TV place-shifting company, Sling Media, has officially released the SlingPlayer Mobile software which it unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and which has been available in beta since late March. The software allows customers of the company’s flagship Slingbox device to watch and control their home TV from a network-enabled mobile phone (the network connection can be 3G cellular, Wi Fi, Bluetooth or USB), handheld computer or PDA powered by Windows Mobile, and also allows them to schedule and access programming on their DVR. The current version of the software is compatible with devices that run Windows Mobile Pocket PC 5.0 and 2003 Second Edition. The company says that it will deliver a version for non-touchscreen devices based on Windows Mobile Smartphone later this quarter. It also says it plans to deliver a version for non-Windows Mobile devices in the future.
SlingPlayer Mobile can be downloaded from Sling Media’s Web site and costs $29.99–though the company is offering a free, 30-day trial, and says that Slingbox customers who purchased and registered their Slingbox on or before April 26th will receive a free license for the new software.
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