Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer Mobile Software; Watch and Control Your Home TV Via a Windows Mobile Handheld Computer or Mobile Phone From Anywhere; Software Now Available As a Download From www.slingmedia.com.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Sling Media Sling Media Inc. is an American private company, specializing in audio and video placeshifting technology. The company is based in San Mateo, California. Their flagship product, the Slingbox, debuted on the US market on July 1, 2005. , Inc., a digital lifestyle consumer electronics products company, today announced the first official release of SlingPlayer(TM) Mobile for Slingbox(TM) owners. SlingPlayer Mobile is a new software package that gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV from any network-enabled mobile phone or handheld computer A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) powered by Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. . The SlingPlayer Mobile software available today is compatible with devices that run Windows Mobile Pocket PC 5.0 and 2003 Second Edition. Sling Media will deliver a version for non-touchscreen devices based on Windows Mobile Smartphone later this quarter. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]SlingPlayer Mobile is available today from Sling Media's website at www.slingmedia.com and includes a free 30-day trial. The retail price of the application is $29.99. Slingbox owners who purchased and registered their Slingbox on or before April 26th, 2006 will receive a free license for SlingPlayer Mobile. There are no monthly or recurring charges for the use of the software. E[acute accent]"We have been thrilled with the response to our public beta and the feedback we've received from our customers," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sling Media. "Having completed this important phase of development, we are now ready to officially release SlingPlayer Mobile. While Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Mobile is the first handheld and mobile phone platform that Sling Media is supporting, we are committed to expanding support for other mobile device platforms in the future." E[acute accent]Compatible with the Most Popular Smartphones and Handhelds E[acute accent]With an ever-increasing number of Windows Mobile-based devices, Slingbox owners have their pick of the most popular and anticipated new wireless products on the market. A full list of compatible handhelds and mobile phones is available at www.slingmedia.com/mobile. Sling Media continues to add device support as new Windows Mobile handhelds and mobile phones become available. E[acute accent]Complete TV Experience E[acute accent]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 Windows Mobile-based device anywhere you can get a standard network connection (3G Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth or even USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ). In addition, SlingPlayer Mobile users can also control their home digital video recorder See DVR. (DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. ) to watch recorded shows, pause, rewind, and fast forward live TV, or even queue new recordings while on the road. E[acute accent]About Slingbox E[acute accent]The Slingbox is a breakthrough consumer electronics product that enables consumers to watch their living room TV programming from wherever they are by turning virtually any Internet-connected Windows-based laptop or desktop and any Windows Mobile-based handheld or mobile phone into a personal TV. The Slingbox redirects, or "placeshifts," a single live TV stream from a standard cable connection, cable box, satellite receiver, or DVR to the viewer's PC -- located anywhere in the home or anywhere in the world, via the Internet. E[acute accent]About Sling Media E[acute accent]Sling Media, Inc. is a digital lifestyle products company creating a family of consumer electronics products that are a natural extension of today's digital way of life. The first member of the Sling Media family is the award-winning Slingbox(TM), a device that allows consumers to access their living room television experience at any time, from any location, using a variety of different displays including laptops and desktop PCs, PDAs and mobile phones. The Slingbox is available from leading retailers in both the United States and Canada and through Sling Media's own Web site. For more information on Sling Media or the Slingbox, visit www.slingmedia.com. |
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