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If you thought all Sling Media had up its sleeve for CES was a new HD Slingbox and SlingPlayer software for BlackBerry, boy were you wrong. Today we've got word that Sling is updating its PC software, adding a cable modem to its lineup, and preparing to launch the much anticipated SlingCatcher during the second quarter of 2008.

SlingModem

Last August, we found some photos of a new Sling product on the FCC's site. At first it looked like a standard low-end Slingbox without support for HD video. But astute observers noticed that the new device had a built-in cable modem. As it turns out, Sling Media is calling the new device the SlingModem, and the goal is to partner with cable operators to provide SlingModems. There are no plans at the moment to sell SlingModems directly to consumers. Nobody's ready to announce any deals yet, but considering Sling was recently acquired by Echostar, it's interesting to see the company releasing a cable modem.