Last week we announced that Live TV was coming to Boxee in January. Today, the SlingPlayer app that was teased earlier this year arrives, bringing live and recorded content from your SlingBox to any TV with a Boxee Box connected.  For those who aren’t ready to cut the cord, we still want to help you shave your cable bill by never having to pay for the same content over and over.  Whether you’re 3 rooms from your main cable box at home, 3 states away at college, or 3 continents away from your home working, a Slingbox will let you watch your home tv from anywhere with an Internet connection.  Hook up a Boxee Box in one of those locations, and not only will you get all of the top original and on demand programming from the web, but a defacto second cable box with no monthly fees.

With the SlingPlayer app, Sling Solo or Pro-HD owners will be able to use the Boxee Box to:

• Control their cable box, satellite receiver, DVR, or DVD player from anywhere in the world
• Program their DVR and access DVR content
• Stream programming in 1080i to Boxee.

We think it’s a pretty killer combination.  Whether you’re a parent looking for a present for your college student (free cable from home), or just looking to equip a second room or vacation house with more entertainment, then Boxee + Sling are a great way to go.

If you want to know more about Sling and how the SlingBox works, head on over to their site.