Slingplayer Symbian Private Beta Test
I’m sure you’ve already read it over on Darla Mack’s blog, but I wanted to share it here, too, in case you didn’t. Sling has FINALLY announced the private beta for their Symbian Slingplayer. It’s been available on the Euro provider "3" for a while now, but they’re finally going to open it up to anyone and everyone. You can submit your info here to try to get in on the beta, but I’m extremely excited to let you know that your Symbian-Guru will also be testing it out on his N75 and N95!
If you’re not familiar, SlingMedia allows you to "sling" (or placeshift) your home TV’s content to anywhere with an internet connection. The hardware is called a Slingbox, and there’s currently several to choose from, depending on budget and features. Slingmedia has successfully gotten shelf space for it at huge retailers such as Best Buy, which is awesome.
Since I work for Time Warner Cable, I get every channel available for free, so you can bet I’ll be testing this out hardcore. In the meantime, sign up, or if you have anything specifically you want to know, or want me to test out, post it in the comments and I will surely get it covered.
Have they improved on the 3 version at all? Does it have a full screen mode for example?
Mar 11th, 2008 at 7:45 am
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