Tech Shout!

Sling Media – a digital lifestyle products firm, has launched the new SlingPlayer for Mac, which is a software client for Slingbox clients who are interested in watching their home TV or Apple TV on their Apple Macintosh desktop or laptop computer.

SlingPlayer for Mac, Version 1.0, features photo-realistic remote controls along with the capability to program favorite channels with a full range of viewing modes all leveraging the iconic Mac OS look and feel. Available in the US and Canada, the SlingPlayer for Mac supports all Slingbox hardware and can be downloaded free of charge directly from Sling Media from:
http://us.slingmedia.com/page/downloads.html
http://ca.slingmedia.com/page/downloads.html

“We have long admired the elegance, simplicity and visual appeal of the Mac OS and Apple’s innovation in general. It was important for us to capture that overall appeal and familiarity with SlingPlayer for Mac. In fact, we turned to the Mac community, through our private and public betas, where we received overwhelming feedback from these passionate users. It was this feedback that was instrumental in being able to present the Mac community with a quality television experience on their platform of choice. Being able to bring the SlingPlayer to the Mac is a real milestone towards delivering television on all available platforms and displays,” stated Blake Krikorian, Sling Media CEO, Chairman & Co-founder.

With the release of the SlingPlayer for Mac, Version 1.0 software, Slingbox owners can now watch their television directly on their Macintosh computer screen. With full remote control, they can watch content from their home entertainment system irrespective of whether it is from cable, DVR, DVD and even a full range of Apple entertainment products including: Apple TV, Front Row, iPod in Apple’s Universal Dock or iPod in an iPod Hi-Fi.

SlingPlayer for Mac supports both PowerPC and Intel platforms operating OS X 10.3.9 and newer versions. The Slingbox already place shifts more than 5,000 audio-visual devices and SlingPlayer for Mac adds support for the latest living room technology including Apple TV, AT&T U-verse, and TiVo Series3.

The minimum requirements to download SlingPlayer for Mac, Version 1.0 are:

A Macintosh computer with a 700MHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, or Intel Xeon processor

Mac OS X v10.3.9 (or later recommended)

125MB of free local disk space

512MB of RAM (1GB or more recommended)

Network connectivity