According to unverified claims from ElectricPig.tv, a relatively authoritative source at Sling Media is of the opinion that the SlingPlayer client software will now have an iPhone/iPod Touch version of it now.

The SlingBox is sold by Sling Media. This application allows you to stream video from your TV at home over the internet to any device that is supported - these could be Mac’s, PC’s or Mobile Phones. This functionality could be yours on your iPhone through a native SlingPlayer port. One worry for SlingMedia is that EDGE might be too slow to support their streaming media.

This rumor could have been dismissed, except that MacRumors is also in the know that SlingMedia is one of the firms to get an early copy of the SDK - software development kit of the iPhone. Reports suggest that a chosen few developers have been seeded with SDK’s. The purpose of this is to get some applications ready for the initial launch. February 2008 should see the official release of the iPhone SDK.

The Macworld Expo is almost here and it seems that new iPhone software will be showcased here although this could be just the 1.1.3 firmware that was leaked previously.