Slingbox lets you watch what 's playing on your TV from a mobile device or tablet . The two new Slingbox devices are the first from the company in five years . It 's estimated that by the end of 2012 , 3.58 million people in the United States will have opted out of cable for alternative services such as Netflix , Hulu and Amazon Prime according to the Convergence Consulting Group . Both offer video streaming and the Slingbox 500 adds USB and WiFi .
Slingbox lets you watch what 's playing on your TV from a mobile device or tablet . The two new Slingbox devices are the first from the company in five years . Both offer video streaming and the Slingbox 500 adds USB and WiFi .