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Slingbox Pro-HD – The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009 – TIME

Slingbox Pro-HD

It’s one thing to DVR your favorite show or the big game when you’re stuck late at work, but what if you won’t be going home later that night, or even that week? When travel takes you far, whether for work or pleasure, you still need to see your local teams or that award-winning home video sitting in your DVD player.

The Slingbox Pro-HD allows you to control and watch video from a gaggle of high-definition* and standard-definition sources, including your cable box, DVR or DVD (Blu-ray too!) player, all through the magic of the Internet. You can tune in from your laptop or mobile device and even access couch-potato features like the SlingRemote, which looks and works exactly like the remote control you have at home, and the Live Video Buffer*, which allows up to 60 minutes of DVR-like program-editing.

Using a Slingbox, you can watch TV through your Windows Mobile device, BlackBerry, Palm, Symbian or iPhone using the SlingPlayer Mobile application (sold separately). Fret not, Android users: Sling is hard at work on an application for you too.

*Some features, including HD viewing and the Live Video Buffer, are supported only on Windows machines, though Mac support is reportedly on the way.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1933520_1933522,00.html#ixzz0W0M1jQyP

Slingbox Pro-HD – The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009 – TIME.

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Week 10, Thing25: Summary

This 25 Things has been a great experience; it was fun and useful. It allowed me to explore new things like WordPress, Technorati Delicious, Library Thing and many more. My favorite web 2.0 application in this excercise was Delicious. I have been using it everyday everseice I discovered it through 25 Things.

Week 10, Thing23: Netlibrary

 I really tried to like  Netlibrary, but most of the audio book I wanted to check out was checked out already. I finally found one and downloaded it. It works good once you have found your book.

Week 10, Thing22: Podcasts

This tool allows anyone with access to internet, microphone, and a webcam to broadcast their own personal show. It also allows audience to take the show with them wherever they go on their portable devices ( iPod, MP3 players, mobile phones and etc.) It could be audio only or audio and video. I have subscribed to CNN podcast on my iPhone and I have been using it from time to time.  I find it good for waiting rooms.

CBC News – Money – TSX follows world markets lower

CBC News – Money – TSX follows world markets lower

Week 10, Thing21: You Tube

You Tube  has revolutionized the way people watch and share video information. It has changed the way major TV networks think about entertainment, and it has changed the way people use tutorials on things like  how to frame your basement to how to send and email. Pressident Obama changed the traditional president’s weekly radio address to video address when he took office. He also relied heavily on You Tube during his cmpaign to send his message across. I have been using You Tube for about three years now and will continue to use it on regular basis.

Week 9, Thing20: PBWORKS

This works very similar to google docs. It allows multiple users collaborate on a document at the same time. PBWORKS has a cool RSS feature which notifies other users with new updates.