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Posted by Ralf Jurrien

Monday, June 25th 2007 - 16:15 CEST - Comments: 0

S ling Media Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, announced that its award-winning SlingPlayer Mobile software client is now compatible with Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6 operating system. SlingPlayer Mobile gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV from a network-enabled Windows Mobile powered device. With today’s announcement SlingPlayer Mobile is now compatible with devices that run Windows Mobile 6 Standard and Professional editions, Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. SlingPlayer Mobile is available for download from Sling Media’s US, Canadian, and UK web sites.

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SlingPlayer mobile software

"Windows Mobile 6 is powering a whole slew of new, feature-rich multimedia smartphones, and Sling Media is happy to announce SlingPlayer Mobile support for this next generation mobile platform," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media. "SlingPlayer Mobile is one of the only applications on the market today that, when combined with a Slingbox, gives customers their full living room television experience on a mobile phone, including the ability to control a DVR. We look forward to continuing our support for Windows Mobile-based products, providing customers with the best possible mobile TV experience available."

TV control software SlingPlayer - Price & Availability

SlingPlayer Mobile is available for US customers from Sling Media's web site. The retail price of the application is $29.99. SlingPlayer Mobile is available for Canadian customers. The retail price is $34.99 CAD. SlingPlayer Mobile is available for UK customers at the SlingMedia web site and can be purchased for £19.99 GBP, including VAT. A localized Japanese version will be available in the weeks to come from Sling Media's web site. All versions of SlingPlayer Mobile include a 30 day free trial. Customers who have already purchased SlingPlayer Mobile and are upgrading to Windows Mobile 6 need to request a new registration key from Sling Media after upgrading from Windows Mobile 5 to Windows Mobile 6.

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6

"Windows Mobile helps people stay connected to the information they care about whether they are traveling or staying close to home," said John O'Rourke, general manager at Microsoft Corp. "New features in Windows Mobile 6 like support for wide screen viewing will offer SlingPlayer Mobile customers an enhanced mobile TV experience for viewing their favorite TV programs."

SlingPlayer TV control software - TV experience

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, or Windows Mobile-based device anywhere you can get a standard network connection (3G Cellular, WiFi, USB). 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 queue new recordings while on the road.