Kindle Fire owners who use Slingbox products to view DVR programming anywhere starting January 31st. They will be able to control their content just like the rest of the Android community.
Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, Corp., and makers of Slingbox and place shifting technology announced, The SlingPlayer application for Amazon.com’s Kindle Fire tablet For more information, visit the SlingPlayer page. It’s official launch date is January 31, 2012.
SlingPlayer application allows Slingbox owners to extend their living room TV experience to their tablets. When connected to a Slingbox SOLO or Slingbox PRO-HD, SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire makes it easy to watch their favorite shows, change channels, control their digital video recorder (DVR) anywhere their Kindle Fire can connect to the internet. They never have to miss another show or game, no matter where they are.
For $29.99, consumers can download the SlingPlayer for Kindle Fire application from the Amazon Appstore for Android.
Sling Media’s product family includes Slingbox, which provides consumers with the ability to watch and control their living room TV shows at any time, from any location, using internet-connected PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones. For more information, visit www.slingbox.com or www.slingmedia.com.