[opendtv] Re: Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From Elsewhere
- From: "John Willkie" <JohnWillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:37:14 -0700
now, you are engaging in commercial slander on behalf of your friend with no
last name.
it's stupid -- and potentially actionable -- to say that he doesn't think
they've dodged that bullet. (PR the last or first day of a quarter is always
suspect, BTW) -- since he didn't put any money into the deal and HE's a
competitor.
You are now engaging in rumor-mongering for a friend -- or is this guy a
partner/non partner of yours? -- your list of shameful posts goes on and on,
unabated.
John Willkie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 8:41 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From
Elsewhere
> Just talked to Kenny. He says Slingbox, a competitor, issued a press
> release yesterday, June 30th, because of penalty clauses in their VC
> agreement that dictate that they be in the market with devices by the
> end of Q2. He doesn't think that they have dodged that bullet.
>
> Bob Miller
>
> Bob Miller wrote:
>
> >My friend Kenny Schaffer of "What's the frequency" fame has been at
> >this for a number of years. He showed me Moscow cable on his laptop over
> >WiFi in Central Park coming from his apartment in Moscow. I don't know
> >how well he is doing at it, haven't talked to him in a while.
> >
> >http://www.nutscape.org/
> >
> >Bob Miller
> >
> >
> >
> >ha
> >
> >Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>I hope that Slingbox has their hip waders on - they have just stepped
> >>into a big pile of NAB poop.
> >>
> >>The capability they are offering would be illegal today if the
> >>appeals courts had not overturned the FCC Broadcast Flag order.
> >>Beyond all the noise about piracy - which is not the real concern -
> >>the real issue that the Broadcast Flag is address is place shifting.
> >>The NAB will go to the mat to protect the market exclusivity that
> >>gives broadcasters the ability to greenmail competitors and prevent
> >>meaningful competition in the distribution business.
> >>
> >>How dare you watch the local news from your home town when you are
> >>traveling - you MUST watch what the broadcasters in the market where
> >>you are "physically" say you can watch.
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>Craig
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 10:38 PM -0400 6/30/05, Monty Solomon wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>June 30, 2005
> >>>Device Lets You Watch Shows on a Home TV, TiVo From Elsewhere
> >>>
> >>>By WALTER S. MOSSBERG
> >>>
> >>>Most people understand the concept of time shifting for television
> >>>shows. Using a digital video recorder, such as a TiVo, or a
> >>>videocassette recorder, you can record a TV program for viewing at a
> >>>time that is more convenient for you.
> >>>
> >>>But there is another idea for making TV watching convenient that is
> >>>less well known. It is called "place shifting." Place shifting allows
> >>>viewers to watch TV shows they receive at home in other locations,
> >>>and on devices other than their TV sets.
> >>>
> >>>Unlike time shifting, which has been around for decades, place
> >>>shifting is just getting going. A few portable video players are
> >>>available, but they can't play live TV, only shows recorded on
> >>>special TiVo models or relatively expensive TV-capable "Media Center"
> >>>PCs. And they are clumsy to use.
> >>>
> >>>Today, however, place shifting of TV shows takes a big leap forward.
> >>>A Silicon Valley start-up company called Sling Media is introducing a
> >>>$250 gadget it calls a "personal broadcaster." This small device,
> >>>named the Slingbox, can beam any live TV show coming into your home
> >>>to an Internet-connected Windows PC anywhere in the world. It also
> >>>allows you to remotely watch shows you have recorded at home on a
> >>>TiVo or other digital video recorder.
> >>>
> >>>The Slingbox gives you full control of your home TV and digital
> >>>recorder even if you are thousands of miles away. You can change
> >>>channels, use the program guide, and perform any action on the menus
> >>>of your TV or recorder just as if you were sitting in front of your
> >>>set. The home TV doesn't even have to be on at the time.
> >>>
> >>>And, best of all, the Slingbox is just a piece of hardware, not a
> >>>service. It is a small silver box that simply sits between your cable
> >>>or satellite receiver and your home broadband Internet connection and
> >>>pumps your TV programs out via the Internet. It doesn't require a
> >>>TiVo, and it works with a standard Windows PC.
> >>>
> >>>There are no periodic fees to pay, no membership is required and no
> >>>advertisements are beamed at you other than the normal commercials
> >>>that appear in the TV programs. All you shell out is the $250 for the
> >>>device itself. Starting today, it will be available at CompUSA and
> >>>Best Buy stores, and at those companies' Web sites.
> >>>
> >>>...
> >>>
> >>>http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20050630.html
> >>>
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