If you need a quick and dirty reference to check when wondering what time the latest episode of the Big Bang Theory will be showing, or whether the Illusionist is coming on Encore again this week, look no further than the free TV Guide Mobile from Handmark.

Alison sent me a bit of information on it today, and so far I like what I see.

Available for both Windows Mobile* and BlackBerry devices, TV Guide Mobile should have you plotting out your Tivo or DVR schedule like a pro in no time.

Here are some examples of BlackBerry screens…

And here are some Windows Mobile screenshots…

TV Guide® Mobile
• TV Guide® Mobile is a live mobile service for your smartphone based on America’s #1 TV listings magazine. Make sure you see your favourite shows with this essential application

• Search for your favourite TV shows by Title, keyword, or time and channel

• Create reminders for your favourite shows in your personal Watch List

• Customise your listings to show both national TV and your local listings by simply entering your zip code when you first install the application

• Select from the most popular shows by checking the ‘Hot List’ for each week. Make sure you see the shows that everyone’s talking about

• Recommend a show to a friend by forwarding individual TV listings to them directly from the application

• Check out all the gossip and behind the scenes stories with Entertainment, Soap and Insider News, and find out more about the most talked-about shows in The Watercooler.

• TV Guide® Mobile – the essential smartphone companion for any TV fan!

• Download your copy FREE from http://tvguide.handmark.com/

As soon as I get another Windows Mobile device, I am going to give it a try.


* Both Windows Mobile Standard (non-touchscreen) and Windows Mobile Professional (touchscreen) devices are supported