EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Sling Media, Inc., a privately-held digital lifestyle products company. EchoStar, through its DISH Network
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Gadget maker Sling Media, whose device relays home television programs to laptops and cell phones, plans to resell fast Internet service and may start showing ads later this year.
Today is the Superbowl of auto racing the Daytona 500. Fans in the stands will be able to keep up with all the action including real time statistics, listening to the drivers in car communications, and even watching the race with the new FanView.
Just days after announcing a mobile version of the SlingPlayer at the 2006 International CES, Sling Media officially showed off an early alpha build of the SlingPlayer software for Macintosh computers.
Sony has been selling a $1,500 12.1-inch set, the LF-X1, and a $1,100 7-inch model, the LF-X5. The company says the televisions' wireless range is 50 feet from the base station. The sets feature picture-in-picture capability and can connect to camcorders, a PlayStation 2 and other consumer devices.
