We don't know what the folks at Sling have in store for CES 2012 but they are finally checking items off of
last years list, including announcing the launch of
SlingPlayer for Google TV. Officially dubbed SlingPlayer for Logitech Revue (it works fine on the Sony hardware too) any Google TV owners can find a link to the web app under the "Spotlight" section of their menu, and only need to login to enjoy remote TV viewing. The connected device SlingPlayer experience here is similar to that of the one
on the Boxee Box, however running as a web app has a few specific disadvantages. While it mapped some of the Google TV's remote functions (channel up/down, pause, FF, rew etc.) directly to the box being remotely viewed, doing a simple thing like hitting back takes you out of the webpage and app entirely without warning. One advantage over the standard Android app however is that this one's free to use, so if you have both kinds of boxes (Sling and Google) at your disposal, go ahead and try it out or check out a video preview embedded after the break.
Continue reading SlingPlayer for Google TV is out of beta, still a web app
SlingPlayer for Google TV is out of beta, still a web app originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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