Sling Media, today announced SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones will be available for download as part of a public beta beginning Dec. 30, 2008. This is great news for BlackBerry users who have been waiting for this technology to get ported to their platform almost since the inception of Sling Media.

Sling Media will make SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones available to Slingbox customers in the U.S., Canada and the UK at launch. SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones will be available as a free download during the public beta period.

The following is a list of BlackBerry smartphones that will be supported at launch.

• BlackBerry Bold
• BlackBerry Curve 8900
• BlackBerry 8820
• BlackBerry Curve 8320
• BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220
• BlackBerry Pearl 8120

For information on SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones including device support, operator support and system requirements, visit http://www.slingmedia.com/go/blackberry.

SlingPlayer Mobile requires BlackBerry device software 4.5 or greater. To see if your phone meets the minimum requirements, please visit the following URL using your BlackBerry smartphone’s browser: http://mobile.slingmedia.com/go/bbcheck. Sling Media can check your BlackBerry smartphone and let you know if it is supported, if it needs a device software upgrade (available from your carrier), or if it is not supported at this time.

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