Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Slingbox inventor releases Crestron R2 Control App for Android, teases something big]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/slingbox-inventor-releases-crestron-r2-control-app-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/slingbox-inventor-releases-crestron-r2-control-app-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/17/slingbox-inventor-releases-crestron-r2-control-app-for-android/#comments Own a professionally installed Crestron home automation system? Then check this out mister moneybags. Former Sling boxer, Blake Krikorian, has turned his home automation hobby into a full-fledged Android app ready for download. The R2 Control App will set you back $99 (hey, it's Crestron) from the Android Market and give you control over your 2-Series and 3-series systems from anywhere in the world via WiFi or cellular data networks. At least it will after an authorized Crestron programmer enables it. The app works natively with Mobile Pro / Pro G projects built for Crestron touchscreen or iOS devices and automatically resizes the UI to the native resolution of the Android device you're using.

Great, we guess, but what we find most compelling is what Blake teases about the future. We had a chat with the Slingbox inventor who shares our concerns about the current state of home automation and believes that the industry is "on the brink of something big" that could finally take it to the mass market. Given his entrepreneurial lineage and clear home automation interests, we're more than a bit intrigued by where this might go now that Blake and Google are in the mix.

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Slingbox inventor releases Crestron R2 Control App for Android, teases something big originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 06:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2-series3-seriesandroidandroid marketAndroidMarketappblake krikorianBlakeKrikoriancrestronhome automationHomeAutomationid8id8 groupid8 Group ProductionsId8GroupId8GroupProductionsmobile promobile pro gMobileProMobileProGslingboxteaserTue, 17 May 2011 06:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Sling founder concocts Crestron home automation app for Android, demos it on Galaxy Tab]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/26/sling-founder-concocts-crestron-home-automation-app-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/26/sling-founder-concocts-crestron-home-automation-app-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/26/sling-founder-concocts-crestron-home-automation-app-for-android/#comments Two years ago in Denver, we watched as a Crestron iPhone app wowed crowds at CEDIA. At this year's show in Atlanta, a similar app has been unveiled for a rival platform: Android. Blake Krikorian, better known as the founder of Sling Media, was recently able to demonstrate a new Crestron home automation app for Android, and he did it on Samsung's much-hyped Galaxy Tab. The program (codenamed 'R2') is the result of 1.5 years of work, and in large part, it was built to overcome the many limitations of iOS. Specifically, he wanted to bypass iOS' Slide to Unlock screen, and he greatly preferred Android's multitasking implementation and background notification system. Eventually, we're expecting the app to sell for around $99, but plans beyond that have yet to be made. Hop on past the break for a video demonstration, and stay tuned for any information we dig up regarding a solid release date.

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Sling founder concocts Crestron home automation app for Android, demos it on Galaxy Tab originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sling Media loses most of its top brass originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Blake KrikorianBlakeKrikorianEchoStarhdJason KrikorianJasonKrikorianjobsothersslingsling mediaSlingMediaTue, 13 Jan 2009 04:07:00 EST<![CDATA[Sling Media loses most of its top brass]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/sling-media-loses-most-of-its-top-brass/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/sling-media-loses-most-of-its-top-brass/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/sling-media-loses-most-of-its-top-brass/#commentsSling Media announced today that they've lost their top executives, including co-founders (and brothers) Blake and Jason Krikorian, CEO and SVP of business development respectively. Also on the way out is Jason Hirschhorn and Ben White, President and Chief Creative Officer of Sling Media Entertainment Group, and Greg Wilkes the VP of sales. paidContent spoke with the effervescent Blake Krikorian, who said, "I'm out of there now. I want to just cut it ... it's best just to get it done because it's not easy." So much for being stoked about that EchoStar acquisition, huh?

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[Thanks, Jeff]

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Sling's CEO on being acquired by EchoStar: "We are going to rock" originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Sling Media family have been quite the busy bees of late. First, the TV-transporting company has just gotten approval on a brand new, unnamed variation of the Slingbox, which forgoes the external Slingbox HD Connect cable used with the Slingbox Pro (that gives you component ins / outs) and instead includes a single set of component hookups right on the box. Additionally, during a Revision3 interview with Blake Krikorian (Sling Media's CEO) the venerable Om Malik managed to get Blake to let loose new about the now-rumored Slingbox HD, which (after some arm-twisting) Krikorian says is coming in "January," though in what year he wouldn't say. Honestly, if it's any later than 2008, it's too late.

Read -- Slingbox FCC report
Read -- The GigaOm Show Episode 3 - Sling It, Baby

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Slingbox Pro with built in component jacks hits the FCC, Krikorian promises HD box for January originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Sling Media family have been quite the busy bees of late. First, the TV-transporting company has just gotten approval on a brand new, unnamed variation of the Slingbox, which forgoes the external Slingbox HD Connect cable used with the Slingbox Pro (that gives you component ins / outs) and instead includes a single set of component hookups right on the box. Additionally, during a Revision3 interview with Blake Krikorian (Sling Media's CEO) the venerable Om Malik managed to get Blake to let loose new about the now-rumored Slingbox HD, which (after some arm-twisting) Krikorian says is coming in "January," though in what year he wouldn't say. Honestly, if it's any later than 2008, it's too late.

Read -- Slingbox FCC report
Read -- The GigaOm Show Episode 3 - Sling It, Baby

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Slingbox Pro with built in component jacks hits the FCC, Krikorian promises HD box for January originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blake krikorianBlakeKrikorianhdtvsling mediaslingboxslingbox hdslingbox proSlingboxHdSlingboxProSlingMediaFri, 10 Aug 2007 16:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Sling CEO sez Mac client poised to launch]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/15/sling-ceo-sez-mac-client-poised-to-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/15/sling-ceo-sez-mac-client-poised-to-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/15/sling-ceo-sez-mac-client-poised-to-launch/#commentsThere's great news afoot in the world of the Slingbox, so we'll get right to it: in an interview yesterday with The Guardian, Blake Krikorian, chief executive of Sling Media, dropped some pretty significant info on the future of the SlingPlayer and SlingBox. First, he said that the beta of the Mac client would finally be released worldwide this week -- though given that the week is just about over, we're not sure how that's possible. Second, he told the British newspaper that while Sling had already released a Windows Mobile Smartphone version and a Pocket PC version, more mobile support would be added "before the end of the year" -- look out, S60 and Palm fanatics. Finally, he discussed Sling's business plans; specifically, how Sling's recent deal to put its software in another company's box may not just be a one-off. "Slingbox is a type of product where it starts to make sense to get TV and high-speed data from one place because our product means you can get your TV anywhere," he opined. We're not sure if that means we'll see a simple re-brand, or if a whole new licensing scheme is on the table -- Blake, we're watching you.

[Via Zatz Not Funny]

Update: Sling gave us a ring, and it's not good news, Mac fans. It would appear The Guardian misquoted Blake, and the above with regard to the Mac client is, well, not entirely accurate. According to Sling, they're still on track for release this year of the Mac client, and do actually expect to have the public beta launched by October. But that this-week-launch thing, not gonna happen. Fret not, we have a feeling it's got more to do with them getting it right than it does with unabashedly trying to piss off the Mac community, you know?

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Sling CEO sez Mac client poised to launch originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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