Check it out:
http://ca.slingmedia.com/page/slingbox.html
Note: I am not in anyway benefiting from posting this. I'm just posting it because it's kind of cool.
Sorry Bob - no Mac support. I think you have to wait for the rumored AppleTV version of this thing.
http://ca.slingmedia.com/page/slingbox.html
Slingbox™
What if you were able to watch live television wherever you go? The World Series in your cube. MSNBC breaking news at the coffeeshop. Your local news station halfway around the world. Lost in Hawaii. Emeril Live in your kitchen.
Now what if we told you that you could do that without having to lug a television, a cable box, a satellite dish, or a subscription along with you? In fact, you don’t need anything besides your laptop (which is attached to your hip already).
That’s because back home, you have a Slingbox sitting on top of your television. The simple silver device looks suspiciously like a gigantic chocolate bar, but the technology inside is truly sweet. This award-winning gadget is a breakthrough device that enables you to watch and control your living room television programming from anywhere by turning any Internet-connected laptop, desktop, PDA, or smartphone into a personal television.
With a wave of a virtual magic wand, Slingbox placeshifts the television signal from your source device to your PC – located at home or 3,000 miles away – via the Internet. Thanks to the Slingbox, you can enjoy your home TV programming wherever you are – the office, a hotel room, your garden, even the bathroom – anywhere there is an Internet connection. You truly can watch and control your television anytime, anywhere – the power is in your hands.
The SlingPlayer software works hand-in-hand with the hardware in the Slingbox to allow you to watch and control your TV on your computer.SlingRemote™ in SlingPlayer gives you full control over virtually any A/V device, from changing channels and viewing recorded content to fast-forwarding or setting up a season pass. So while your TV and Slingbox sit at home, you can be out and about with SlingPlayer.
We believe that watching your TV is about, well, you. That’s why your remote control is your own, your favorite channels are your own, and your video signal is just the way you like it.
Best of all, your Slingbox works seamlessly with your existing home theater setup and PC technologies – no new cables required!
We support literally thousands of devices. Slingbox is compatible with TiVo's DVR, Comcast's Motorola DVR, Replay TV, Ultimate TV, DISH, DirecTV, and more. Whatever you’ve got, we’re sure the Slingbox can handle it!
You must have...
- TV Source (antenna, cable, satellite, DVR, DVD, or video camera)
- Ethernet Connection from your Slingbox to your (wired or wireless) router via
- Ethernet cable or jack
- Wireless game adapter or bridge
- Powerline ethernet bridge
- Laptop or desktop PC with Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP
- Broadband Internet Connection (required for remote use only)
Note: I am not in anyway benefiting from posting this. I'm just posting it because it's kind of cool.
Sorry Bob - no Mac support. I think you have to wait for the rumored AppleTV version of this thing.