FilmOn launched back in September 2010 and soon found itself pulled into the courtroom, with CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX all arguing over whether it was legal to stream their network programming online. “The case is ongoing and FilmOn expects to settle the dispute this year” CEO Alki David claims, but until the networks green-light that content’s inclusion, the AIR dongle will act as a workaround.

Over 120 HD channels will continue to be delivered online, to the Windows and Mac apps as well as iOS and Android apps, while an update in February will add in support for the portable ATSC tuner. Together that should amount to a full line-up, or so FilmOn claims, along with video-on-demand options.

The FilmOn AIR tuner itself has a pass-through charger connection and a battery good for up to 5hrs use. It’s not entirely clear whether the same dongle is used on both Apple devices and Android devices – there looks to be both a USB port and a dock connector plug on offer.

What you get is this little piece of hardware that you see in the photos above and below. What this little piece of hardware does is connect to your iPad 2′s dock connector, receiving then television signals without the aid of an internet connection. You’ll be able to download the EyeTV Mobile app from your iTunes App Store for free to work with the tuner in a very simple way. Want to get the weather report but don’t have an internet connection down on your farm? Plug the EyeTV Mobile tuner in to your iPad 2 and BAM! Weather channel.

The EyeTV Mobile receiver comes with several things; a miniature telescopic aerial (MCX), a rod aerial with magnetic base and removable suction cup, a USB charging cable (which, mind you, charges the EyeTV Mobile battery, not the iPad itself, and a printed Quick Start Guide. You’ll have to keep your iPad 2 charged up before you go about watching any television as your only port for charging will be taken up by this receiver which has no additional iPad cord port.

You’ll be able to record shows played through your iPad 2 then transfer them using iTunes to watch elsewhere – note that there’s no anti-copy protection in any of this.

Your iPad 2 will have to be working with iOS 4.3.3 or newer (not a problem if you’re up to date at this point,) and you’ll want to know that EyeTV Mobile supports MPEG-2 standard definition video only. MPEG-2 HD and MPEG-4/H.264 TV channels are not supported, neither are Freeview HD or DVC-T2. The EyeTV Mobile will be priced at EUR 99.95€/GBP 99.95£ and will be available in late September from Elgato at www.elgato.com or most computer retailers.

Sound like something you’re going to want to pick up?

The tuner has a 24-bit/192kHz DAC made by Wolfson and uses a Class D amp inside. A front USB port supports direct input of an iPod or other class 2 USB devices. The internet radio tuner allows the device to listen to free stations and connect to Pandora and SiriusXM.

Internet connectivity is possible with both wired and WiFi connections. The tuner has support for RealAudio, WMA, MP3, AAC, and AAC+ codecs. The tuner measures 17″ x 5 5/8″ x 15 ¼” and weighs 18 pounds. The amp inside the receiver has 100W per channel continuous.

This media player will let you access SIRIUS satellite radio, as well as Pandora Internet radio, along with access to your personal music selection as well. According to the press release, it will also let you listen to up to 30,000 Internet radio stations, as well, but it doesn’t go into detail about how it will let you find those stations. (Hopefully that will be in the manual.) You can even pick up Podcasts, as well as WiFi radio content.

The system itself has a built-in Ethernet port, as well as integrated WiFi 802.11g connectivity. As you can tell from the image, the Tuner looks about as basic as it could, with that black surface and those silver knobs and buttons, but obviously the connectivity options and Internet-enabled system makes it stand out amongst the music listening crowd. You can pick it up from Grace Digital’s website, or from many various retailers around the country. It will only set you back $219.99.

Press Release

With the look and feel of a classic stereo system, Tuner streams Pandora, SIRIUS, & even your own music collection, bringing internet radio to your home stereo

San Diego, Calif. – (July 27, 2010) – Grace Digital Inc., a leading brand of wireless indoor & outdoor audio solutions, unveils a new addition to their line of internet radios, the Tuner Wireless Radio & Media Player. Simply plug it into your current home stereo system and instantly gain access to 30,000 internet radio stations, podcast and on demand Wi-Fi radio content. Like all Grace Digital internet radios, Tuner supports a variety of services including Pandora Radio, NPR on-demand, iheartradio, and SIRIUS. Grace Digital’s Tuner Wi-Fi Radio & Media Player is currently available for $219.99 at GraceDigitalAudio.com.

