Sling Media specializes in gadgets that let you watch your favorite shows no matter what room in the house you’re in or which airport you happen to be stuck in for the holidays. The Slingbox Pro lets you control four video sources from anywhere in the world on your laptop or cell phone. Your DVR, digital cable or satellite receiver and DVD player can all be remotely accessed. Use this in concert with SlingPlayer Mobile software (sold separately) and it connects you, your television shows and your Windows Mobile, Palm OS or Symbian cell phones and PDAs. Don’t forget, you’ve still got Xmas and New Year’s to deal with. Doing any traveling between now and then? Yeah, we thought so.

Buy Slingbox Pro for $229