less than four minutes, was the full 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica 2007 and Merriam-Webster’s visual dictionary. With a standard cable modem, that download would have taken three hours and 12 minutes (dialup would have taken 2 weeks)?. “Comcast is currently trialing this in the Boston area. In one trial, the cable operator will set up an IP video headend to experiment with carrying voice, video and data over a single IP connection?. According to FierceIPTV (http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/comcast-to-trial-docsis-3.0-iptv/2007-05-08 ): “Comcast's planned converged-services trial will take place in a system that serves 50,000 homes, and will include an IP-video headend and DOCSIS 3.0 STBs, as well as the Slingbox from Sling Media, dual mode WiFi-cellular handsets and mobile phones capable of playing video.? According to Chapman and Goel: The industry consensus is that fully compliant DOCSIS 3.0 CMTS* implementations will be available in 2008 to 2009. Many cable operators will require the most critical DOCSIS 3.0 features, such as downstream channel bonding and IPv6, far earlier. To meet this demand, many vendors’ CMTS products now include early implementations of such a subset of DOCSIS 3.0 features. * CMTS: A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. In order to provide these high speed data services, a cable company will connect its headend to the Internet via very high capacity data links, also known as a circuit (canonical form of telecommunication circuit), to a network service provider. On the subscriber side of the headend, the CMTS enables the communication with subscribers' cable modems. Different CMTSs are capable of serving different cable modem population sizes - ranging from 4,000 cable modems to 150,000 or more. A given headend may have between half a dozen to a dozen or more CMTSs to service the cable modem population served by that headend. One way to think of a CMTS is to imagine a router with Ethernet interfaces (connections) on one side and coax RF interfaces on the other side. The RF/coax interfaces carry RF signals to and from the subscriber's cable modem. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMTS )

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Urban Coffee Episode 87

Urban Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2007

Dave is bummed because the Mavs lost, The Mute Math Concert, Seth's gay experience, Dave bitches about Good Morning America, Seth's Music Cafe, One man writes 235 Linux drivers, Loyalty Day, Nobody cares what you're doing (Twitter), Dave's Videos, Apple TV over the Slingbox, Digg "Hacking" HDDVD, and a Greener Apple.

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Magaboco afsnit 39 - Dell og Ubuntu, Trådløse net, Ugens hemmelige gæst har været en tur i NY og mødt med Andrew Baron, Hot&Not

MagaBoco

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2007 65:38

I Denne uge har vi lavet til dags dato det længste Magaboco afsnit. Vi har et kort ugens program som i denne uge indeholder. Dell og Ubuntu, hvad betyder det? hvad sker der mon det får en global betydning for OS'er på pc'er til Hr. og Fru Jensen? 3G Bredbånd, TDC Hotspots, FON, Wimaxx og hvad der ellers måtte findes af alternativer. Hvad er forskellen og hvad bliver fremtiden? Ugens hemmelige gæst har været i NY og mødt en internet person når det er bedst nemlig Andrew Baron stifteren af RocketBoom.com. Sidst men ikke mindst ugen Hot&Not liste som i denne uge indeholder: HOT - Dell med Feisty Fawn indenfor et par uger. - Joost siger de er færdige. - Slingbox med AppleTV understøttelse - AWS nu sænker de priserne - IScrapbook - ffmpeg - Pound - Apple bekræftiger filmsalg i europa - Handbrake nu med presets og export to appletv NOT - Microsoft Enterprise Software Assurence Licens - Joost er færdige .. og hvad så? - Outlook webaccess

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Multimedia April 07

Raven and Blues

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2007 29:05

http://www.bfbs.com/multimedia - This month, Hard Drive rescue and repair, Crapware and how to remove it, Slingbox and your questions

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Épisode 16: Rencontre avec Sylvain Massé

Le podcast vidéo Ça s'branche où?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2007

Cette semaine à Ça s'branche où? : des casques d'écoute sans fil avec Eza Paventi, une barre d'alimentation monstrueuse et des processeurs à toutes les sauces. Sylvain Massé, notre branché de la semaine, nous présente le service Nomade de Sympatico et teste le SlingBox pour nous. Le top branché, 1re partie Écouter tranquillement la télévision ou de la musique est habituellement très agréable. Mais lorsqu'on est un oiseau de nuit, nos proches ne l'apprécient pas nécessairement. Heureusement, il y a une solution très intéressante à ce problème. C'est le casque sans fil à processeur ambiophonique de la compagnie Sennheiser. Le top branché En ce qui concerne les casques d'écoute, les besoins peuvent varier d'un consommateur à l'autre. Eza Paventi, notre chroniqueuse cette semaine, vous propose alors des options qui sauront plaire à chacun, que ce soit un système de transmission à infrarouge ou les écouteurs sans fil à grande portée. C'est beau, mais c'est quoi? Avec ses 8 pieds de fil, elle se branche n'importe où et 20 possibilités de rencontres s'offrent à elle. De plus, elle fait sonner au mieux vos investissements en système de son. Qu'est-ce que c'est? C'est la barre d'alimentation high tech PowerCenter HTS de la compagnie Monster Power. Voyez les avantages. L'attrape techno Qui n'a jamais rêvé d'être de sang noble? Et bien, pour Bernard, plus besoin d'être nommé par la Reine, car il lui est maintenant possible d'avoir du sang bleu virtuel grâce à un site Internet Suisse. Ouff! Il nous avait déjà impressionné par son titre de propriété lunaire, mais là, il bat tout! Eza ramène notre prince au rang de simple citoyen.

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FrequencyCast UK Show 10

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2007 28:22

In FrequencyCast show ten, the team reviews two new bits of kit, the Top Up TV Anytime box and the Nintendo Wii games system. Carl and Pete explore changes in the law on FM MP3 player transmitters, catch up with Slingbox news, take a look at the o2 XDA Orbit, and answer your Freeview and DAB questions.

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HMDWL 31

How Much Do We Love…

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2006

HMDWL 31 – Tonight we love the tuna melt, a touch of fancy, and the Slingbox. Plus we get ready for our first HMDWL Mom’s Recipes Cookoff. First up..Mom Lindley’s Taco Meatloaf! 1 TBS oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup green and red bell peppers 1 clove garlic finely minced 1 lb lean ground […]

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FrequencyCast UK Show 03