By connecting directly to your home stereo system the Tuner Wi-Fi Radio & Media Player provides superior sound quality and access to internet radio stations and services from all over the world. With a built-in Ethernet jack and a true 802.11g wireless connectivity, set up is quick and easy. The Tuner’s classic style and simple design seamlessly blends internet radio into your current home audio setup. Plug it in, turn it on and enjoy a world of music from Grace Digital’s family of services including Reciva, iheartradio, CBS Radio, Pandora, Premium SIRIUS Internet radio, Live365, MP3tunes, NOAA, and NPR. Users can also wirelessly stream their personal collection direct from their PC or Mac to their home stereo. The Tuner comes equipped with a full function remote control or download the Grace Digital Audio Remote Control App to control one or more of your Grace Digital internet radios from your iPhone, iPad and/or iPod Touch.

Now shipping, Tuner is available for $219.99 at www.GraceDigitalAudio.com and various retailers throughout the U.S.

“The Tuner Wi-Fi Radio & Media Player is the perfect way to play your favorite music from around the world conveniently through your home stereo,” says Grace Digital Audio’s Chief Marketing Officer, Greg Fadul. “No need to stream music through a low grade iPhone/iPod dock, small computer speakers, or low quality internet radio. Listen to your favorite stations and music services through the same high quality system you use for all your other home audio needs.”

To request additional information about Grace Digital Audio, please contact PR Representative Brad Hobbs at (305) 576-1171 x19 or by e-mail at bradhobbs@maxborgesagency.com. To learn more about Grace Digital Audio, go to www.gracedigitalaudio.com.

About Grace Digital Audio

Based in San Diego, California, Grace Digital Audio is a designer and manufacturer of connected home consumer electronic products including, Internet radios, USB archival solutions, media players, wireless speakers and other indoor/outdoor communications products. Grace Digital’s family of services includes Pandora Internet Radio, SIRIUS, iheartradio, Live365, NPR, and CBS Radio. Grace Digital Audio sells its products through major retailers, ecommerce sites, dealers and distributors throughout North America. To learn more about Grace Digital products please visit them at www.gracedigitalaudio.com.

Once you’ve recorded a show – using the new on-screen GUI which shows all the available channels – you can then load it onto a Memory Stick Micro M2 or Memory Stick Pro Duo and slot that into your PSP for watching on the move.  Footage will automatically be optimized for the PSP’s display; alternatively, if you have WiFi access while out, you can use remote play to control the Torne and watch streaming content on your PSP.

It’s all reminiscent of the PlayTV peripheral launched in Europe back in 2008, which basically offered the same digital TV recording/time-shifting but for European broadcasts.  Sony Torne for PS3 will arrive in Japan come March 2010, priced at 9,980 yen ($109).

Video demo after the cut

The Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition can be used with AMD’s OverDrive 3.0 software to easily overclock and generally tune the CPU’s performance.  It will also carry a lower price tag than existing triple- or quad-core Phenom II chips, though AMD have not revealed specific pricing.

As for the ATI Theater HD 750, that will be available in PCI Express, USB stick and other formats, and offer NTSC, PAL/SECAM, ATSC, ClearQAM and DVB-T reception in one device.  In addition to using it with a Windows Media Center setup, it can also be used to record H.264, AVI, MPEG, DivX, WMV and MPEG4 files for use on PMPs.  Again, no specific details on pricing or availability.

ATI Theater HD 750 video demo:

While the tuner itself is internal, it will use an external two-aerial antenna, as shown in the photo above.  As for the new colors, they will be “passion purple” and a new cherry red hue as part of the (PRODUCT) RED charity scheme.  Dell will donate $5 to the Global Fund for every such Mini 10 sold.

At time of writing there’s no sign of either the new colors or the TV tuner on Dell’s US Mini 10 customization pages.  Still, according to Dell they should be available to specify later on today.

We’ve seen digital frames with weather forecast, Wifi, OLED touchscreen, DLNA-compliant and many of them incorporate music and video playbacks. By-Design DP-1001DW is a step ahead with a built-in Terrestrial digital tuner to receive Japanese broadcasting on its 10.2-inch display with 800×480 pixel resolution. The LCD is capable of 300 cd/m2 brightness and 200:1 contrast. In additional of tuning digital signals, it reads JPEG, WMA and Dvix media files from an onboard 64MB memory, USB connected storage or memory readers from SD, MMC, memory stick PRO, Duo and PRO Duo.

