SlingPlayer coming to Android
Some of you may not be familiar with SlingPlayer, but it is a TV streaming device that enables users to remotely view their cable, satellite, or PVR from an Internet-enabled computer with broadband Internet connection.
Slingplayer is coming to Android, and this is it being shown off at GDGT Live event in Austin. This is a little bit of a sneak preview when the app comes to Android this summer for streaming over WiFi and 3G networks.
I remember reading an article about a Microsoft meeting a few months ago. An employee’s iPhone rang, and when he answered it, Steve Ballmer saw it. Steve then took the opportunity to pretend like he was stepping on this man’s iPhone. I’ve been hearing similar stories that Steve Jobs will have fits about his competitors like Adobe or Google.
They say that one of the biggest water wasting activities is long showers. Yes, I am guilty of this. Even hotel bathrooms warn us to use water sparingly. This is actually where Paul Priestman, director of U.K. design firm Priestmangoode, got the idea for the Waterpebble.