http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/17/slingmedia-and-apple-sit-in-a-tree/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:58:59 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/17/slingmedia-and-apple-sit-in-a-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-8000 CrunchGear » Blog Archive » Sony’s Third-Gen LocationFree Base Station Misses By That Much Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:58:08 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/17/slingmedia-and-apple-sit-in-a-tree/#comment-8000 [...] SlingMedia SlingBox’s main competition currently is Sony and its line of LocationFree Base Stations. For the unfamiliar, both products let you view and control your TV via any broadband-connected laptop or desktop (Windows-based for the time being) from any location in the world. Also, like SlingMedia, Sony recently launched new models: The $249 LF-B20 and $199 LF-B10. Sony had them on display at last week’s Digital Life show, and while they certainly had the good looks we expect from Sony, the reps didn’t exactly let me set one up and test it. [...] [...] SlingMedia SlingBox’s main competition currently is Sony and its line of LocationFree Base Stations. For the unfamiliar, both products let you view and control your TV via any broadband-connected laptop or desktop (Windows-based for the time being) from any location in the world. Also, like SlingMedia, Sony recently launched new models: The $249 LF-B20 and $199 LF-B10. Sony had them on display at last week’s Digital Life show, and while they certainly had the good looks we expect from Sony, the reps didn’t exactly let me set one up and test it. [...]

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