EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and Sling Media, subsidiaries of EchoStar Corporation, have won a “Best of CES” award from the editors of CNET for the EchoStar SlingLoaded 922 HD DVR, the world’s first HD digital video recorder that incorporates Sling Media’s patented placeshifting technology.

CNET, in cooperation with the Consumer Electronics Association, selected the EchoStar 922 SlingLoaded STB out of hundreds of entries from CES during a live CNET announcement in Las Vegas. The EchoStar 922 won in the home video category — only 10 products were given the exclusive “Best of CES” recognition. The EchoStar 922 is an entertainment centerpiece combining the best of video and IP technologies into a capacitive-touch STB. By integrating Sling Media’s Slingbox technology, the EchoStar 922 lets TV aficionados watch and control their favorite TV shows and sporting events from anywhere in the world via a broadband Internet connection on their laptop or mobile phone. Accessing multiple video sources, viewers will never run out of shows to watch. The EchoStar 922 features a massive 1 terabyte hard drive for up to 1,000 hours of storage and supports external hard drives. EchoStar will deliver the EchoStar 922 to its first operator, DISH Network, in spring 2009, as the HD DuoDVR SlingLoaded ViP 922, furnishing satellite TV customers with a break-through TV experience.