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After a month long beta period, Sling Media's software client for Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PCs and smartphones is now out in its final retail form. The SlingPlayer mobile client goes for $29.99 after a 30-day trial period.

With smartphones built on the new platform starting to make their way to market (e.g. T-Mobile Wing & Dash, HTC Mogul), it was only a matter of time before a Windows Mobile 6 edition of SlingPlayer came to market.

The SlingPlayer mobile client links a smartphone to a Slingbox device, which is attached to a user's television, so they can 'placeshift' cable, satellite, or digital video recorder (DVR) content to wherever they are in the world through a wireless broadband - 3G cellular or Wi-Fi - Internet connection. In the case of a DVR, for example, users can not only watch recorded shows, but pause and rewind live TV or queue new recordings from their smartphone as well.

There are three SlingBoxes available: Slingbox PRO ($250), the Slingbox AV ($180), and the Slingbox Tuner ($180); each for specific type of home entertainment center setup.