Sling's CES showing gives us a Touch of optimism

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/img_3622_sling220a.jpgCES is officially under way so of course we got our hands all over the Sling Touch Control 100 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/sling-gets-in-the-remote-business-with-the-sling-touch-control-1/) in person and screwed up the DVR queue mightily over WiFi thanks to simple touch controls, then took control our imaginary Sony Blu-ray player with an overlay that matched the native remote functions. Reps confirmed to Dave Zatz that an Android Sling app is under development -- for owners of other phones, a Flash implementation of the mobile app is your most likely bet. Most tantalizing? SlingCatcher-style software running on plain-jane Broadcom boxes representing future TVs or set-top boxes that could ship with Sling functionality embedded in them. Given Sling's lack of acceptance on non-Dish (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/dish-takes-slings-new-boxes-for-its-own-tv-everywhere-in-2010/) content distributors so far, we can't help but wish for a Yahoo! or VUDU style invasion of third-party devices to come. Check the gallery for pics of all the hardware announced recently (http://www.engadget.com/tag/sling,ces2010), as well as a video of the remote after the break.
Gallery: Sling's CES booth (http://www.engadget.com/photos/slings-ces-booth/)
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