Watching your home TV remotely on a Honeycomb Android tablet is now a bit easier with the release of Sling Media's SlingPlayer for Android Tablets. The new app allows Honeycomb tablet users to connect their Android slates to a Slingbox Solo or Pro-HD place-shifting set-top box to watch home television while on the go. The app is available in the Android Market for $30 and requires a tablet running Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) or later.
The company also said it added features to its Honeycomb app that it hadn't been able to do with other tablet and phone apps. The biggest change is its new remote feature, which creates a replica of your home television remote on the tablet screen. You can then work the virtual remote just as you normally would to change channels and so on. It's not clear how vast SlingPlayer's virtual remote selection is or whether the app will be able to show your exact remote or just something that closely resembles the remote you have at home.
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