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Monsoon Battles Slingbox With HAVA Gold and HAVA Platinum

dealerscope.com, July 6, 2007

The digital video company Monsoon Multimedia this week announced the release of two new products that allow video-streaming and control of the customer’s TV, via a PC or mobile phone. The HAVA Gold and HAVA Platinum HD are both available now via Monsoon’s Web site.

Billed by the company as boasting “all the functionality of a Slingbox, but with many more features,” the HAVA products feature the ability to transmit video to more than one device simultaneously, as well as a lower price point.

The products connect through both cable and satellite, as well as DVDs and DVRs. The Platinum HD version also boasts “TiVo-like functionality” on its PC software, allowing the user to pause, rewind, and record footage, while also allowing burning of material onto a DVD.

The HAVA Gold device is available at a suggested retail price of $129.99; the HAVA Platinum HD carries a $159.99 price tag. A third product, HAVA Wireless HD, which had already been available, retails for $249.99.

Monsoon Multimedia Announces Retail Availability of HAVA Gold and HAVA Platinum HD

ehomeupgrade.com, July 2, 2007

Monsoon Multimedia, an innovative digital video solutions provider, today announced retail availability for HAVA Gold and HAVA Platinum HD -- two full-featured video streaming and place-shifting devices that allow customers to view and control their live TV on PCs connected to the home network or from anywhere in the world using a broadband-connected PC or mobile phone. Monsoon's HAVA Gold and HAVA Platinum HD give customers flexibility in how, when and where they view their home television at a highly competitive, low price point. Read more.

Monsoon Multimedia Announces Windows Mobile Support for HAVA Devices

Pocket PC Thoughts, May 19, 2007

On the go users are now able to view and control their home TV from their Windows Mobile phone or handheld computer. The Monsoon HAVA can stream video from any video source including live TV, DVD players and TiVo, to any broadband connected, Ethernet or Wi-Fi enabled PC, notebook or Windows Mobile-based device. Read more.

HAVA Device streams video to Windows Mobile handhelds

Windowsfordevices.com, May 17, 2007

HAVA bears a striking functional resemblance to Sling Media's Slingbox. Monsoon claims at least a couple of advantages over the Slingbox: built-in WiFi; and, the ability to stream simultaneously to multiple PCs and/or Windows Mobile devices. Read more.

PLACE-SHIFT: Monsoon Multimedia announces HAVA support for Windows Mobile

Windows & Net Magazine, May 16, 2007

Monsoon Multimedia had quite a presence at WinHEC this year. Monsoon is offering the first “affordable” wireless video server, enabling full Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) functionality, letting you record and burn media to CD and DVD, and letting you wirelessly connect to your existing home network. The device also gives you PVR functionality for live TV, including the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward the live feed. Read more.

WinHEC: Day Two Wrapup

PC Magazine, May 17, 2007

Around the show floor, I saw Monsoon Multimedia's HAVA, which is a competitor to the SlingBox from Sling Media. HAVA differs from Sling by adding 802.11a/g wireless networking to the mix of transmitting video from a home source (cable, MCE PC, etc.) to your laptop across your home or across the Internet. HAVA also adds the ability to stream to more than one PC, provided your network can handle it. Read more.

Windows Mobile Devices Get HAVA Support

PC Magazine, May 15, 2007

During today's WinHEC conference in Los Angeles, video technology developer Monsoon Multimedia announced that its HAVA line of wireless, video-streaming devices will now come with Windows Mobile support, allowing customers to watch home videos and television directly on their mobile devices. Read more.