SlingPlayer for Mac OS X 10.4 Public Beta Officially Released

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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 | Related entries: Internet, Macintosh

Slingbox on a Mac Sling Media has released SlingPlayer for Mac OS X beta, a software download for users of the Slingbox who would want to watch their home TV comfortably on a Mac.

With SlingPlayer for Mac OS X, customers can now watch and control their home TV from any Mac laptop or desktop located just about anywhere in the world. SlingPlayer for Mac OS X, which is currently in public beta, includes Sling Media’s photo-realistic remote controls along with the ability to program favorite channels, change viewing modes and of course using SlingStream to optimize the broadband connection on both ends to deliver the best possible video stream.

The SlingPlayer software is initially only available for U.S. and Canadian customers; however, the company said that support for other regions will follow in the near future. Users can submit feedback via the Web or via email. SlingPlayer is a Universal Binary and requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) with support for Mac OS X 10.3 planned in the future.

The Slingbox is a truly cool product, and Mac users can finally share in the place-shifting fun that the Windows crowd has been streaming for over a year now.

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