Sling Media courts the Mac crowd
Commence drooling, Apple fanboys and girls.
In a matter of weeks, the SlingPlayer icon could be bouncing in a toolbar near you. SlingCommunity.com has a video demo of the original place-shifting technology on a white MacBook and an interview with SlingMedia's head of PR, Brian Jaquet, at last week's Digital Life Show in New York.
Jaquet said the SlingPlayer Mac will be available in public beta for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs at the end of October or early November. Sling Media told CNET News.com last month it would be ready in 30 to 45 days, which--if I do my math right--means the Mac version is still on track for the same time frame. In the meantime, Jaquet said, the folks down in San Mateo, Calif., are still doing last-minute tweaks of the software, like improving video quality.
And in case you haven't gotten the point yet, the demo includes two clips of SportsCenter being "slung" (slinged?) from a TiVo to the MacBook.
Slingbox is for sports, not "Battlestar Galactica," OK?
(Photo: Sling Media)
Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica. 
Secondly, the Mac Beta is officially released! Check out an early review on Sling Community at http://www.slingcommunity.com/article/15975.
- The Mac Beta is here!!!
- by MrBlockHaus October 30, 2006 8:54 PM PST
- First of all, I definitely don't see the advantage of the Slingbox for sports over BSG. Bring on the Cylons -- wherever I am.
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(4 Comments)Secondly, the Mac Beta is officially released! Check out an early review on Sling Community at http://www.slingcommunity.com/article/15975.