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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[Im ready for an integrating streaming sattelite receiver, that would be sweet, even better an integrated sling/DVR box.  none of this ir blasting stuff.  Im pretty excited about the potential!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 9:20AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's what I'm hoping for as well.  Imagine adding placeshifting capabilities to my 622 (which already DOES have an ethernet port) -- that would be very nice indeed.<br><br>Then again, the 622 is also somewhat buggy at times, rolling out new features might not necessarily be a good thing(although it's far more stable and useable than my gf's crappy Motorola box on Comcast...)<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Legowski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 11:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[I highly doubt they can "stay independent" and "work with EchoStar's arch-rival DirecTV" after being acquired. <br><br>Owners and their pets invariably begin to look like each other after a while.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NHAnimator]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 9:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[They already rock.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Gentry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 9:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tivo should have bought Sling. It would have given them an edge over the cable competition. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Homer J]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 10:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was thinking that they could integrate Sling technology to get remote guide/recording working too.  I know it's in the works for the Vip622 and 722 models.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dustin Solis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 11:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh fantastic, Now all the Dish Network subscribers are able to stream their own content since Dish doesn't have any.<br><br>Kidding - Theres nothing on cable either :P, but they are probably gonna have some damn fine boxes now :D<br><br>What is IR Blasting? My crappy cable box has that and I thought it was something to do with the IR signal from the remote being amplified so it could control both the TV and the cable box from the same distances.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shibathedog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 11:53AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[ir blasting is where a device sends an infrared signal to another device to control it like a remote i.e. a slingbox uses an irblaster to control a satelite receiver or a cable box. (to change channels on the other unit)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 1:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[Martinis for all!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Lang]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 27th 2007 12:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/slings-ceo-on-being-acquired-by-echostar-we-are-going-to-rock/</guid><description><![CDATA[For the interested, there's a very interesting, very substantive interview with Blake Krikorian on Sling Community...<br><a href="http://www.slingcommunity.com/article/24591/Blake-Krikorian-Talks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.slingcommunity.com/article/24591/Blake-Krikorian-Talks/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 28th 2007 10:35AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
