The Slingbox comes with several hundred remote control codes to operate thousands of different devices. Unfortunately, There are times that you may have a device that they do not have a remote control for or a special device, like a surveillance camera, that you need to install a custom remote code on the Slingbox to [...]
Press Release New Platform Gives Slingbox Customers Social TV Experiences 2013 International CES LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–(Consumer Electronics Show)—Audible Magic, the leader in automated content recognition (ACR) solutions, announced that Audible Magic’s Smart ID ACR system will be embedded into the Slingbox hardware platform helping to create an enhanced experience for Sling Media’s Slingbox Companion app. [...]

Both Slingbox 350 and 500 owners have been promised the new Slingbox Companion app you see below. It will be available on the iPad 2, You will be able to can find shows, share your tastes through social networks and use your tablet as a remote without the use of the SlingPlayer app. It should [...]
Personal digital media management and 2nd Screen Social TV app for iPad broaden Slingbox 500 and Slingbox 350 capabilities, enhancing the overall Slingbox experience Press Release CES 2013 LAS VEGAS – January 8, 2012 – Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), introduces new Slingbox platform developments designed to enhance [...]
Sling Media, a subsidiary of EchoStar, filed a lawsuit against two companies — Belkin International and Monsoon Multimedia — alleging they infringe five patents related to place-shifting TV signals. The civil complaint names Monsoon Multimedia Inc. of San Mateo, CA. and Belkin International Inc. of Los Angeles. Sling Media alleges that products sold by the [...]

