The SlingPlayer and the Other Mobile Devices
For Nokia users, they would be happy to know that SlingPlayers work on Nokia Symbian OS S60 platform based mobile devices. Among the list of cell phone models are Nokia N73, Nokia E65, Nokia N95, and Nokia 6120.
Of course, there are system requirements for the player to work well. Minimum technical requirements are the following:
• Symbian S60 phone (Symbian OS 9.1 S60 3rd edition or above), with 3G (HSDPA or UMTS) wireless service and/or WiFi Internet connection
• Symbian UIQ phone (Symbian OS 9.1 UIQ 3.0) with WiFi Internet connection
SlingPlayers will also work on BlackBerry devices with the following minimum technical requirements:
• BlackBerry Bold – minimum 4.6.0.0 and above; optimal at 4.6.0.167 and above
• BlackBerry 8820 – minimum 4.5.0.0 and above; optimal at 4.5.0.110 and above
• BlackBerry Curve 8320 – minimum 4.5.0.0 and above; optimal at 4.5.0.81 and above
• BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 – minimum 4.6.0.0; optimal at 4.6.0.174 and above
• BlackBerry Pearl 8120 – minimum 4.5.0.0; optimal at 4.5.0.110 and above
On April 2006, Sling Media released a Windows Mobile version of their player. This finally allowed users to stream their video over Pocket PCs and smartphones. Soon, the Palm OS client Beta was also released.
The SlingBox SOLO has also been a hit in television broadcasting. Broadcast engineers have installed them at remote locations to observe traffic and weather conditions. Cable TV providers are also using it to provide proof of performance for companies that run TV ads on their systems. The Slingbox is definitely a good option when you want to stay connected with just your phone.