Video on the Go: The Slingbox Pro-HD and SlingPlayer for BlackBerry
January 4th, 2008 by Jeffrey L. Wilson
Not every major player is awaiting CES in order to lift the curtain on their new gear for 2008. Sling Media, for example, just announced two new products for streaming video from your TV, DVR, cable box or other source to your mobile devices: The Slingbox Pro-HD and SlingPlayer for BlackBerry.
The Slingbox Pro-HD ($399) features four sets of A/V ports (ATSC, S-Video, composite, component) that road warriors can use to watch and control multiple high-definition video sources from any super-highspeed broadband connected Mac or PC. Palm, Symbian S60, and Windows Mobile smart phones equipped EV-DO, HSDPA, or Wi-Fi can get in on the action, too. BlackBerry users, you’re no longer left out of the loop as SlingPlayer for BlackBerry (photo after the jump) will let you indulge in you favorite guilty pleasure programming as your buds for just $29.99. ‘Cause when you’ve got that Rock of Love fix, it just has to be scratched no matter where you’re located.
Slingbox Pro-HD will be available in Q3 and SlingPlayer for Blackberry “later this year”, but with the prospect of Brett Michael’s antics on our notebooks and cell phones, they can’t come soon enough.
