Sling Media, Inc. operates as a digital lifestyle products company. Its product family includes Slingbox that allows consumers to watch and control their living room television shows at any time, from any location, using laptops, desktop PCs, Macs, PDAs, and smartphones. The company’s products include Slingbox TUNER, which enables consumers to watch basic cable programming on any PC or mobile device; Slingbox AV, which enables clients to watch digital cable, satellite, or DVR programming on any PC or mobile device; Slingbox PRO, enables consumers to watch home theatre configuration on any PC or mobile device; and SlingPlayer, which is the interface that appears on the screen of user's computer or mobile device. It also provides SlingLink that acts as an extension cord for the Internet by using users' home’s existing electrical wiring to transmit the ethernet signal from router to Slingbox; HD Connect that enables clients to watch home television’s HD programming by connecting HD component device to the Slingbox; and SlingStream, which is the streaming technology that ensures clients receive clear pictures at any given location. The company’s SlingPlayer Mobile is a software application, which combined with Slingbox delivers the home TV experience on a Windows mobile or Palm OS smartphone. It offers its products through retailers in North America. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Foster City, California. As of October 19, 2007, Sling Media, Inc. is a subsidiary of Dish Network Corp.