Sling Media is demonstrating a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone being developed for the iTunes store right now at Macworld. Sling Media will deliver a version of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone to Apple for certification in Q1. The price has not been determined at this time.

They're also unveiling a prototype of the new SlingPlayer for Mac HD which allows Slingbox PRO-HD users to stream HD content to their Mac desktop or laptop computer. The new SlingPlayer for Mac HD is a web-based version of the SlingPlayer software that will be accessible from Sling.com, Sling Media’s recently launched video entertainment web site.

SlingPlayer for Mac HD will be available for free via the web-based SlingPlayer within Sling.com later in Q1. Mac customers will be able to use either Safari or Firefox web browsers to get both HD streaming and Live TV within Sling.com.

“SlingPlayer Mobile is ideally suited for the iPhone's large touch screen display and I know iPhone users are eagerly anticipating the application's availability,” said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and CEO of Sling Media. “Add to that HD streaming support for Slingbox PRO-HD customers and live TV support on our video entertainment site, Sling.com, and you can see Sling Media is committed to delivering great solutions for Mac users.”

For those attending, Sling Media can be found in two locations at this year’s Macworld: The Mac Developer Pavilion- South Hall, #1438 (next to Apple) and the Digital Media and Multimedia Pavilion: North Hall #3526-Q.

Got any pictures from the event? Post them below, or send them to editor at slingcommunity dot com.

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone... We've all been told it's in the works. We've gotten a sneak preview of an early pre-alpha build. We've even debated what the possibility is Apple would reject the app if submitted. What we have not been told is when all this is coming to an iPhone near you... until now. SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone should be submitted to Apple before the end of Q1 2009. 

Jamie Lendino over at PC Magazine recently got to go hands on with a developmental alpha build of SlingPlayer for iPhone running on a 3G model - something the SlingCommunity Team is hoping to do during the 2009 CES show this week (stay tuned!). Jamie calls out a few nifty features never-before-seen on SlingPlayer Mobile, like the Home Channel Set feature that let's you set a default channel when you fire it up, as well as a good run through of the UI.

Here's what really caught our interest, though. "Brian Jaquet, a spokesperson for Sling Media, said that the company plans to submit a final version to Apple by the end of the first quarter 2009. If Apple's quick turnaround on other apps is any indication, and if Apple doesn't find any issues with SlingPlayer Mobile, it could appear for sale within days after that."

Sling Media doesn't have the greatest track record hinting at release dates during the development cycle, so let's not take this as gospel. Anything can still happen. But, if everything should go well, late Q1 or early Q2 (depending on how Apple's approval takes) will be a very exciting time for Slingers.

Read more at PC Magazine

"Before the end of the year."

That's the mantra BlackBerry owners have heard over and over again since the 2008 CES show back in January. It's still 2008 (barely), but it least they made it. A public beta of SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry is out NOW.

BlackBerry owners have been eagerly waiting to watch Slingbox streams from their mobile phones for well over a year. It's been a long road, but at least some of them (GSM BlackBerry users) get to join the "I watch TV on my cell phone" fan club, which until now had been exclusive to Windows Mobile, Palm, and Symbian users.

BlackBerry owners on CDMA networks like Verizon and Sprint still have to hold out hope whatever platform glitch preventing SlingPlayer from working will get resolved in the future.

While the official launch isn't until at least midnight Eastern, members here in the community have reported that if you point your Blackberry browser to mobile.slingmedia.com you can download the public beta now.

What are you still reading this for? GO get it! Just don't forget to come back and share your thoughts about it either in the discussion below or in the forums. 

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