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Thursday, December 06, 2007

Christmas Comes Early

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I fly to the Philippines in a couple of days and Christmas came really early. It had to, because my gifts would be better put to use if I was overseas.

What'd Steve get me for Christmas? Just the most awesome device ever--the Slingbox.

Ever heard of it? If not, OHHHHHH I gotta tell you what it does :-).

In a nutshell: you get to watch your TV from anywhere that's got a broadband internet connection.

Not hitting you yet? Imagine this: watching American TV in Manila. Every channel that you watch in the US: Discovery. History. HGTV. FitTV. ABC. NBC. CBS. Fox. E! VH-1. ESPN. All of it. In REAL time.

Starting to hit you now, huh :-)? This means watching sports events--live. Watching American Idol (or whatever your favorite reality show is)--live. Never having to miss an episode of your favorite American TV series even when you're overseas. Watching an episode at the same time the rest of America is watching it. Watching TV shows that aren't supplied by your Manila cable provider.

How does it work? Slingbox connects to your cable port at home, then connects to your router, then uses your broadband internet connection to transmit the signal to an authorized laptop/ select mobile phone. Depending on the Slingbox model, it can transmit up to 4 different devices (e.g. Cable, Satellite, TiVo and the DVD player) over the internet.

"Okay, impressive," you say. "Must cost a fortune."

I love this part.

$130. That's it, just for the device. Nope, no monthly fees.

This is the most ingenious use of broadband internet ever. Think about it. If you've got a broadband internet connection at home in Manila, all you need is a relative in the States that's got DSL whom you can send a Slingbox to...

NOW it's hitting you, huh :-)? You may as well cancel your local cable subscription and watch all the American TV episodes from your computer :-).

www.slingbox.com :-).

Steve also gave me the best accessory for the Slingbox: a pair of Logitech noise-cancelling headphones. I love it :-). Can't wait to use it on the plane :-).

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