Apple Thoughts: Sling Pulls a Fast One

"Sling Media is preparing to debut its long-awaited SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone. But hold off on the celebrations, because you may have to upgrade to a new Slingbox in order to take advantage of the new software."

If you have the newer Slingbox SOLO, Slingbox PRO or Slingbox PRO-HD you can still celebrate because the app will work with those models. If you have an older model such as the original Slingbox, Slingbox AV or Slingbox TUNER you will have to updgrade before the app will work for you based on what the folks at Slingbox posted. I could only find the Slingbox SOLO and PRO-HD versions on their website today when I checked, glad I haven't purchased one yet so I know what to get so the app will work. Obviously this has upset current owners, but Slingbox is trying to lessen the blow by offering a $50.00 USD rebate for those that upgrade to a newer box. I'd still be upset if I owned one of the older versions since they have an mobile interface that works with devices such as the Palm Centro, doesn't seem unreasonable to put one out that works on the iPhone does it? On the other hand it was bound to happen as technology advances, can't always make things backwards compatible. Or can you?