The latest gadget to join my house and actually open possibilities is the
I’ve read it about it for ages, always been impressed with the design,
but just never knew quite what I’d do with one. I mean, sure I watch TV,
but do I really need to sling it all over? Apparently, yes. So here are
some ways I realized I actually like watching TV without TV… and a
peek at the unboxing!
Here are 5 scenarios I’m currently dreaming up:
1. Catch up on DVR/Tivo backlogs – This stuff can seriously build up while you’re traveling! You
can watch your TV away from home, AND fast forward through commercials!
It feels nearly magical. When I lived in Milan for grad school, I must
admit that I started to get homesick whenever the weather got too dreary
or snowy.I desperately missed the southern California sunniness, and
being able to stare at the ocean and drive PCH. My solution? With so
many LA based TV shows, I’d end up find them on the web just to give me a
peek of home. With this set up, maybe I could have DVR’d some slightly
better quality shows and kept up with a dash of what my friends back
home were rambling on about at the time.
can watch your TV away from home, AND fast forward through commercials!
It feels nearly magical. When I lived in Milan for grad school, I must
admit that I started to get homesick whenever the weather got too dreary
or snowy.I desperately missed the southern California sunniness, and
being able to stare at the ocean and drive PCH. My solution? With so
many LA based TV shows, I’d end up find them on the web just to give me a
peek of home. With this set up, maybe I could have DVR’d some slightly
better quality shows and kept up with a dash of what my friends back
home were rambling on about at the time.
2.Get your favorite shows on your iPad or iPhone over 3G while at the gym – With a Slingbox you can
watch whatever you want, instead of whatever happens to be on! I’m not
sure about you, but in a lot of the gyms I’ve ended up in, even when
there are rows of TVs available while you’re on the
elliptical/treadmills, they tend to be on painful reality TV shows. Some
may call it a guilty pleasure, but watching things like The
Hills and those MTV shows about who knows what crazy teen drama or sweet
sixteen party… it just hurts my brain! If you’re going to watch some
mindless TV and run along, this is a nice solution to be able to watch
what you want, and even fast forward through commercials and boring
bits.
watch whatever you want, instead of whatever happens to be on! I’m not
sure about you, but in a lot of the gyms I’ve ended up in, even when
there are rows of TVs available while you’re on the
elliptical/treadmills, they tend to be on painful reality TV shows. Some
may call it a guilty pleasure, but watching things like The
Hills and those MTV shows about who knows what crazy teen drama or sweet
sixteen party… it just hurts my brain! If you’re going to watch some
mindless TV and run along, this is a nice solution to be able to watch
what you want, and even fast forward through commercials and boring
bits.
JEAN AW Founder of NOTCOT: Concept, Content & Creative, Editor-In-Chief of the NotEmpire*. . . Design Addict + UX Designer + Shopaholic + Tech Connoisseur + Design Writer + World Traveler
*NotEmpire = not an empire, composed of NOTCOT.com, NOTCOT.org, NotCouture.com, and Liqurious.com
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