Estimated price tag at 49,800 yen ($540), the By-Design DP-1001DW is out of reach for a digital frames, not to mention the tuner is not operable in US region, the $900 Kodak’s OLED frame looks like a much-geeky investment.

[By-Design via akihabaranews]

Check out the video demo after the cut

The MOBView is battery powered (with a removable power-pack) and aside from a power button there appear to be no controls on the tuner unit itself.  It looks to come with a separate TV app for your Windows Mobile smartphone, which allows you to search for channels.

Range and resistance to interference both seem good.  Details on the MOBView are scant, with no suggestion of when (or if) the product will reach the market, and if it does so what sort of price tag it might carry. 

[via UberPhones]

As well as mobile digital television you get a battery capable of powering up to 3hrs of continuous 1-Seg viewing, and which recharges in 2-4hrs.  It plugs into the iPhone 3G’s dock connector with a suitably long cable so you can hide the tuner in a bag or (capacious) pocket. 

By the time it launches in mid-December (Japan only, obviously) there’ll be a free 1-Seg program in the AppStore to use it with.  No word on price or monthly subscription costs as yet.

[via SlashPhone; images via Akihabara]

Resolutions up to 1080i are supported, and Pinnacle supply their TVCenter Pro software that allows the computer to act as a PVR. TimeShift and recording of SD and HD TV is possible, together with full-screen or windowed viewing, and there’s an EPG for scheduling recordings. Interestingly, recordings can take place either to the hard-drive or directly to a DVD. Alternatively, both models are certified for Microsoft’s Media Center products.

The HD Pro Stick adds stereo sound for both digital and analog TV, stereo FM radio reception and the ability to capture a video signal from a cable/satellite set-top box or camcorder with the included A/V adapter cable. DivX support is also added, and a trial of MPEG-4 encoding software for making clips compatible with iPods or the PSP.

On sale now, the Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick is priced at $69.99 and the PCTV HD Pro Stick at $99.99.

Press Release:

New Pinnacle PCTV HD Sticks Deliver HDTV on a PC

Sleek, Ultra-mobile USB Sticks Add Support for Digital Cable TV

MANHATTAN, NY, June 25, 2008 – Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) , highlighted today the next generation of its Pinnacle PCTV™ HD Stick, and Pinnacle PCTV™ HD Pro Stick—the number one selling TV tuner for PCs in the U.S. retail market in 2007, according to NPD. In addition to delivering free digital HD and SD TV over-the-air (ATSC), these new Pinnacle PCTV HD and HD Pro Sticks now support unencrypted digital cable (ClearQAM) channels and include a next-generation tuner/demodulator with more sensitive reception of both analog and digital TV signals and, in the case of the PCTV HD Pro Stick, even FM radio.

About the size of a flash drive, the new Pinnacle PCTV HD Sticks provide consumers with the brilliant sharpness of digital HDTV with resolutions up to 1080i, by simply plugging the device into a USB port on their PC. The addition of ClearQAM support allows cable TV subscribers to enjoy their favorite over-the-air (OTA) digital channels with optimal quality by connecting the digital cable directly to their PC.

The affordable, easy-to-use Pinnacle PCTV HD and HD Pro Sticks are for laptop users, travelers and students, who want to experience HD-quality TV at home or on-the-go without having to pay expensive service fees. They are also compelling solutions for Windows Vista™ and Windows®XP MCE owners who did not purchase a PC TV tuner with their systems.

“With the February 17th, 2009 shut down of analog television approaching, users are considering cost-effective alternatives to paying for cable and satellite TV or buying a new HD TV,” said Tanguy Leborgne, Pinnacle Systems Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. “At just $99 U.S., the new PCTV HD Pro Stick can provide consumers with savings of up to $1,000 on their subscription fees and it even works as a Personal Video Recorder (PVR). All you need is your laptop or desktop computer.”

The Pinnacle TVCenter Pro software bundled with the new tuners delivers fully functional PVR capabilities that make it easy to watch, TimeShift and record SD and HD TV. For added convenience, users have the option of viewing programs in full-screen mode or in a scalable window while using other applications. An integrated Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) is included to locate programs and schedule recordings. Shows can be recorded to the user’s hard drive or direct to DVD for playback on a DVD player.

