Slingbox, the ahead-of-its-time piece of hardware that enabled remote viewing of pay-tv signals, is headed for the scrapheap.
The technology maker, acquired by Echostar and now owned by Dish Network, said Monday it will sunset all devices, making them “inoperable” by November 2022. Trade journals as far back as 2017 reported the company had stopped manufacturing new devices, though did not confirm the move at the time.
For truly dedicated users, SlingPlayer apps will still be available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and via the company’s website. But its signature hardware, which was introduced in 2004, will fade from the scene.
“We’ve had to make room for new innovative products so that we can continue to serve our customers in the best way possible,” Slingbox explained in a Q&a posted to its website Monday, though it conceded it has nothing new on the drawing board.
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The technology maker, acquired by Echostar and now owned by Dish Network, said Monday it will sunset all devices, making them “inoperable” by November 2022. Trade journals as far back as 2017 reported the company had stopped manufacturing new devices, though did not confirm the move at the time.
For truly dedicated users, SlingPlayer apps will still be available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and via the company’s website. But its signature hardware, which was introduced in 2004, will fade from the scene.
“We’ve had to make room for new innovative products so that we can continue to serve our customers in the best way possible,” Slingbox explained in a Q&a posted to its website Monday, though it conceded it has nothing new on the drawing board.
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- 11/10/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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