Sling first publicly demoed prototypes of their Blackberry SlingPlayer application at CES in January 2008. Now it looks as if 300 or so of the 3,000 who enrolled to be notified of the general Blackberry Slingplayer beta might get their chance to test this remote TV viewing application. Potential testers are being asked to supply specific information on the Blackberry Model, firmware and type of SlingBox that they use. There’s no indication of whether they’ll meet their stated 2008 deadline for a general release of the Blackberry Slingplayer.

You’re receiving this email because you have a profile in the Sling Media beta system with a BlackBerry listed as a Test Platform. As you may already know, we will be going into beta with SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry before the end of the year and accordingly we have begun preparations for that beta. In order to properly test the software we will need users with a variety of BlackBerry models, which, of course, means we will need specific model information in order to recruit the right mix of testers.

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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