Tag Archives: Place Shifting

DirecTV’s Nomad Now Available – Does Copying, Not Streaming

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Back in August I posted a number of details about DirecTV’s then forthcoming Nomad place shifting product, and it is finally here for $149. It turns out that most of the info I had at the time was correct and, … Continue reading →

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Is This How TiVo Will Get Place Shifting?

Posted on Saturday, October 1, 2011 by MegaZone

Entropic Communications Inc. has made a $10 million investment in Zenverge Inc., buying their way into the video transcoding segment. So what, you ask? Entropic is the company supplying the MoCA chipsets to TiVo for the TiVo Premiere Elite and … Continue reading →

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Sling Media Previews SlingPlayer for Android Tablets

Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 by MegaZone

Sling Media posted the following video to their YouTube account, giving us a preview up the upcoming SlingPlayer for Android Tablets. SlingPlayer is already available for Android, but it is designed for Android 2.x on smartphones. This new version is … Continue reading →

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More Details on Time Warner Cable’s Subsidized Slingbox Emerge

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by MegaZone

More details have emerged regarding Time Warner Cable’s plans to subsidize customer Slingbox purchases. The information confirms and expands upon what was previously reported. The subsidy will take the form of a rebate on the Slingbox PRO-HD, up to the … Continue reading →

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DirecTV Nomad Coming Soon

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 by MegaZone

Engadget noticed that DirecTV put up a ‘Coming Soon’ teaser page for their new Nomad product. The page itself doesn’t reveal much, it is just an image of a DirecTV DVR and the Nomad, along with a Mac, iPad, and … Continue reading →

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