This makes a lot of sense. The SlingBox has been around for a few years now, allowing people to route their TV through the Internet and share the video with friends, family or their own laptops. With the newly announced Mobile SlingPlayer for the iPhone, you’ll no longer have to jump on a computer to watch TV. The app can even remotely control home digital video recorders to pause, rewind or fast forward live television. Sling Media hasn’t set a price yet, and there’s no firm release date, but it’s set to launch sometime this quarter. [via DVICE]

Sling Media’s SlingCatcher is now officially for sale. The $300 device attaches to your television and allows you to stream video in almost any format imaginable to the device and display it on your television. Video from websites like YouTube and Netflix or even network sites like CBS can be streamed to the device and displayed on the big screen and allows you to access any device connected to your Slingbox (like a DVR, or even a television at another home). The device is available now for $299.  [SlingMedia]

GearCravers have likely already taken note of the fabulous Slingbox. The ability to watch and record live TV from remote locations is pretty damn groundbreaking. And since the writer’s strike is over, the time is now to get your hands on a Slingbox so you don’t miss a beat of the returns to Heroes, The Office, The Wire and others. Just connect the Slingbox Pro to your cable TV and your broadband internet and you’ll be ready to “sling” any show you want to your laptop, smartphone or otherwise. If you’re on the road and have an internet connection, you can connect to your slingbox and stay up-to-date on the shows you love. With the deal GearCrave has found, you can get your hands on a Slingbox Pro for even less than the price of a Slingbox Solo! Check it out.

Buy | $169.99 $189.99

Sling Media specializes in gadgets that let you watch your favorite shows no matter what room in the house you’re in or which airport you happen to be stuck in for the holidays. The Slingbox Pro lets you control four video sources from anywhere in the world on your laptop or cell phone. Your DVR, digital cable or satellite receiver and DVD player can all be remotely accessed. Use this in concert with SlingPlayer Mobile software (sold separately) and it connects you, your television shows and your Windows Mobile, Palm OS or Symbian cell phones and PDAs. Don’t forget, you’ve still got Xmas and New Year’s to deal with. Doing any traveling between now and then? Yeah, we thought so.

Buy Slingbox Pro for $229