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"Customers have been calling for this software from the time we first
announced support for Symbian OS last fall and I am thrilled to be answering
the call with today’s announcement," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder,
chairman and CEO of Sling Media. "SlingPlayer Mobile really showcases the
multimedia capabilities of the N95 and we are greatly enhancing the overall
mobile experience on these Nokia handsets with our SlingPlayer Mobile
software. People love their living room TV programming and simply want the
ability to watch it on any device wherever they happen to be."
"Using SlingPlayer Mobile on the new high-speed Nokia N95, you never have
to miss your football game again," said Andrew Elliott, Director, Multimedia
Experiences, Nokia North America. "The award-winning Nokia N95 offers a
first class entertainment experience with a large 16 million color display,
built-in stereo speakers and industry standard 3.5 mm audio jack for a great
personal TV experience on the go. In this sense, the Nokia N95 and
SlingPlayer Mobile are excellent companions."
SlingPlayer Mobile gives consumers their entire home TV experience, including
local channels, local sports teams, video on demand, pay per view, etc. Any
program that you can watch on your sofa back home, you can now watch via a PC,
Mac, Palm OS, Symbian OS and Windows Mobile-based devices via internet
connections worldwide (3G Cellular, WiFi). In addition, SlingPlayer Mobile users
can also control their home digital video recorder (DVR) to watch recorded
shows, pause, rewind and fast forward live TV, or even program new recordings
while on the road.
"SlingPlayer Mobile is a marvel of innovation and really comes to life on
Symbian OS, which has been engineered to deliver the very best in mobile
multimedia experiences," said Jerry Panagrossi, vice president of US
operations, Symbian. "This new release of SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian
smartphones brings compelling new data revenue opportunities to operators
and a feature-rich service to consumers looking for convenient access to
their home TV channel surfing, programming and viewing experience."
The enhanced, personalized mobile TV experience is enabled by Sling Media’s
breakthrough product, the Slingbox. The Slingbox redirects, or "placeshifts,"
live or recorded TV from an analog or digital cable box, satellite receiver, DVR
or DVD player to the viewer’s 3G or WiFi-enabled handset or laptop located
anywhere in the home or anywhere in the world.
Sling Media is making this version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian OS
software available to customers in the U.S., Canada and in the UK on a select
number of Nokia handsets at launch, and plans to extend support for additional
handsets in the near future. The retail price of the application is US$ 29.99,
CAD$ 34.99 and £19.99, including VAT.
Cheers ~ Arne
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Last
but not least Sling Media Inc., today announced that its award-winning
SlingPlayer Mobile software is now available in the U.S. for select Nokia
N-series and E-series devices running S60 3rd edition software on Symbian OS,
including the just released US HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet Access) version
of the Nokia N95. SlingPlayer Mobile gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch
and control their home TV from a network-connected mobile phone. For a limited
time Sling Media is offering Nokia N95 current and future handset owners in the
U.S. a discount on Slingbox AV. In addition, all U.S. Nokia N95 customers will
receive a free version of SlingPlayer Mobile (a US$ 29.99 value). Complete
details can be found at 
