Sling Media Wants To Offer SlingBox Support For iPhone

Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Apple about adding SlingBox support for the upcoming iPhone. SlingBox allows for mobile streaming of your home television and media to desktop PC's and mobile devices.

Sling Media Wants To Offer SlingBox Support For iPhone

Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Apple about adding SlingBox support for the upcoming iPhone. SlingBox allows for mobile streaming of your home television and media to desktop PC's and mobile devices.

"I think the question for them is going to be, how are they going to phase the (iPhone) out?", said Krikorian. "There's been some talk about whether it's going to be a closed device or...open, or whether they'll phase it (out), so I think it's going to be up to them to see when (streaming) might be available. But I cannot comment any more than that."

Sling Media is also said to be working on compatibility with Apple TV. The company recently released a beta version of their desktop software that adds support for Mac OS X. Sling Box currently supports Windows Mobile Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone and recently released a beta version that supports the Palm OS based Treo smartphone.

Like most manufacturers, Sling Media sees an opportunity to increase their market share if they are able to support the iPhone. It is unclear how SlingBox would perform on the iPhone, considering they only recommend EVDO or HSDPA supported mobile devices. The iPhone currently supports EDGE, but it is possible that Apple introduces support for HSDPA when the iPhone is released.

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