18 March 2008

Sling Media to update SlingPlayer for S60 soon!

Sling, who specialized in taking your TV and shoving it right up your internet tube, are apparently set to release an updated version of their Sling player.

Beside better optimization for newer WM smartphones, according to the rumor, Sling will also release an optimized Nokia N95 8GB app and extend their Symbian variant to include UIQ devices.

SlingPlayer Mobile gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV from a network-connected mobile phone.

“Customers have been calling for this software from the time we first announced support for Symbian OS last fall and I am thrilled to be answering the call with today’s announcement,” said Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media.

“SlingPlayer Mobile really showcases the multimedia capabilities of the Nokia 95 and we are greatly enhancing the overall mobile experience on these Nokia handsets with our SlingPlayer Mobile software. People love their living room TV programming and simply want the ability to watch it on any device wherever they happen to be.”

SlingPlayer Mobile gives consumers their entire home TV experience, including local channels, local sports teams, video on demand, pay per view, etc. Any program that you can watch on your sofa back home, you can now watch via a PC, Mac, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows Mobile-based devices via internet connections worldwide (3G Cellular, WiFi). In addition, SlingPlayer Mobile users can also control their home digital video recorder (DVR) to watch recorded shows, pause, rewind and fast forward live TV, or even program new recordings while on the road.