Mobile operator bringing Slingbox to your phone

Looks like Slingbox is coming to a phone near you, well at least in the UK. Hope they'll support more mobile devices as it sure can be very handy. [May C]

From CNET Asia:

Sling Media announced its first deal with a mobile phone carrier to offer subscribers access to home television on their mobile handsets using the Slingbox device.

The British wireless carrier 3 Group will pre-install Sling's technology on its "X-series" devices, which includes the Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson W950i.

SlingPlayer Mobile is software that allows users to watch their regular television lineup on their mobile handsets via their Slingbox device, which is connected to their TV set. The Slingbox is an increasingly popular set-top box that redirects cable and satellite feeds from a person's home to his or her laptop. The company first introduced the software, which initially worked on Windows Mobile smart phones, earlier this year.

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