Apple’s World Wide Developers’ Conference, also known as the WWDC, brings its first set of news, as Sling Media which produced the Slingbox, is currently developing a SlingPlayer Mobile version which will be used by the iPhone for streaming media.

The Slingbox is a TV streaming device controller that uses the Internet to offer its users complete access to their TV sets from any location. The device can display through the Internet any live or prerecorded TV program. Users control the channels with the help of an on-screen remote found at the bottom of the screen.

The announcement didn’t come as a big surprise as several versions of the SlingPlayer Mobile have been already introduced for Macs, PCs, WinMob, Palm and Symbian.

During the WWDC, visitors will get a glimpse of the new service in development with some live demonstrations made by the SlingPlayer Mobile on the iPhone and on the iPod Touch. Apple’s products will be connected to several Slingboxes through a Wi–Fi network and play back videos.

According to Sling’s executives, the iPhone offers a large screen of very good quality and it also, for now, features the best graphics and processor specs on the smart phone market, turning it into one of the best platform options for their development process.

The new software will be developed and distributed through the iTunes App Store. An official release date has not yet been announced, but more information is expected to follow over the next few months.