Day: January 9, 2007

“Yep, it’s officially official: At MacWorld today, Steve Jobs announced the pending reality of the most anticipated mobile phone, probably ever. Our buds over at Engadget were there to hear it (this is their picture, by the way) and wrote up the specs “11.6 millimeter device (that’s frickin’ thin, by the way)… a 3.5-inch wide touchscreen display with multi-touch support, 2 megapixel cam, 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth with EDR, WiFi, and quadband GSM radio with EDGE — and amazingly, it somehow runs OS X.” via gearlog.com

“Lost in the Pyramid is a fresh idea that brings back memories from the old, funny adventure games. Your discover a brand new Pyramid. Your task is to enter, explore it, unravel it’s mysteries and of caurse try not to die.This adventure game is fully translated into:English, German, Turkish, Greek, French Soon: Italian, Spanish, PortugueseFeatures• Fully translated into several languages.• Hilarious story and humorous dialogs.• Many rooms to explore.• Witty puzzles to solve• Easy point and click game play with interactive inventory.• Fresh high quality graphics • Funny interactive scenes• Automatic save and continue system• Two different game endings• Export your Hi-Score online and compare it with everybody.” Check this GREAT game here:

Sling Media, Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, and Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM), a leader in mobile computing, today announced SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS, making it possible to watch television on the 3G-enabled Palm Treo 700p smartphone.(1) The new software, expected to be available Q1 ‘07, will be demonstrated at the Anytime-Anywhere Tech Zone in the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Sling Media booth, No. 69430.“We continue to see more customer interest in mobile TV, driven by our expanded platform support and the ability to watch the programming that matters to each customer,” said Blake Krikorian, co-founder and chief executive officer, Sling Media, Inc. “SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS takes the familiar SlingPlayer Mobile experience and puts that power in the hands of customers who love the Palm OS interface. By making it readily available on the most popular mobile platforms, we continue to meet our objective of creating a quality mobile TV experience for all consumers.”SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS will feature a visually enticing graphical interface and enhanced navigation control while leveraging the functionality and ease of use of the Palm OS — and specifically the Treo smartphone — that customers have come to know and love.“Treo smartphone customers want the coolest new mobile applications and services, and Sling Media now delivers the same powerful mobile TV experience for our Palm OS users that our Windows Mobile Treo users already enjoy,” said Mark Bercow, senior vice president of business development at Palm, Inc. “The Treo smartphone set the standard long ago for what a smartphone should be, and Palm continues to work with partners to deliver the best possible experience.”SlingPlayer Mobile is a software client that gives Slingbox customers the ability to watch and control their home TV from a wirelessly enabled smartphone. With today’s announcement, SlingPlayer Mobile now supports Treo smartphones running both Palm OS and Windows Mobile, including the Treo 700p, the Treo 700w, the Treo 700wx and the recently announced Treo 750.Unlike other services currently available for mobile phones and handheld computers, SlingPlayer Mobile gives consumers their entire home TV experience. Anything that they can watch on their sofas back home, they can now watch via a Treo 700p smartphone. In addition, SlingPlayer Mobile customers can control a home digital video recorder (DVR), such as a TiVo®, to record shows, watch shows that have been previously recorded, and even pause and rewind live TV.The mobile TV experience for Palm OS is powered by the award-winning Slingbox™, a breakthrough consumer electronics product that enables consumers to watch their living room TV programming from wherever they are by turning virtually any Internet-connected Windows-based laptop or desktop into a personal TV that can be viewed on the Treo 700p. The Slingbox redirects, or “placeshifts,” a single live TV stream from a cable box, satellite receiver or DVR to the viewer’s PC—located anywhere in the home or anywhere in the world, via the Internet.Pricing and AvailabilitySlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS is expected to be available in Q1 ’07 as a public beta download from Sling Media’s web site, www.slingmedia.com. Pricing has not been finalized at this time. About Sling MediaSling Media, Inc. is a digital lifestyle products company creating a family of consumer electronics solutions that are a natural extension of today’s digital way of life. The first member of the Sling Media family is the award-winning Slingbox, a device that allows consumers to access their familiar living room television experience at any time, from any location, using a variety of different displays including laptops and desktop PCs, Macs, PDAs and smartphones. For more information on Sling Media or the Slingbox, visit www.slingmedia.com.About Palm, Inc.Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people’s hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company’s products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm® Treo™ smartphones, Palm handheld computers, and Palm LifeDrive™ mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories. Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store). (1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost.Palm, Treo and LifeDrive are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.