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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone / SlingPlayer for Mac HD
Our sister site Engadget is reporting that Sling Media, maker of the Slingbox, is going to be demonstrating SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone at Macworld Expo 2009 this week.
Sling had produced a proof-of-concept back in June of 2008. Now the word is that the app will be submitted to the powers-that-be at Apple for certification and acceptance into the App Store sometime before the end of March, 2009.
If you're not quite that into watching your Slingbox streams on an iPhone, Sling Media is also demoing a prototype of SlingPlayer for Mac HD. This application enables Slingbox PRO-HD owners to zap HD streams to their Macs. This Mac app is expected to be available free of charge, while pricing for the iPhone app has not yet been determined.
Stay tuned for our continuing coverage of Macworld Expo 2009, where you'll find news, photos, and video of the flood of announcements coming out of Moscone Center.
[via Engadget]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Doc said 2:31AM on 1-06-2009
jigga jigga yeah sling player for iPhone ;)
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Doc said 2:32AM on 1-06-2009
Free or paid the sling player will be?.......
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Object said 9:36PM on 1-10-2009
Doc, you should check out OrbLive for iPhone (and others) with uses Orb software. I hear the sling is really nice but I haven't seen it myself yet.
Reade Whitney said 2:06PM on 1-06-2009
Wtb before unexpectedly removed from app store days after initial launch
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Bender Bending Rodriguez said 2:45AM on 1-06-2009
The only problem is that for Apple to approve it the app can only stream from WiFi.
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Chris said 2:53AM on 1-06-2009
Damn you MacWorld! You know I have tuition to pay!
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Jerome said 4:59AM on 1-06-2009
It'd be horrific over 3g anyway. Wifi is fine.
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russ_schroeder said 11:17AM on 1-06-2009
I previously used Slingplayer mobile on a Tilt and 3G performance was just fine.
Dogzilla said 5:42AM on 1-06-2009
yeah, well, given SlingMedia's long long long history of showing products and then not delivering them until months or even more than a year later, I wouldn't really get too excited about this, or even worry about the details too much. Believe it when you see it, until then it's all just hand waving and mirrors.
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Peter said 10:38AM on 1-06-2009
Are you sure? The new Roxio Toast 10 streaming of video supposedly can be viewed over 3G and wifi.