What it is:
The Slingbox is a compact and elegantly designed, state-of-the-art electronic device that connects to the back of your TV. It redirects, or “placeshifts,â€? the TV signal from your cable box, satellite receiver, or digital video recorder (DVR) to your computer or laptop of choice, no matter your location â€" so long as you have a high-speed Internet connection.

How it works:
The Slingbox fits neatly into a consumer’s existing TV and network infrastructure. All that is required is a video source providing TV-based entertainment - either cable, satellite TV, or a DVR - and a home router. A broadband network connection is required only if you want to use the Slingbox to view your video source from outside your home.
In just four simple steps, the Slingbox is ready for use.
1. Connect the TV source to the Slingbox.
2. Connect the Slingbox to your home network router.
3. Plug in the Slingbox power adapter.
4. Install Sling Media’s software application, the SlingPlayer™.

Best Feature: Come on, if I had this, I could have watched the Final Four while I was teaching in Japan, could it get any better?

Our thoughts: This is cool, but may put a damper on someone who is trying to cut back on TV watching. I mean pretty soon, we will just be able to walk around with a giant hovering flat screen in front of our faces, while we mosey through life.

Rating: 9/10

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