San Mateo, CA – November 10, 2004 – Sling Media, Inc., a new kind of consumer electronics company creating thoughtful and innovative digital media solutions that empower consumers, announced today that it’s first product, the Slingbox Personal Broadcaster, received an Innovations Design and Engineering award in the category of Online/Internet products. Since 1989, the International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards has annually recognized the newest CE products that exhibit excellence in design and engineering. The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) endorses and acts as advisors to the program.
The Slingbox is an intelligent device that allows users to enjoy their entire live TV experience from any device, via any network, anywhere in their home or around the world. The Slingbox connects to and “placeshifts” content from any cable box, satellite receiver, or personal video recorder (e.g. TiVo). In conjunction with the Innovations award, Sling Media is showcasing the Slingbox at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the Innovations Plus exhibit area.
“We are very pleased that the IDSA shares our vision of enriching the consumer television experience,” says Blake Krikorian, the CEO and a founder of Sling Media. “With the Slingbox, your personal TV experience is freed up from the living room to follow you on any digital device, at any time, from any location.”
The company also announced it received “Best Product” in the hardware category, and “Best New Technology” awards at the Fall 2004 RetailVision event, this past September in San Diego. The Best of RetailVision Awards are selected by key decision makers from within the top 100-level retailers internationally. In addition to the two awards, the Slingbox was nominated in three other categories.
“Winning these top awards at RetailVision was a tremendous coup for Sling Media”, adds Krikorian. “To receive such support from the retailers who intend to carry the Slingbox is exciting at this early stage.”
Sling Media was founded in 2004 by brothers Blake and Jason Krikorian, and Bhupen Shah, all pioneers in the digital media convergence industry. Earlier this week the company announced $10.5 million in Series A funding from DCM - Doll Capital Management, Mobius Venture Capital and undisclosed strategic investors.
About Sling Media
Sling Media, Inc., based in San Mateo, CA, is a new kind of consumer electronics company working to demystify convergence technologies and to create empowering experiences for the digital media consumer . The focus of Sling Media solutions is to embrace - not replace - existing products and standards, enhancing them with hardware and software that will greatly improve consumers’ usage experience. For more information about Sling Media, visit www.slingmedia.com. |
