Press release
The SlingCatcher - a television set-top box from the makers of Slingbox - is available for immediate purchase from Amazon.co.uk and Micro Anvika
London, United Kingdom - 9th October, 2008 - Sling Media, Inc., a leading digital lifestyle products company, is pleased to announce the award-winning SlingCatcher is now available for purchase from leading retailers and online retailers in the UK, as well as in the US and Canada. The SlingCatcher is a universal media player that seamlessly delivers broadcast TV, Internet video and personal content to the TV.
The SlingCatcher allows customers to watch online video from YouTube.com and other popular websites, including all the popular TV catch-up services currently available in the UK, directly from a PC to the TV for the ultimate lean-back, social viewing experience. The SlingCatcher, with its included remote control, also allows customers to access and control any device connected to a Slingbox - for instance a DVR, Freeview, Cable or Satellite set-top box - located in another room in the house or even from a Slingbox in a remote location. And finally, connect a standard USB hard drive or USB flash drive and the SlingCatcher can playback on the TV most personal media stored on the hard disk, including home movies, personal videos, internet video downloads, etc.
"Customers have been waiting with anticipation for this product since we announced it, and I'm very pleased to say to them that the SlingCatcher has arrived," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media, Inc. "Thousands of video programmes are available for viewing online for free, but until now there hasn't been an easy way to watch them on a screen larger than your laptop computer. In addition, SlingCatcher will give Slingbox customers the ability to watch their home TV on another TV, something they have been asking for since we first introduced the original Slingbox in 2005."
