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Slingbox, the Glossary

Index Slingbox

The Slingbox was a TV streaming media device made by Sling Media that encoded local video for transmission over the Internet to a remote device (sometimes called placeshifting).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Advanced Systems Format, Advanced Video Coding, Amazon Fire, Amazon Web Services, Blake Krikorian, Brick (electronics), Cable television, California, Digital video recorder, Dish Network, Dongle, Electronic program guide, Engadget, Facebook, HTTP Live Streaming, Infrared blaster, IOS, IPad, IPhone, Macworld/iWorld, Major League Baseball, NPAPI, Open source, Personal computer, Place shifting, Python (programming language), San Francisco Giants, Satellite television, Second screen, Sling Media, Sling TV, Smartphone, Streaming media, Tablet computer, Television, Texas Instruments, Thuuz, Twitter, VC-1, Wi-Fi.

  2. Dish Network
  3. Set-top box
  4. Television placeshifting technology

Advanced Systems Format

Advanced Systems Format (formerly Advanced Streaming Format, Active Streaming Format) is Microsoft's proprietary digital audio/digital video container format, especially meant for streaming media.

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Advanced Video Coding

Advanced Video Coding (AVC), also referred to as H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10, is a video compression standard based on block-oriented, motion-compensated coding.

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Amazon Fire

The Amazon Fire, formerly called the Kindle Fire, is a line of tablet computers developed by Amazon.

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis.

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Blake Krikorian

Blake G. Krikorian (August 18, 1967 August 3, 2016) was an American technology executive and entrepreneur, co-founder of Sling Media.

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Brick (electronics)

A brick (or bricked device) is a mobile device, game console, router, computer or other electronic device that is no longer functional due to corrupted firmware, a hardware problem, or other damage.

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Cable television

Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. Slingbox and cable television are television technology.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder (DVR), also referred to as a personal video recorder (PVR) particularly in Canada and British English, is an electronic device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. Slingbox and digital video recorder are set-top box.

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Dish Network

DISH Network L.L.C. (an acronym for "Digital Sky Highway"), a subsidiary of EchoStar, provides multichannel television and satellite television via DISH Network, mobile phone service via DISH Wireless (Boost Mobile), as well as over-the-top IPTV services via Sling TV.

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Dongle

A dongle is a small piece of computer hardware that connects to a port on another device to provide it with additional functionality, or enable a pass-through to such a device that adds functionality.

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Electronic program guide

Electronic programming guides (EPGs) and interactive programming guides (IPGs) are menu-based systems that provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus that display scheduling information for current and upcoming broadcast programming (most commonly, TV listings).

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Engadget

Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta.

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HTTP Live Streaming

HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) is an HTTP-based adaptive bitrate streaming communications protocol developed by Apple Inc. and released in 2009.

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Infrared blaster

An infrared blaster (IR blaster) is a device that relays commands from a remote control to one or more devices that require infra-red remote control.

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IOS

iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones.

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IPad

The iPad is a brand of iOS- and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple, first introduced on January 27, 2010.

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IPhone

The iPhone is a smartphone produced by Apple that uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

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Macworld/iWorld

Macworld/iWorld (originally Macworld) was an information technology trade show with conference tracks dedicated to Apple's Mac platform.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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NPAPI

Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is a deprecated application programming interface (API) for web browser plugins, initially developed for Netscape Navigator 2.0 in 1995 and subsequently adopted by other browsers.

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Open source

Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Place shifting

Space shifting (or spaceshifting), also known as place shifting (or placeshifting), allows media, such as music or films, which are stored on one device, to be accessed from another place through another device.

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Python (programming language)

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language.

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San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco.

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Satellite television

Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location. Slingbox and satellite television are television technology.

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Second screen

A second screen involves the use of a computing device to provide a different viewing experience for content on another device. Slingbox and second screen are television technology.

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Sling Media Inc. is an American technology company that develops placeshifting and Smart TV solutions for consumers, multiple-system operators and set top box manufacturers. Slingbox and Sling Media are dish Network.

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Sling TV

Sling TV is an American streaming television service operated by Sling TV LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dish Network. Slingbox and Sling TV are dish Network.

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Smartphone

A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities.

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Streaming media refers to multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player that is delivered through a network.

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Tablet computer

A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.

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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is an American multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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Thuuz

Thuuz (derived from the word "enthusiast") is a sports discovery service that alerts users on sporting events via a proprietary "excitement rating.".

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Twitter

X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.

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VC-1

SMPTE 421, informally known as VC-1, is a video coding format.

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

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See also

Dish Network

Set-top box

Television placeshifting technology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingbox

Also known as Sling box, SlingPlayer.