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A slew of new mobile digital TV (MDTV) antenna/receiver dongles and attachments were announced today, including one that turns any iPhone, iPod or iPad into a digital mobile TV. Made by a company called Valups, which makes a number of MDTV accessories, the Tivizen jacks into your Apple’s 30-pin jack. You’ll also need to download an [...] Winegard Brings Live MDTV to the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show with CioTv LCD entertainment monitor equipped with live mobile digital TV technology and Internet capabilities LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Winegard Company, innovator and leader in television antenna and mobile satellite television systems, will bring live mobile digital television (ATSC-M/H) to the 2011 International Consumer [...] We have some potentially exciting news for iPhone owners now, as we are hearing about a few rumors on some of the new features that could be equipped inside the inevitable iPhone 5 handset. According to this report from Apple Insider, the information has surfaced from Brian White, an analyst with Ticonderoga Securities. On recent tours [...] FLO TV has announced a time-shifting DVR function to allow users to save their favorite programs and watch them at a later date. While DVR is a nice feature it will start to make you ask the question why you are paying for that monthly subscription when you could watch the same programs and buy them individually on iTunes, downloading to your iPad, iPod or iPhone and pay only for the content you really [...] #5. Vizio Razor LED TV’s #4. FLO TV Featuring a 3.5″ , 320 x 240 pixel resolution touch-screen display, built-in speakers, audio output and a wide variety of available programming compared to most current MDTV markets FLO TV is coming out of the gate strong. However, FLO TV has several drawbacks that we believe in time will see the service fade. First, FLO TV requires not only a $250 equpiment charge for the 3.5″ display, but also requires a monthly programming charge unlike other devices sporting a ATSC-M/H tuner and allowing you to pickup free over-the-air broadcasts. Availability and programming are also limited as local broadcasters continue to adopt free MDTV broadcasts. FLO TV has a good backing and a large headstart, but we believe free will win out in the end. [...] Envivio Inc. today introduced Envivio 4Caster™ C42 for Mobile Broadcast, a new generation of video encoder/transcoder for delivering Mobile TV broadcast services in markets around the world. Combining the processing power of the latest Intel multi-core server processors with Envivio’s newest high-efficiency, high-quality Extreme™ video codec, 4Caster C42 for Mobile Broadcast provides full support for the world’s most important mobile TV broadcast standards including ATSC-M/H for Mobile DTV, CMMB, DVB-H and [...] I like the idea of a portable TV, a handheld device that you can take with you wherever you are and watch the shows that you want, when you want. And I think that FLO TV is heading in that direction with its mobile TV network. But the company’s Personal Television, a dedicated mobile TV device, has to deliver a lot if it’s going to convince people to carry yet another device in their pockets. Right now, at least, the Personal Television isn’t convincing me that it’s worth its weight, as it suffers from reception that’s more a miss than a hit, a limited selection of content, and a price that’s just too [...] Broadcasters are looking forward to the imminent availability of new mobile devices that can pick up broadcast television while on the move. With broadcast TV viewing down over the past decade, broadcasters believe that they can grab additional viewers and increased ad sales with this new technology, which will let dedicated devices as well as smartphones receive live broadcast TV channels, even while traveling up to 160 miles per hour (don’t try this at home). In fact, the BIA/Kelsey research firm predicts that the mobile video advertising market could be worth more than $1 billion to broadcasters by [...] Those who happen to be using Bell Mobility now have another option in terms of content to watch on their iPhones. The latest app is called Bell Mobile TV and just like the name implies it offers television while on the go. Of course, as with any television apps there are some limitations. The most notable here is that it requires the user to be on a Bell Mobility 3G connection and also have your Wi-Fi turned off. I guess that is the way to verify the user is a Bell Mobility [...] The Tivit, made by Valups, is a Mobile Digital TV connectivity device that sends over-the-air TV signals to iPhones, BlackBerrys and laptops via WiFi. The Tivit is expected in the spring, and will retail between $90 and $120. Compatible devices include the iPhone 3G and 3GS, third-generation iPod Touch, BlackBerry phones with Wi-Fi, and Windows PCs. The Tivit has a built-in, 3 hour rechargeable [...] |
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