In Japan, 1Seg TV is popular which lets Japanese watch mobile TV on their mobile devices. And many Japanese mobile phones come with built-in 1Seg TV tuner excepts the iPhone.
Japanese love to have their iPhone 3G to be capable of tuning to 1Seg TV. So, as least when they’re stuffed in an overly packed commuter train, during their long journey to work, they could then enjoy the 1Seg TV broadcast on the iPhone.
Fortunately, the Japanese Softbank has announced an accessory for the iPhone 3G today, which is a 1Seg TV tuner over WiFi with additional battery that you just need to add on to your iPhone for tuning to mobile TV in Japan. Just hook up this Softbank 1Seg TV tuner to the proprietary port of your iPhone, then you can receive the 1Seg broadcast on it. Some more the device’s battery acts as a second battery to prolong your viewing, and the battery gets recharged while it’s in the TV mode.
Apparently, the device doesn’t display the received TV pictures on your iPhone’s touchscreen. In fact it is a separate device that lets you watch the 1Seg TV on its own screen. Meaning you have to bring along a separate bulky device in order to enjoy the 1Seg TV broadcast.
source [akihabaranews]
October 31st, 2008 at 2:00 am
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