Slingplayer Mobile (Pre-Alpha) for iPhone Demoed

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Slingplayer Mobile (Pre-Alpha) for iPhone Demoed

Posted on 08 June 2008 by Wayne Schulz

Engadget is reporting that Sling has created a “pre-alpha proof of concept” of their Slingplayer Mobile for the iPhone. The odd part (to me) is that according to Engadget’s report, Sling has not yet been officially accepted by Apple into their developer program? What’s up with that? Could Apple be planning a little competition for Sling in this area or did the developer paperwork just get stuck on someone’s desk? Update: According to Zatz Not Funny, the holdup may be the bandwidth strain that Sling would put on the AT&T network. Apparently one of the requirements to be admitted to “the program” is you can’t be a bandwidth pig.

Link: Sling announces proof-of-concept SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone
Youtube via Zatz Not Funny

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This is a much “weirder” story than it seems.
Crunchgear is reporting that the demo they were offered would take place in a Starbucks at WWDC (I’m not sure if Crunchgear was serious).
Matt Miller at the Mobile Gadgeteer seemed to think it odd (as do I) that Slingplayer is not going to ship at the announcement of iPhone v2
If there is a “silver bullet” to attack the iPhone with, it looks as if streaming media apps (which it seems Apple is prohibiting) may be the bullet.