The new Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick offers all of these features plus a broad range of additional capabilities ranging from stereo sound for both digital and analog TV, stereo FM radio reception and the ability to capture a video signal from a cable/satellite set-top box or camcorder with the A/V adapter cable provided. It also supports the DivX® format and includes a trial version for MPEG-4 support which enables output to a PSP™ or iPod®.

Pricing, Availability
The Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick and the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick are available through leading retailers and online resellers with U.S. pricing at $69.99 and $99.99 respectively. Both devices are fully certified for Windows Vista™ and Windows® Media Center.

For tips, tricks and techniques on all Pinnacle solutions go to Pinnacle Life.

About Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc., is an industry leader in providing a complete set of home video editing and TV viewing tools for the consumer market. The company’s product lines including Pinnacle PCTV™, Dazzle®, Pinnacle ShowCenter®, and its flagship Pinnacle Studio™ line, cover the needs and requirements of any level of video storytellers or consumers who simply want to enjoy TV from their computer. Pinnacle Systems has received nine prestigious Emmy® Awards for its technical innovations and carries the commitment to help consumers enhance, preserve and share their memories with ease. For more information, visit www.pinnaclesys.com.

About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid is a worldwide leader in tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals – as well as for home audio and video enthusiasts. Avid professional and consumer brands include Avid, Digidesign, M-Audio, Pinnacle Systems, Sibelius, Softimage and Sundance Digital. The vast majority of primetime television shows, feature films, commercials and chart-topping music hits are made using one or more Avid products. Whether used by seasoned professionals or beginning students, Avid’s products and services enable customers to work more efficiently, productively and creatively. Avid received an Oscar® statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid® Film Composer® system for motion picture editing. For more information about the company’s Oscar, Grammy® and Emmy award-winning products and services, visit www.avid.com.

“We have yet to announce a release date and price for PlayTV, and do not comment on rumour or speculation” Sony spokesperson

In fact, Sony are still refusing to suggest any firm release date or pricing for the hardware.  David Reeves, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, initially claimed the PlayTV would be priced between $135 and $200.  Back in February a release of March 28th and $150 pricetag were reported, but this subsequently proved false.

The device will turn the PS3 into a DVR, allowing two programmes to be simultaneously recorded to the console’s hard-drive.  Alternatively, one could be watched while another records.  Those recordings can then be transferred to a PSP for remote viewing; Sony have previously confirmed that they will not be adding any DRM to the files.

[via Eurogamer]

This player also has support for MP3 and WMA formats which makes it PlaysForSure compatible. Other than the relatively low storage capacity, possibly difficult to navigate UI, there is the $99 price that you’ll have to get over.

However, this may be one of the few MP3 players that you wouldn’t look like a tool with it dangling from your neck. So if you are female this could be as much a fashion accessory as a place to store some music, it will be out May 1st.

[via PMPToday]

The BZ100 has a 250GB HDD with the BZ200 doubling that. The HDD combined with the Blu-Ray recording capability mean these things can simultaneously record two digital broadcast programs in HD.

They support MPEG-4 video compression, have Digital and Analog TV tuners, HDMI, and TiVo-like support (I presume this means a similar EPG) and they also come with a standard remote alongside the programmable touch-screen one. They go on sale in Japan in May, hopefully they make it to the US at the same time or shortly thereafter.

[via Gadgetell]

There is an RDS-TMC tuner, 12-Channel GPS receiver, On-Board Gyroscope (so the map can automatically re-orientate itself when you turn) and Voice Recognition as well as Text-To-Speech for up to 6 European languages. No word whether you can get US maps or if its European only.

It doesn’t appear to have a screen built into it, so it looks like its on you for that, but Clarion has some pretty amazing solutions for that problem as well. One hurdle you’ll have to get over on your own though is the £795 price tag which converts to almost exactly twice that in USD.

[via UberGizmo]

It has a 7.1 channel HD receivers, HD video distribution system, and can disperse music in up to 12 different zones. There is a Control4 system for home automation control, an in-wall iPod dock with content navigation and control, and a 400 disc DVD/CD changer with a management system.

There is also a Blu-Ray disc player and AM, FM, XM, and Sirius tuners. The confusing part is where it only has 160GB of storage space on the music server, everyone in the industry is trying to pack in as many terabytes as humanly possible to satiate their customers and Sony comes to the table with a 160GB, something I could find in my iPod. There is of course some customization available, base price for one of these rackmounted systems is $40k and tops out at about $85k, enjoy.

