Sony Ericsson’s Symbian phones Sling it

The Slingbox has brought an end to many an ungainly row over whether Eastenders wins out over Finland’s all–important U21 clash on Sky Sports Xtra.

And now Sling’s mobile offering, SlingPlayer, is heading onto a slew of UIQ on Symbian devices (that’s Sony Ericsson phones to you), letting you watch said football game (or hideously dull soap) on the go.

Phones in line to get the snappily titled SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ include SE’s full QWERTY P1i, and their W960, along with Nokia’s N95 8GB.

Motorola’s RIZR Z8 is also getting involved with the slinging action, which is due to kick off over spring.

If you’ve got a Slingbox, the software will cost you a one–off charge of £19.99. Then it’s onwards with mobile telly straight from your gogglebox at home.

You can check out what we think of Sling’s latest offerings right here while you’re waiting.

Essentials

Price: £19.99

On sale: Spring

Contact: Sling Media

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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