Yeaaaahhhhh..... Count me in on that, too. Wow. Just as soon as I scrape together a couple hundred bucks! Maybe in time for football season...
--Van On Aug 14, 10:50 am, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > "What did you find about slingbox?" > > 1. That I want it. > 2. Slingbox Solo is $180 > 3. App for the mobile device is $30 > 4. Can be used on 3G, 4G, or wi-fi. Not necessarily confined to just wi-fi > 5. No monthly subscription > 6. The perfect device, for me, to watch live sports while away from home > > -- > Have a Better One, > Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com > ----- > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > Merlin Mann > > > > > > > All I'm seeing on their list so far is network and cable sitcom-type > > stuff. > > > I'm sure it'll expand pretty quickly. > > > Did discover one drawback or limitation yesterday: Mira was crying in > > the backseat of the car, so I went to put on some Nicktoons show for > > her to watch-- and it says you have to have a Wi Fi connection right > > now to watch. > > > Sort of defeats a lot of the purpose for me. If I'm in Wi Fi range, > > I'm probably not desperate enough to want to watch TV on my iPhone. > > > What did you find about slingbox? > > > --Van > > > On Aug 13, 12:59 pm, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's actually pretty damn cool. Does that include live sporting > >> events? > >> Come Saturdays during the fall I could see that as very handy. > >> That's what I am looking forward to, the day that I can't be at home on > >> a > >> Saturday during the fall and all I need to do is open up my Android > >> phone > >> to watch the Noles play, I will be in heaven. Ya know, now that I think > >> of > >> it, I think the Sling player (http://www.slingbox.com/) can do that now. > >> **exits to look at bank account** > > >> -- > >> Have a Better One, > >> Edward Crosbyhttp://www.edwardcrosby.com > >> ----- > >> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > >> Merlin Mann > > >> > Haven't seen any mention of this yet, here, but I just discovered that > >> > the new update for the U-Verse app on my iPhone now allows you to > >> > download and watch various TV shows on the iPhone for free, if you > >> > have U-Verse. There're only about 45 shows on there so far, and not > >> > much that I'd want to see yet, but it's certainly very promising for > >> > the future. > > >> > Now, if they could fix it so I could watch shows from my DVR, *then* > >> > we'd really be talking...! > > >> > --Van > > >> > -- > >> > Van Allen Plexico > >> > Writer, Editor, Publisher (& Professor) > >> >www.plexico.net > >> >www.whiterocketbooks.com > >> >www.avengersassemble.net > > >> > -- > >> > Van Allen Plexico > >> > Writer, Editor, Publisher (& Professor) > >> >www.plexico.net > >> >www.whiterocketbooks.com > >> >www.avengersassemble.net > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups > >> > "The Unique Geek" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > [email protected]. > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