[via ubergizmo]

You can kind of see the lens from the projector and slivers of a couple of speakers, but that’s it. The screen obviously rolls down above the foot of the bed, and then I assume somewhere else in the bed there is a tuner, DVD player, or at the very least inputs and space to store and connect your own.

So, not only does this canopy look amazing design wise, but the functionality that is built in as well makes it all that more useful. I want one, and if you do to (the difference being you might have the funds to afford it) you can contact Edoardo Carlino, the Italian designer who made the thing.

[via likecool]

You can also record HDTV from OTA sources with this thing. Also, the advanced DVD play back allows you to rip the DVDs into .ISO or .IFO disc images and play them back just like the original DVD with menus and everything.

It has 3xUSB, HDMI, Optical, S-Video, 2xCoax, Ethernet, Component, Stereo RCA, Multi I/O, and AC in ports, some of those are outputs though. Sadly the HDTV tuner is a separate attachment, but it just clips onto the bottom maintaining the trash can form factor if you buy one. Its available now on Amazon for $520.

[via gadgetgrid]

It has an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 processor, nVidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics, 3 gigs of RAM two HDDs for a total of 320GB of storage (no RAID is currently available with those, I asked). There is also WiFi A/G/N, a remote control, a built in mic and webcam as well as a fingerprint reader integrated into the touch pad.

As far as media controls, you have two separate silver dial looking things that control media as well as the included remote control, and this thing runs some version of Vista that has MCE built in so its either Premium or Ultimate (if I had to guess, Ultimate). It has a base price of just over $3000.

Then you hit the control knob and strum the guitar once and the robotic ears allow these things to automatically tune everything. It does it one string at a time, and as it works, there are lights on the volume knob that light up.

The best part, is that all of this tech doesn’t add hardly any weight to the guitar, so, you can quickly tune your guitar and get straight to the music without adding a ton of weight. If you want one, you can pick one up now for $2500.

Alright, that was all mostly from the press release, but I just saw this thing, not only does this thing look amazing (with a touch of geek on the back with a window to view most of the tech stuff), they have different colors. I mentioned the available presets, yeah, you can also program your own tuning styles. The best part, all of this actually works, the guy got up on stage, strummed the guitar, it was horribly out of tune, he hit the knob, strummed the strings a couple time, hit the button again so it would start outputting audio again, and then he started playing, it literally took me more time to type that than it did for the guitar to tune itself.

It has a Core 2 Duo E6320, a gig of RAM, a 160GB HDD, and a DVD burner. It also appears to come with a media center remote signifying a possible TV tuner, and since it comes with Windows Vista, its probably Vista Home Premium or Ultimate to make use of the Media Center app.

The PC also has Bluetooth and Dolby Digital Live audio technology, which means it should be a great fit for your home theater set up. On a side note, at the same time as this announcement, they announced a Pink Asus Eee PC for sale in Taiwan. The Nova will cost you a hard-to-swallow $1020 USD if/when it lands stateside.

Asus Nova P22, Small but still not like an Mac Mini, and Pink EEE [via akihabaranews]

A large portion of that stuff will be electronics, computers, home theater equipment, you name it, the US is probably one of, if not the largest markets for consumer electronics and Black Friday is a great excuse to move a few units out the door. One such product that many cost savvy consumers will be looking for is the coveted uber cheap notebook.

Our friends over at Notebooks.Com have compiled a full list of all the Black Friday laptop sales, and there are some good deals too. If you want to see the full list, check out the via link, but here are a few notable examples:

The coveted $300 or less laptop comes from Circuit City this year, several stores have a sub $400 laptop, but Circuit City has the cheapest one at $299 after a $350 discount. It’s the Compaq Presario C717nr which has a Core Duo (not Core 2 Duo) T2310, a 15.4” LCD, an 80GB HDD, a gig of RAM, and a DVD burner and comes pre-loaded with Vista.

CompUSA has some sales on Apple notebooks including a MacBook with a 5% discount and a MacBook Pro for $100 off. The MacBook is the 2.16GHz version and the MBP is the 2.2GHz 15.4” one.

