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New SlingPlayer allows you to view home TV or Apple TV on your Mac

slingplayer 20070430 200322 New SlingPlayer allows you to view home TV or Apple TV on your MacSling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their home TV or Apple TV on their Mac desktop or laptop computer. SlingPlayer for Mac, Version 1.0, includes photo-realistic remote controls as well as the ability to program favorite channels with a full range of viewing modes all leveraging the iconic Mac OS look and feel. Available in the U.S. and Canada, the SlingPlayer for Mac supports all Slingbox hardware and can be downloaded free of charge directly from Sling Media.

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Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer for Mac OS X via Public Beta

22660527 2cb2615074 m Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer for Mac OS X via Public BetaSling Media this evening announced the immediate availability of the SlingPlayer for Mac OS X, a software download for Slingbox customers who wish to view their home TV natively on an Apple Macintosh computer.

U.S. and Canadian customers who have either just purchased a Slingbox to use with their Macintosh computer or prospective customers who have been waiting for Macintosh compatibility before purchasing, can take full advantage of this public beta, now via download free of charge, from the following two URLs:

US customers click here

Canadian customers click here

With SlingPlayer for Mac OS X, customers now have the ability to watch and control their home TV from any Mac laptop or desktop located just about anywhere in the world. SlingPlayer for Mac OS X includes Sling Media’s photo-realistic remote controls as well as 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.

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All the day’s Macworld announcements in one big messy pile

Keynote day at Macworld was as it always is, a day of announcements…and not just from Mr. Jobs. MacMerc.com only displays 10 news items on its front page before cycling into the archives, so rather than relegating everything as quickly as I post it, I’ve chosen to give you a categorized list of the days news. Here goes:

Keynote video posted

Hardware

Software

Other

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