SlingPlayer Mobile: your TV on your phone
Developer’s description: Is that TV playing on your phone? You bet it is. When connected to a Slingbox SOLO, PRO, or PRO-HD, this app will play anything you can see on your TV at home. Change channels, control your DVR, and watch your favorite shows right on your phone. And best of all, there are no monthly fees. With a Slingbox at home and SlingPlayer Mobile on your compatible phone, enjoy live or recorded TV over a Wi-Fi or a 3G connection. Flip through your home’s local channels with the virtual remote control. Pause, fast-forward, rewind, and schedule DVR recordings. Watch video-on-demand and even pay-per-view programs.
Pros: You can watch “Attack of the Show!” at 2:00 am in Tulsa.
Cons: iPhone app only works with WiFi; need required Slingbox components, steep price ($29.95)
Category: Entertainment
Author: Echostar
Platform: iPhone, Windows Mobile, Palm, BlackBerry, Nokia
Cost: $29.99
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/iphone