Now I can watch my home TV from anywhere on Earth

As a Boston Red Sox fan, I’m obsessed with seeing every inning of every game. So last year, I subscribed to a new service offered by Major League Baseball that let me watch live baseball games on my computer. For about $100, I could watch almost every Sox game. When I was on the road, I’d just sit back, flip open my computer, go to the mlb.com website, and select the game I wanted to watch.

By and large, I enjoyed the service. At home, if my kids were watching a movie on TV, I would set up my computer in another room (thank you, wireless!) and watch the game there. I also discovered that the reduced screen size on my Windows Media Player wasn’t a hindrance to my enjoyment of the game.

That’s why I’m interested in a new piece of technology called the Slingbox. You’ve heard of time-shifting? (TiVo fans know that one – watch your favorite shows whenever you like.) Slingbox basically enables you to "place shift."

In other words, I can be in L.A. and still watch the Red Sox.

By Tom Regan

Full Story: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1221/p16s01-cogn.html?s=hns