Hands-on with the BlackBerry flavor of SlingPlayer Mobile

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 5th 2008 at 8:29PM

There's still not a solid word on when BlackBerry users across the lands will be able to exchange a small sum of currency for their own license of this thing, but we're happy to report that Sling's BlackBerry player was on full display at CTIA -- and it's looking very good. WiFi or 3G is obviously recommended for best performance, but Sling was using EDGE in lieu of a solid WiFi connection at the show and we were pleasantly surprised at the goodness of the video quality. There are still a couple bugs to work out, but it's definitely on the right path, and we'd be shocked if it wasn't out in the wild within a few months. Go get 'em, Sling!

Gallery: Hands-on with the BlackBerry flavor of SlingPlayer Mobile

Filed under: Multimedia, Software, RIM

Tags: blackberry, features, placeshift, placeshifting, rim, sling, slingplayer, slingplayer mobile, SlingplayerMobile

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Nino @ Apr 5th 2008 9:27PM

Can't wait. Sprint Curve and Slingplayer :)

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El Taco @ Apr 6th 2008 1:45PM

please stop signing your name!

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Seth A @ Apr 5th 2008 10:17PM

Thats good news for the iPhone too, if they have decent Slinging on EDGE.

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Nino @ Apr 5th 2008 11:07PM

Well not totally good news for the iPhone. Since sling hasn't come out and said they will release a version for the iPhone.

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cluster @ Apr 6th 2008 1:07AM

sling has ALWAYS worked fine on EDGE.. the settings just need to be adjusted.. dont do auto or it will "optimize" forever.. but I started using sling mobile way back with my first 8125.. on EDGE,, changed the setting and had a great slinging experience.. till i went to the 8525.. then the 8925

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