Sling Media plans to unveil on Thursday software that would enable a mobile device to access a person’s cable TV service from anywhere there’s a high-speed Internet connection.

The software, which runs on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Platform versions 4.0 or 5.0, is scheduled to be launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, company spokesman Brad Jaquet said. The new product is scheduled for release sometime by the end of the first quarter.

Sling Media sells hardware called a Slingbox that connects to a set-top cable box and a home router. The $250 device takes a person’s cable or satellite TV service and streams it over the net, making it accessible through a desktop or laptop from anywhere there is a high-speed connection. Of course, special software is needed on the PC to receive the video stream.

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