In September 2006, Sling Media began selling new Slingbox hardware in packages that had the official Mac OS X logo on the outside, indicating support for the Macintosh platform even though the Mac OS X port of the player software was still not available. The release was later delayed to Q3 2006, and then again to Q4 2006, leading to allegations that Sling Media was promoting vaporware. Sling Media announced a Mac OS X port of the SlingPlayer at the January 2006 Macworld Conference and Expo with a promised release date of Q2 2006. This version includes a live video buffer to pause, fast-forward, and rewind up to 60 minutes of live video, an integrated channel/program guide (USA/Canada only), and a web-based account to assist in finding and connecting to the Slingbox via the internet. The latest stable SlingPlayer version for Windows is version 2.0.4. SlingPlayer is not available for Linux, BSD or other open source systems, although old versions of SlingPlayer run under Wine with some workarounds and in a reduced capacity. The Slingbox uses Sling Media's proprietary SlingPlayer to display audio and video on Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh running Mac OS X, and selected mobile devices.
He then receives back the video and audio output of the cable box, almost as though he were watching TV at home. A user with the related software on his remote computer can connect to the device, thereby controlling the cable box. It is connected also to the Internet, typically via a local Ethernet network. This way to access content is named placeshifting.Ī slingbox is a small device that can control the functions of a TV source (in this example, a cable box) to which it is attached. To avoid copyright infringement, only one user can access the stream from a Slingbox at a time. 2.3.2 WDTV Live Streaming and WDTV Live HubĪ Slingbox can redirect one of its inputs to one computer or mobile device located on a local network or remotely, when using a broadband Internet connection, anywhere in the world.
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