<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/mMT4MYY8ksI/" target="_blank">DirecTV teases 'Nomad' Slingbox competitor</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:39:51 PDT ]</i><BR><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20097794-17/directv-teases-nomad-slingbox-competitor/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=image"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/08/26/DIRECTV_nomad.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>

<p class="image-caption">The DirecTV Nomad is coming soon.</p>
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<p>DirecTV appears to have its sights set on Slingbox with a new platform, called Nomad.</p>
<p>The satellite provider launched a <a href="http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/technology/nomad" >page</a> on its site recently, showcasing a device that connects to the customer's DVR and allows them to stream programming to other devices, including computers, smartphones and tablets.</p>
<p>"Take your movies and shows from your home DVR where you go," the Nomad site reads.</p>
<p>If DirecTV follows through with a Nomad competitor, it wouldn't be much of a surprise. EchoStar, which is closely affiliated with DirecTV's chief competitor, Dish Network, owns Sling Media. Sling made a name for itself in the home-entertainment space by offering a box that connects to any DVR and lets users control the DVR and watch TV programming from computers and mobile devices.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20024249-17.html?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=embed" >Late last year</a>, Dish upped the ante a bit by launching its free Remote Access app for iPad users. The application, which requires users to have certain DVRs and a $99 Sling Adapter in order to work, lets folks watch live television and control their DVRs wherever they are. It would only make sense that DirecTV would want to respond with a solution of its own. However, exactly how DirecTV will do so remains... <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20097794-17/directv-teases-nomad-slingbox-competitor/?part=rss&subj=latest-news&tag=readMore">[Read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/mMT4MYY8ksI" height="1" width="1"/>
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