Lately, I’ve been having a weird electronics crave. Here’s the list of my latest crushes and obsessions.

Slingbox Solo by SlingMedia.

This beautiful little box lets you stream you cable or satellite TV over the internet. You can control and watch your TV thousands of miles away while on vacation (ha!), business trip, visiting your baby mama, etc. You can catch your stream over the internet via another computer, but even more cool: your cellphone!

I’m looking forward for when iPhone SDK comes out in February. SlingMedia should definitely develop a player for the iPhone. Of course over EDGE, you’ll be watching top of the first inning as ninth is ending, in “real time”. I can’t even imagine the lag, but when on Wifi, things should be as smooth as a baby’s bottom.

SlingMedia was recently acquired by EchoStar, so Dish Network customers should expect some kind of Slingbox bundle in the near future. Too bad I have the greedy stinky behemoth otherwise known as Comcast. Puke.

Now that I live 2,200 miles away from my hometown, I don’t get my home team on local TV. My main reasoning for getting the Slingbox would be to stream all the remaining Steeler games live across the country, so I can enjoy some real football. Both Bay Area NFL teams are a joke! It’s also very convenient that my girlfriend’s parents are getting FIOS installed this week! Live HD football across the country: a dream come true.

Check out Paul’s recent review of the Slingbox Solo.

Dash GPS unit

My daily commute to work is about 40 miles, one way. It’s a big waste of time and 70% of it is spent in traffic. I want the Dash GPS unit to try to lower that 70% to something a bit more reasonable (perhaps a lost cause in the Bay Area).

From what I understand, all the units communicate speed and location info to some main mega-server. All the data is then aggregated to generate a really accurate live traffic report. The GPS system can then give you two alternative routes and accurate approximations of travel time.

Although I actually drive rarely (Yahoo! shuttle helps a lot), on the days I do, I can find the best route to get to work. I love taking back roads. I just don’t know of any.

The unit will also use Yahoo! Local service to find anything one would need in an unknown area. There will be other internet content on it as well: Upcoming.org, Zillow, etc. Still, the downside of this puppy is its price (isn’t that always the downside?): $599 available Q1 2008.

Sonos music system

Our home entertainment system is pretty much non-existent right now. I’ve nowhere to lay down some cool beats and annoy my neighbors (SOULJA BOY anyone?). Weak 2.1 computer speakers don’t really do it for me.

So with that in mind, I’ve been shopping around for a good solution. Sonos seems like a pretty interesting wireless setup with quality, and now that it has Pandora built in, you can’t lose!

Random facts: Did you know that Pandora was established in 1999 and has only part-time employees that rate songs by no less than 400 different qualities and can’t review more than 6 songs per hour? No wonder the service is so good and spot on.

Again, Stammy reviewed the Sonos digital music system a bit ago, so give it a good read.

All in all, I love electronics and you should too! So, which electronics have been itching to drain your bank account lately?