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Sling Media recently updated the list of Windows Mobile Smartphones that have been tested and work with its wireless client, SlingPlayer Mobile ($30). So in addition to the Motorola Q and T-Mobile SDA, two of the newest Windows Smartphones - the Samsung BlackJack (available from Cingular) and the T-Mobile Dash - are also compatible. Both of these devices are tablet-style communicators with QWERTY thumb keyboards.

SlingPlayer Mobile software 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.

The company points out that while the above Windows Mobile Smartphones have been certified, it doesn't mean other models won't work with its mobile client. If your smartphone meets Sling Media's minimum device requirements then there's a good chance you'll be able to sling content from you home to handset as well.

These minimum requirements include the Windows Mobile 5.0 for smartphone platform, a CPU of 144 MHz or higher, at least a 16 gray scale display (65,536 colors is recommended), audio support plus speakers or headphones (stereo support suggested), network downloads speeds of 120 Kbps or greater, 900 KB of available memory to store the application, and 4 MB of Program Memory to run it.

Sling Media first introduced the beta for a Windows Mobile Smartphone SlingPlayer Mobile client back in May of last year, a few weeks after releasing its first ever wireless client; that one for Pocket PCs. The Windows Mobile Smartphone client became official in August.

In October, the company confirmed it would launch a SlingPlayer Mobile client for the Symbian platform, for both S60 (mostly Nokia) and UIQ (mostly Sony Ericsson) smartphone models. Sling Media launched the Symbian software in Europe through a partnership with British carrier 3, a division of Hutchison Whampoa, which owns of a number of 3G networks throughout Asia and Europe, in November.

It expects the Symbian software to be available in the U.S. this quarter. And rumor has it a version for the Palm OS is in the works. Ultimately, Sling Media has said it would like to develop wireless clients for RIM's BlackBerry devices, in addition to BREW and J2ME-based cell phones.

There are three SlingBoxes now available: Slingbox PRO ($250), the Slingbox AV ($180), and the Slingbox Tuner ($180)