The last one I am going to list is the HP Dragon from CompUSA, it’s the HDX9010NR and its $2599 after a $400 discount. If you don’t know, this is HP’s 20.1” laptop, this particular model has a C2D T 7500, a 240GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, an HD-DVD ROM drive, Vista Ultimate, integrated webcam, and a TV Tuner. This laptop is amazing specs wise but is only portable in the same way a pocket bike fits in your pocket, as in, its not.

Well, like I said, click on through to see the whole list, its kind of lengthy, and who knows, they could have what you have been looking for, in which case I’d feel obligated to cross everyone else off my Christmas list and think about myself only. But that’s just me, Happy Holidays.

Black Friday Notebooks [via notebooks]

However, if you live in the UK and want to get a new TV that prepares you for the switch, but you don’t have coverage of the digital signal yet, its ok, this TV still has an analog tuner too. The DVB-T tuner will support all the freeview channels, and you can go into interactive mode too, but no Freeview Playback support.

For connectivity you get 2 SCART, 2 HDMI, and an S-Video port. You also get VESA wall mounts and a 8ms response time. All of that for £399 for the 32” and £519 for the 37” models and you can get them now online, if you live in the UK.

HANNSpree launches XV GT LCD televisions [via pocket-lint]

I am pretty sure a good sign of something being light is how easily a runway model can carry eat and still look good. Part of the reason its so light is because they’ve separated the actual screen, and all the other junk that usually comes built into back/side of the TVs.

The separated media station has a TV tuner, a bunch of connectors, and a rather unique S-iVDR slot that basically allows the base station to act as a DVR storing the media on your choice of SD or MMC cards. You can connect the Media station via HDMI or through and optional wireless transmitter. You can get the TV’s in 37 or 42 inch sizes, both offering FullHD, the 37-inch model should be available by the end of the year and the 42-inch model some time after the start of next year. No word on price though, but I wouldn’t expect them to be cheap, oh, and they only appear to be available in select Asian markets anyways.

Hitachi unveils super-slim LCD TVs in Singapore [via Crave]

The second is the PC-AX80V which has the same specs but adds a TV tuner and HDMI input. This brings the desktop line even closer to being fully integrated into your home theater.

The third and final model is the PC-AZ120v, its packing some heat with a 1.66GHz Intel C2D T5500 and a 250GB HDD. Pass that, all the models have card readers, DL DVD-R/RW drives, HDM/VGA out, Firewire, and USB 2.0. Tack onto that the really nice looking media remote and the wireless keyboard with a touch-pad built into it and you quite clearly have a desktop system that is tailored to connect to your TV and act as a computer, but in your home theater. No word on price, but they should be out in the next couple months.

Sharp launches new Internet Aquos desktop PC’s [via gadgettastic]

The other bundle just has a 32MB MS Duo and loses the stand as well. That’s the only two ways you can get this new limited edition “Deep Red” PSP.

Personally, I like this color, it looks to be comparable to the “Cobalt” DS Lite that was released not too long ago. Regardless, you can only get it in Japan, and you can only get in one of those two bundles, no word on price or when you’ll be able to pick one up though.

New PSP Color “Deep Red” [via Kotaku]

And, like I said, you can listen to DAB radio with it. One of these days we might see something like DAB stateside, but somehow I doubt it.

Anyways, for those that have it, you know how great it is, those that don’t, keep guessing. If you don’t have an iPod already, then buy a different MP3 player that already has a DAB radio tuner built in, but if you do and just want to add DAB to it, this will do in a pinch. The biggest downside is that this thing will cost you a little more than $100.

‘Robi’ brings digital radio to the iPod [via crave]

No word on whether it will support the programming guide info that is built into the 1Seg signals or not. But hey, they are just doing what the PSP already can, which is ok, because the DS has a better implementation of it.

It will drop on November 8th, presumable only in Japan, and it will cost you about $58. So if you live in a country that has 1Seg TV broadcasts, go pick one up.

Rejoice Japan! 1Seg TV Tuner coming to DS Lite [via crunchgear]

This cell phone has a 3.2 inch screen with a resolution of 480×854, a contrast ratio of 2000:1, and support for up to 26 million colors. Oh yeah, there is also the standard widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.

On top of that there is a 1Seg tuner, SD-MMC slots, Bluetooth with A2DP, a 3.2MP camera, HSDPA support, IR and GSM support. That’s a whole lot of phone right there, and it will be available in Japan only, one of the places lucky enough to have 1Seg.

