SlingPlayer for BlackBerry officially released and sells for $29.99
Topic: Mobile Phones
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:19:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Sling Media announced that the SlingPlayer for the BlackBerry phones has exited beta and is now available as an over the air download using a BlackBerry Smartphone’s web browser.
SlingPlayer Mobile is available for a one-time charge of $29.99 and includes a 30-day free trial. You will, of course, need a Slingbox connected to your television source to take advantage of this software.
Features of the SlingPlayer for BlackBerry include:
+ Ability to add/edit Slingboxes and Channel Favorites directly on SlingPlayer Mobile, not just via SlingPlayer 2.0 for Windows, which in the past was then propagated down to the BlackBerry
+ Additional setting to optimize low bandwidth streaming
+ Additional convenience features, e.g. current connection type indicator, volume level indicator, keypad lock, in addition to general UI improvement
+ Enhanced aspect ratio/display mode support
+ Audio track selection if available as part of the channel program
Currently SlingPlayer only works via 3G on the BlackBerry Bold from AT&T. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile, BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T, BlackBerry Curve 8320 from AT&T,
BlackBerry Curve 8320 from T-Mobile,
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 from T-Mobile,
BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from AT&T, and
BlackBerry Curve 8350i from Sprint Nextel require you to use the Wi-Fi connection to watch TV on your SlingPlayer.
Other BlackBerry phones are supposed to be supported in the near future.
Via the Sling Media site.
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:19:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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