SlashPhone » Sling Media http://www.slashphone.com Worldwide mobile phone news, reviews and wireless innovations Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:45:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows Phone 7 Now Offers SlingPlayer Mobile For $30 http://www.slashphone.com/windows-phone-7-now-offers-slingplayer-mobile-for-30-1013295 http://www.slashphone.com/windows-phone-7-now-offers-slingplayer-mobile-for-30-1013295#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:26:49 +0000 Effie Tjhai http://www.slashphone.com/?p=13295 SlingPlayer Mobile is now available for Windows Phone 7. When you connect your handset to a Slingbox SOLO of Slingbox PRO-HD using the Internet, you can watch and control your TV with SlingPlayer Mobile Software. Also, the owners of Slingbox devices can now connect to their Slingbox using their Windows Phone 7 device. This will allow them to change channels, control DVRs, and watch their favorite shows as long they have a 3G or WiFi connection.

The apps now available at your local wireless marketplace and will cost $29.99 for US, £22.99 for UK, €21.10 plus local VAT for Europe, and CN$31.99 for Canada. You can also head over to Microsoft’s webpage. Currently, it is available in English language only.

Full Press:

Sling Media Announces Availability of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Phone 7

Sling Media Featured as Microsoft Launch App Partner

Foster City, Calif. — Nov. 9, 2010— Sling Media, Inc., a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), today announced the availability of SlingPlayer Mobile™ for Windows Phone 7. As a Microsoft Launch App Partner, Sling Media is making the new SlingPlayer Mobile software available for purchase and download from the Windows Marketplace on the same day as North American mobile carriers introduce the new handsets in their retail stores.
“The big story about SlingPlayer Mobile on Windows Phone 7 is the quality of the user experience,” said John M. Paul, executive vice president of Products at Sling Media. “From the fully revamped user interface to the clear, sharp video images, customers are going to thoroughly enjoy watching TV on their Windows Phone 7 handsets.”
How it Works
When connected to a Slingbox SOLO or Slingbox PRO-HD via the Internet, the award-winning SlingPlayer Mobile software makes it easy to watch your home TV on a variety of handsets. Now Slingbox® owners with Windows Phone 7 devices can change channels, control their DVRs and watch their favorite shows anywhere they have a 3G or Wi-Fi internet connection. 

Pricing and Availability
SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Phone 7 is available now for $29.99 (US), £22.99 (UK), €21.10 plus local VAT (Europe), and CN$31.99 (Canada) from the Windows Marketplace, accessible on any Windows Phone 7 handset or via the internet at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/apps/default.aspx. SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Phone 7 can be purchased, downloaded and installed in minutes. Initially, the software will be available only in English, with other languages to follow soon.

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]]> http://www.slashphone.com/windows-phone-7-now-offers-slingplayer-mobile-for-30-1013295/feed 0 Sling Media to Demonstrate SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone at Macworld http://www.slashphone.com/sling-media-to-demonstrate-slingplayer-mobile-for-iphone-at-macworld-063956 http://www.slashphone.com/sling-media-to-demonstrate-slingplayer-mobile-for-iphone-at-macworld-063956#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:58:38 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=3956 Sling Media is demonstrating a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone being developed for the iTunes store at this year’s Macworld. Sling Media will deliver a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to Apple for certification in Q1. Sling Media is also unveiling a prototype of a new SlingPlayer for Mac HD which allows Slingbox PRO-HD users to stream HD to their Mac desktop or laptop computer.

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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 your iPhone using a standard network connection (3G Cellular, WiFi). In addition, SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone users can also control their home digital video recorder (DVR) to watch recorded shows, pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV, or even queue new recordings while on the road.

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone will be submitted to Apple for testing and approval in Q1. The price has not been determined at this time. SlingPlayer for Mac HD will be available for free via the web-based SlingPlayer within Sling.com later in Q1.

]]> http://www.slashphone.com/sling-media-to-demonstrate-slingplayer-mobile-for-iphone-at-macworld-063956/feed 0 Sling Media Launches SlingPlayer Mobile for Smartphones Running UIQ http://www.slashphone.com/sling-media-launches-slingplayer-mobile-for-smartphones-running-uiq-101688 http://www.slashphone.com/sling-media-launches-slingplayer-mobile-for-smartphones-running-uiq-101688#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:33:35 +0000 Kim Poh Liaw http://www.slashphone.com/?p=1688 SlingPlayer Mobile software is now available for smartphones running the UIQ user interface on Symbian OS. The mobile software gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV from a network-connected mobile phone. 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.

The UIQ handsets that will support SlingPlayer Mobile at launch include:

  • Sony Ericsson P1i
  • Sony Ericsson P990i
  • Sony Ericsson W960i
  • Sony Ericsson W950i
  • Sony Ericsson M600i
  • Sony Ericsson G700
  • Sony Ericsson G900
  • Motorola Z8
  • Motorola Z10

A full list of compatible smartphones for all SlingPlayer Mobile-supported platforms can also be found at http://uk.slingmedia.com/go/spm-requirements.

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