Sharp SH-920 – The best display ever [via newlaunches]

Or, they could just bundle the current separate HD-DVD drive with an Xbox 360 Elite since they probably have a ton of HD-DVD drives just sitting around. Although the drives have been selling like crazy thanks to all the rebates, price cuts, and other deals.

Other additions that came with this rumor, that sound extremely outrageous are a larger hard drive (more than 120GB? I haven’t even used the 20 that came with mine), dual HDTV tuners, an MP3 player docking port (where? The dual orientation capabilities of the 360 would prevent this no?), and a quieter system (this one might actually happen). No idea how much that bundle would cost, but it would definitely bump HD-DVD sales in the same cheatorous way that Sony did with Blu-Ray, and it would make for an Xbox that’s more suitable for IPTV or DVR functionality, which we could theoretically see any day now.

Rumor: Xbox 360 Upgrade Coming With Bundled HD DVD and Larger Hard Drive [via Gizmodo]

The aerial supplied with the PX-HDTV500U has to be one of the oddest I’ve seen; at first, I thought it was being photographed in front of the tuner’s retail packaging, but in fact it really does have an oblong mini-billboard apparently laced with some sort of flexible composite.  Plextor also include a remote control and software capable of viewing and recording TV.

“Plextor’s PX-HDTV500U Mini Digital HDTV Receiver is an excellent device for any road warrior, traveler, or student looking for a solution in the field of portable televisions. The simplicity and ease of use will most definitely have users falling in love with the idea of watching television on one’s computer”TabletPCReview

Check out the full review if you’re interested in mobile HDTV viewing.

Plextor HDTV500U review [TabletPCReview]

AkihabraNews were the lucky ones to get their hands on one of these (and to be living somewhere that has wireless TV). I am still kind of wondering if there is any programming info that comes through that thing or if you just kind of have to know what channels play what, guess I will never know since for some dumb reason the US still has yet to upgrade to the new wireless TV and radio standards our Eurasian friends get to enjoy.

Sony PSP Digital TV Adapter Hands-on Photos [via i4u]

The DVB-T even supports the EPG programming guide and teletext. There is also a lengthy list of codecs supported, starting with WAV, AAC, MP3, WMA, M-JPEG, MPEG1,2,4 , JPEG, and DivX.

I know devices with 7” screens aren’t usually considered too terribly portable, but this one is equipped with a Lithium Polymer battery for just that purpose. The screen albeit large, has a fairly low resolution, sitting at 480×234 and contrast of 300:1. As far as expansion goes, there are card readers for the following formats: CF, SD, MMC, MS, xD, SMC, and Microdrives. There is a remote, a pair of speakers cranking out a whole 2 watts of sound and a vehicle power adapter.

Unnamed Device Receives DVD-T, Gives Many Expandability Options [via PMPToday]

This DVD player provides near-MCE level functionality. It has a DVD player and recorder, a TV tuner/recorder, and an integrated HDD for storage of media.

You can use the Guide Plus+ TV guide that is included to schedule recordings and simultaneously play them back. No price, or really even a definite word whether it’s been released yet, but generally when it comes to Bang & Olufsen, you better start saving now.

Bang and Olufsen DVD 2 high end DVD player and recorder [via newlaunches]

The hardware encoding makes it so you can easily digitize all sorts of media including video cassettes and laserdiscs. The encoder outputs in MPEG-2, but the included software makes it fairly easy to automatically convert for several other formats.

Sadly it only picks up ATSC signals, but it can pick them up real well since it has inputs just for things to connect to larger, external antennas. Software wise it comes with Roxio’s Toast 8 Basic CD/DVD recording software. Its available now at the Apple store for $200.

EyeTV 250 Plus: TV recorder/converter [via MaCNN]

The package comes with the TubeStick, an antenna, and media software to manage all of your recordings and programs. If rumor has it, they will soon offer a lifetime subscription of, Steve Adore (Steve Jobs, Fan Club channel). The price for this item is $39.95.

TubeStick – television for the Mac [via redferret]

If you are in North America, you will be able to view HD channels that are being broadcast over the air and goes up to 1080i. You can also capture the videos to MPEG-2 format using hardware encoding.

The card features FM tuner for radio and comes with a remote and a mini-antenna. The AVerMedia Hybrid ExpressCard is shipping available immediately for $129.99.

[via press release]