Attention Mac place-shifting fans, you'll probably want to check this one out. It looks like at long last Sling Media's readying their
SlingPlayer Mac version (perhaps for
WWDC launch next month?), as they've opened it up for private beta over the next two weeks. So if you have a
high tolerance for pain and are tired of putting up with running the Windows SlingPlayer client in
Parallels, your moment may have arrived. Whereas we can't guarantee anyone will be granted entry to the beta program, you can at least rest assured knowing that we're undoubtedly only weeks away now from the proper Mac client launch -- and with a bit of luck maybe they won't charge us for the player software this time around.
[Thanks,
Dave & Ron]
posted Jul 11th 2006 11:33PM
first thing i noticed was the icon in the dock.
ugly.
they'll have to fixt that.
or i will have to do some photoshopping.
lol are they saying that all Apple users watch
C-SPAN?!
It's about time this gets rolled out. I've been waiting for the mac client since October-ish...now I just need to buy the box.
And agreed, the icon needs to go. It may be a bit cliche, but here's a quick one that I think is ten times better.
http://www.jonbulava.com/ref/sling.jpg
why does everything take so long to be released on a mac?...and people try to tell me you can do everything on a pc that you can on a mac- pshya. consider me the guy in the suit in the commercials in that case.
Ugh...
They always show C-Span because of copyright infringement concerns which is actually quite smart. I am sure those network/movie types are just waiting for such a slip from Slingbox.
I stand corrected... sort of... I think that C-Span may indeed protect its intellectual property.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN#C-SPAN_and_Intellectual_Property
I really hope that the Sont Location Free follows suit.
The only reason I chose the Sony over the Slingbox was becuase the Sony Location free supports PSP.
Please Sony, get the mac client rolling!
I also have a LocationFree box and a PSP, and just found a company that's coming out with a mac client. I've ordered the software, but it hasn't shipped yet, so who knows how well it will work. Here's their website...
http://www.iodata.com/usa
Bryan,
Not that I am promoting Sony over Sling since I like Sling's FREE unlimited client license scheme over Sony's pay-per-seat garbage but if it's a Sony client for mac you want then here you go. Let us know how it works.
http://www.iodata.com/usa/products/products.php?cat=HNP&sc=TLF&ts=2&tsc=&sc=TLF&pId=TLF-MAC%2FE
And the legion of 6 mac users rejoiced at their ever expansive viewing options.
O' I guess that number is 7 now.
Bustacap - lame. ElGato's EyeTV 200 and 500 are some seriously nice products, for folks who are willing to pay decent money for good products. EyeTV 2 rev was really excellent, adding a ton of new features and it's universal.
happy to be one of the six, I guess. :)
FYI The Mac Slingplayer will be FREE once it's released. :)
As an interface designer, what's with the horrendous dock icon and on-screen remote? Designers forget the point of computers is not only to emulate tangible hardware, but to make the interface elegant as well. Glad the software is being released, but how about a v2.0 facelift?
Dave,
You sure on the pricing? The Mobile client isn't free..
Thanks for the link to the MAC Driver guys. However, $40 is a joke for some simple driver/client utility.
I am going to hold of on buying that (reason stated above), but once my macbook comes back, I'm gonna run it through bootcamp, so hopefully all is well for me.
The Mac Client is completley 100% free- it has been confirmed by slingmedia... cheers rob
Robert,
Do you have a link to anything that officially states that? I looked at the Sling Media website but couldn't find anything.
Hey there, thought I'd jump in and add some details. First, we will (unfortunately) not be launching at MacWorld - we are only going into private beta at this time. Our final public release is a few months away. More details on the Mac release here (including pricing): http://www.slingcommunity.com/blog/9/13338/
With regards to the icons and such, what you see pictured is not reflective of the final version!
Best,
Jeremy
VP,
Market Development, Sling Media
Nice... A Mac media software product showing what appears to be a screenshot of C-SPAN being tuned in by an UltimateTV unit. It's a discontinued Microsoft-based PVR product developed for DirecTV. Sony and RCA were at least 2 brands, but there may have been more at some point.
What a co-inky-dink.
Interesting that sling would ship a product to stores with a retail box which indicates that they support OS X when they do not at this stage. I thought that was illegal in the US?
I hope someone calls them on their marketing tricks.
I am also disappointed to see that CompUSA & Best Buy let this slip. Who can you trust now days. They all seem to be playing the same game.
Have a read for an update on the OS X client..
http://www.i4u.com/article6882.html