Sling Media to Demonstrate Award-Winning SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry at CES
Sling Media, Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, today
announced that for the first time the company will be showing their
award-winning SlingPlayer Mobile software running on RIM BlackBerry(R)
smartphones at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 7th
- 10th. The technology demonstration will take place in Sling Media's
booth, #73106, Sands Convention Center, using a BlackBerry Pearl(TM)
8120, which incorporates both cellular and Wi-Fi(R) data connectivity.
Sling Media will release SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry later this
year.
"SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry has been a top customer request
since we launched the original Slingbox Classic in 2005, and being a
BlackBerry addict myself I am particularly excited about this
announcement," said Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of
Sling Media. "Combining the best of breed email device with the
ability to watch and control your living room TV is a killer combo."
The personalized mobile TV experience for BlackBerry smartphones
is enabled by the award-winning Slingbox which allows customers to
watch their home TV on an Internet-connected Mac or PC as well as a
number of mobile phone platforms including Windows Mobile, Palm OS and
Symbian OS.
SlingPlayer Mobile does not require a monthly fee or other
recurring charges. Slingbox customers simply need to purchase
SlingPlayer Mobile for a one-time charge of $29.99. All versions of
SlingPlayer Mobile include a 30 day free trial.
Sling Media products and services will be on display in a number
of places at the 2008 International CES show. In addition to the Sling
Media booth located in the Sands Convention Center, Sling Media
products can be found in several other partner booths including
EchoStar Communications, Central Hall Las Vegas Convention Center
(LVCC), booth 9021 and Microsoft, Central Hall LVCC, booth 7144. In
addition all new Sling Media products and services will be on display
at the Digital Experience press event on Sunday night at Caesar's
Palace.
About Sling Media
Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Holding
Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS), is the world's leading digital lifestyle
company offering consumer services and products that are a natural
extension of today's digital way of life. Sling Media's product family
includes the internationally acclaimed, Emmy award-winning
Slingbox(TM) that allows consumers to watch and control their living
room television shows at any time, from any location, using PCs, Macs,
PDAs, and smartphones. For more information on Sling Media or the
Slingbox, visit www.slingmedia.com.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and
symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In
Motion Limited. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service
marks are the properties of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Sling Media, Inc.


