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Report: Orb to Support Remote Media Streaming to iPhone

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2007 - 12:31pm.

London - Orb Networks is set to announce that its remote PC media access application will support Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod Touch, The Register reports. Orb's place-shifting software gives users streaming access to the music playlists, songs, photos, videos and TV content stored on their PCs; for the Apple devices, streams will be delivered as MP4 files. The Orb application will also purportedly allow iPhone users to send a link to streaming versions of songs stored on their computers to friends via a link during an SMS chat session.

tags: Mobile | Video | Music | Apple | Orb Networks | Placeshifting | Cellphones | iPhone |

Orb Networks Releases "Placeshifting" Plug-in for Winamp

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 31, 2006 - 1:00pm.
Emeryville, Calif. - Orb Networks, a developer of "placeshifting" technology that lets users access their live and recorded TV and digital media away from home, on Wednesday introduced a plug-in for Nullsoft Winamp users.
tags: Launches | Video | Tech | Audio | Music | Orb Networks | Placeshifting | Winamp | Plug-ins | Nullsoft |

Sling Media Introduces TV "Placeshifting" Service in U.K.

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 30, 2006 - 1:22pm.
London - Sling Media, a provider of devices that allow users to access their premium home TV channels from any Internet-connected device, on Tuesday announced the availability of its Slingbox set-top in the U.K.
tags: Video | Marketing | Tech | TV | UK | CE | Sling Media | Placeshifting | CE Launches | CE Pricing |

Sling Media Launches "Placeshifting" Software for Windows Mobile Devices

Authored by dmw on April 27, 2006 - 7:23am.
San Mateo, Calif. - Sling Media, a developer of "placeshifting" software that allows users to access their premium cable channels and recorded TV shows from any Internet-connected device, on Thursday launched its SlingPlayer Mobile. The $29 application will allow owners of its Slingbox set-top box to view their home TV from any mobile phone or PDA running Windows Mobile.
tags: Launches | Pricing | Mobile | Video | Marketing | Tech | TV | Sling Media | Placeshifting |

SageTV Adds "Placeshifting" Feature to PC Media Center Software

Authored by dmw on April 25, 2006 - 1:14pm.
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. - SageTV, a developer of digital video recorder technology, announced on Tuesday that it has added a "placeshifting" capability to its SageTV Media Center application, enabling users to access their live or recorded TV shows, music and photos while away from home on any Internet-connected PC. Similar to Sling Media's Slingbox device, Illinois-based SageTV's placeshifting software will be available as a $30 add-on to its $79 digital video recorder and media center software for the PC.
tags: Pricing | Video | Marketing | Tech | DVR | Placeshifting | Software | SageTV | Media Centers |

Orb Networks, Kinoma Enable Placeshifting to Palm Treo 650

Authored by dmw on April 25, 2006 - 1:12pm.
Emeryville, Calif. -Orb Networks, a developer of digital media "placeshifting" software that enables users to access home media collections on the go, said on Tuesday that it partnered with Kinoma to allow users to access home media on the Palm Treo 650 PDA.
tags: Video | Tech | CE | Orb Networks | Placeshifting | Software | Kinoma |

TV "Placeshifting" Device Maker Sling Media Raises $46.6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2006 - 7:18am.
San Mateo, Calif. - Sling Media, the developer of the Slingbox -- a set-top box that allows users to access their premium TV channels and recorded TV shows from anywhere over the Internet -- announced on Tuesday that it has raised $46.6 million in its latest round of venture capital financing. Goldman Sachs, Liberty Media and Echostar Communications led the investment round; Allen & Co., Doll Capital Management, Mobius Venture Capital, The Hearst Corporation and others also participated. San Mateo, Calif.-based Sling Media's $250 device redirects, or "placeshifts," a single live TV stream from a basic cable connection, cable box, satellite receiver or digital video recorder to the viewer's PC through the Internet, where it can then be accessed from any other Windows-based PC or Windows Mobile-based PDA or smartphone.
tags: VC | TV | Sling Media | Placeshifting |