If you have a TiVo, ReplayTV, or other DVR, you're undoubtedly familiar with the concept of DVR maintenance. You know, the 10-20 minutes of deleting, preserving, and setting up recordings that has become a daunting and unending task. Should you have to sacrifice 20 minutes of TV time to maintain your TiVo?

Owning a Slingbox gives you the "remote" control you need to maintain your DVR during your lunch break, on a plane, at a Wi-Fi hotspot, and more. As we become connected to the Internet in more places, there's no stopping you from becoming much more efficient with entertainment management. Does your local Laundromat have Wi-Fi? Use the time to clean up those old re-runs of That '70s Show you've already seen a hundred times.

Pocket PC access is on the horizon as well. Once you can control your Slingbox from your PDA, you'll be able to cleanup old episodes and scour the guide for new shows while standing in line at the grocery store! With cellular phones evolving into Internet connected computers, there will be no limitation to where and when you can connect to your Slingbox.

Owning a Slingbox is about more than just TV while on the go. It can also be about entertainment efficiency. No one will argue that watching shows on a big-screen TV with surround sound is better than at a noisy hotspot with your laptop. Spend your home time watching TV, and your remote time managing what you watch. Of course, you can still watch your TV when out and about, too!