The Slingbox is a new device that attaches to your TV feed, whether that be a DVR, cable, or satellite receiver, and transmits that data to be viewed on any broadband enabled Windows platform.

The Slingbox is a breakthrough consumer electronics product that enables consumers to watch their living room TV programming from wherever they are by turning virtually any Internet-connected Windows-based laptop or desktop PC into a personal TV. The Slingbox redirects, or "placeshifts," a single live TV stream from a cable box, satellite receiver, or digital video recorder (DVR) to the viewer's PC -- located anywhere in the home or anywhere in the world, via the Internet.

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The Philoneist Says: For frequent travellers and users of Wi-Fi, this
is a fun product that allows you to watch TV anywhere you can recieve a
broadband signal. As TiVo trailblazed the DVR field and then watched
from the sidelines as conglomerate media providers incorporated their
technology into their set-top boxes, history will repeat itself with
the Slingbox.

The Misoneist Says: At $249.99, I can't see a mass market group shelling out that kind of money for a feature they've always lived without.