Sling Media Makes SlingPlayer for Palm OS Official
Posted by gasusan2005 on 07/4/07 in Palm Treo
After three months as unsupported “Betaware”, SlingPlayer for Palm OS has gone official, making a wide variety of mobile phones and PDAs Slingbox friendly. This marks the seventh supported platform in their lineup behind Windows Smartphone, Windows Pocket PC, Mac OS X, Windows XP, 2000, and Windows Vista.
Officially, SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS only supports the 3G-capable Treo 755p and 700p, though numerous users are Slinging happy on older devices such as the TX, Treo 750, and Treo 650. If your Palm is listed as unsupported, you should download the 30-day trial and give it a spin to see if it works.
The official build comes hot on the heels of their latest Beta release, SlingPlayer for Pam OS Beta 2, but there are plenty of bug fixes and improvements for Palm lovers to discover. Here’s a quick look at some of the changes between these latest builds.
Resolved bugs and issues:
- DirecTV “Menu” remote control now functions properly
- Versus channel icon is now sorted in the correct order
- Active video input is now highlighted properly
- Active Slingbox is now marked properly after another Slingbox is deleted from Slingbox Directory
New features and enhancements:
- Battery level indicator icon now added to Remote bar
- Ability to add all remote control functions supported by the specific AV device as Favorites shortcuts
- Remote control functions that are not supported by the particular AV device are removed from preset Remote bar to avoid confusion
- Automatic switch into 123 input mode after certain on-screen display functions are executed to enable convenient and immediate navigation on screen. Such on-screen display functions include: Tivo, List, Menu, Program Guide, Settings, Setup, Now Playing, Active, Info/ Display Info, DVD Menu, Setup Menu, Title Menu
- More intuitive arrangement of icons on Remote bar (for DVR device input type only)
- Remote control commands for additional A/V devices incorporated
- Revised Quick Start Tips, and incorporated latest set of keyboard shortcuts under Help screen
- Messaging on availability of newer version of Slingbox firmware
SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS is available the US and Canada for a one-time fee of $29.99 USD and $34.99 CAD. The software is available for downloaded now from Sling Media’s Website: US | CA
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