SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone demoed on video, coming in Q1

No surprises here, but Sling Media has created a new SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone portal on its website in order to accomplish two important tasks. 1) To announce that it will indeed be submitted to Apple for certification this quarter and 2) to show off a new video of the software in action. If you just can't wait, head to the read link and mash play.

[qwho @ Jan 7th 2009 1:48PM]

Seems like it works the same way it did on my my ipaq rx3115, my motorola Q, my HTC Mogul, and my HTC touch... I'm seeing a pattern here...

[Brad @ Jan 7th 2009 6:04PM]

Aah, but the iPhone breaks that pattern. See, all those other devices WORK, because some supreme overlord didn't decide that they competed with some integral or potential future business from the device maker. Apple may still very well reject this program. Remember, it streams movies / tv from your home. That could be a future iTunes feature.

[Dustin @ Jan 7th 2009 8:05PM]

Sounds like a good move by Sling to say the least... Attempt to pressure Apple into accepting the app by getting the public psyched about it ahead of time, it could force Apple to accept in an attempt to avoid "looking like the bad guy"

[Frankenstein Black @ Jan 7th 2009 10:35PM]

Nice work Sling! To bad Job-O the Hutt and the Apple Overlords WILL shoot it down because it will "compete with future Apple offerings". Hey, there is always Android, right? If I was you I would get to work on that (an Android App) ASAP then dangle it over the Apple like the proverbial Sword of Damocles. Otherwise you will spending dev time and getting nowhere fast.

[jbuers @ Jan 7th 2009 1:48PM]

NASCAR... really?

[kjb434 @ Jan 7th 2009 1:59PM]

What's wrong with NASCAR?

I hope you aren't going to make some stupid redneck/hillbilly reference either.

[Frankfurter @ Jan 7th 2009 2:02PM]

kjb has obviously not seen NASCAR viewer demographics.

[CraigJ @ Jan 7th 2009 3:50PM]

I've been to one NASCAR race. Just one. Aside from the chicks lifting up their shirts (which sounds a lot cooler than it actually was) I was bored. I find F1 & Rally car much more interesting and entertaining. Probably has something to do with turning right as well as left...

[Dorf @ Jan 7th 2009 1:49PM]

The more people we can get watching TV while driving down the highway the better.

[jdbeitz @ Jan 7th 2009 1:53PM]

That picture is from a jailbroken iPhone. I can tell because of the AT&T logo. usually on the iPhone, there is no logo... just text saying AT&T

[Frankfurter @ Jan 7th 2009 2:00PM]

Your point?

[finite_rings @ Jan 7th 2009 2:05PM]

companies never show actual screen shots. there's almost a 100% chance that the screen was rendered.

[sodapop @ Jan 7th 2009 3:26PM]

Sling already demoed a jailbroken proof of concept ....

[jdbeitz @ Jan 7th 2009 2:01PM]

They know that jailbreaking how you MUST roll if you have an iPhone... like me

[Frankfurter @ Jan 7th 2009 2:05PM]

Just what does "ROLL"ing with a jailbroken phone buy you these days (over a non-jailbroken phone)? I know there's the whole 'I stuck it to the man' thing that gets some of you excited, but feature-wise, what else?

[Cagrino @ Jan 7th 2009 2:20PM]

@Frankfurter

You can start with IntelliScreen, Winterboard, Cycorder, PDAnet, SoccerNet... shall I go on?

[Dorv @ Jan 7th 2009 2:49PM]

Intellescreen and Winterboard are the only two things on that list that interest me. As I'm not one to like to tinker graphics, I'm really disappointed in the number of quality pre-made themes out there...

[darkprime @ Jan 7th 2009 2:10PM]

hopefully this will work on the ipod touch too.

[Eddie @ Jan 7th 2009 2:54PM]

On the website it says: "We've been working hard to bring the SlingPlayer Mobile experience to the iPhone and iPod Touch." So yes, it's coming to the Touch.

[Andrew @ Jan 7th 2009 2:18PM]

The picture is to demonstrate that the sling app is "fast like a NASCAR"!

[Vilppi @ Jan 7th 2009 2:26PM]

Or keeps going in circles until a crash.

[Derbeste @ Jan 7th 2009 5:46PM]

Villpi +1

[jupiterthunder @ Jan 7th 2009 8:08PM]

There is no such thing as "a NASCAR". They are called stockcars or racecars.

[JeffM @ Jan 7th 2009 2:31PM]

Sweet- that actually swings the iPhone over to something I would consider buying. Exciting!

[FILA @ Jan 7th 2009 3:06PM]

I didn't know hillbilly's had or even knew what an iPhone was, let alone a cell phone, let alone a phone, let alone...anything.

[sodapop @ Jan 7th 2009 3:28PM]

Too bad bigots know how to type

[jupiterthunder @ Jan 7th 2009 8:10PM]

Which means you probably didn't know that NASCAR's top series is sponsored by Sprint by virtue of it's merger with/acquisition of Nextel.

Now you have new joke material, I guess, but at least it will be accurate.

[RyanMac @ Jan 7th 2009 3:23PM]

i'm guessing this is just over WIFI, not 3G/Edge?

[manny @ Jan 7th 2009 3:47PM]

wish they would put out a CDMA blackberry version first

[Chris @ Jan 7th 2009 3:51PM]

I know the concept sounds great but its just going to kill your battery. Watching a movie or using something like iheart radio does already so this will drain it even faster. Ok, when you're stuck in a traffic jam or in a long check out line or something and you wanna catch 5 minutes of ESPN, CNN or something then its probably not a big deal but if I'm going to watch a movie off HBO I'd expect my battery to be dead after that.

[FreshJulius @ Jan 7th 2009 4:40PM]

With a DVR and Slingbox at home, trips to the office restroom just got longer with my iPhone...

[joe blow @ Jan 7th 2009 4:50PM]

I don't think there are that many NASCAR rednecks with iPhones, but I could be wrong.

[FuzzyCat @ Jan 7th 2009 5:14PM]

The slingmedia site is seriously buggered atm.

....


RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/page/(.*)$ /go/$1 [PT]
RewriteRule ^/object/(.*)$ /get/$1 [PT]
RewriteRule ^/$ /go/home [PT]



CheckSpelling on


... etc

[Derbeste @ Jan 7th 2009 5:47PM]

Thank goodness most hillbillies don't.

[DigiLife @ Jan 8th 2009 7:08PM]

What is all the hype??? I've been using ORB - TV and all the other goodies that come with ORB for a few months now. I ain't waitin fo shizit :p