Sling Media, manufacturer of the popular Slingbox placeshifting devices, has begun sending out invitations to the beta of its new content portal, Sling.com. Besides offering premium on-demand content such as television shows, movies, and sporting events from a claimed 60 partners -- along with user-shared TV clips -- the site will also feature a modified version of the company's desktop SlingPlayer client, meaning that browsers with the proper plug-in will be able to display video directly from any Slingbox (mockup pictured above). Currently only select US Slingbox customers have been invited to participate in the beta testing, although accessibility is expected to grow as the major bugs and issues are worked out during the initial dry run. SlingMedia currently sells three flavors of its Slingbox hardware, the single-input Solo, multi-input Pro, and 1080i-capable Pro HD.

[Via Techmeme]