We’ve had a briefing from Sling Media today at CES, about the direction they’re pushing the SlingPlayer. Adrian Dowle, the Senior Product Manager for Europe, said the next step in the roadmap for SlingPlayer is smart TV platforms, and Google TV is first in line.
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As Windows Phone 7 hits the streets, streaming media company Sling Media has announced that it is bringing its SlingPlayer app to the new mobile OS.
The Slingbox Pro-HD has been a long time coming. It’s Sling Media’s first new consumer set top box in its line for two whole years, and a lot has happened in the time between: the increasing presence of HTML5 video suited for mobiles, Flash compatibility for some smartphones, and all in all, simply more options for watching video on the move on a laptop, tablet or phone. So does the addition of high-def streaming make it worth investing in still? Find out in our full Slingbox Pro-HD review.
You know what’s better than using a Dell Streak to pull up all your shows recorded on Sky, then playing them back over 3G? Not a lot. We’ve just been testing out the new SlingPlayer Android app on the enormous Android slate (and a couple of other phones too), and we’re impressed. Read on for more photos and impressions.
A SlingPlayer Android app has finally been revealed, almost a year and a half after we broke the news that TV streaming company Sling Media was considering the platform. It’s out in the Summer, but we’ve got video of it in action right here!
The Sling Touch Control 100 is a brand new touchscreen remote from the fellas who brought you the 
Slingplayer – the iPhone client that lets you watch video streamed from a Slingbox set-top box – has had its 3G support removed, as we reported yesterday. US mobile carrier AT&T has admited what many have suspected – it asked Apple to remove the 3G function.