Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

topics:

iPhone

vote downundo vote up flag

akihabaranews.com - 10/30/2008

Give Your iPHONE 3G a Second Battery and a 1Seg TV Tuner

—

It seems many Japanese have been complaining about the lack of a TV tuner on the iPHONE 3G. For once their voices have been heard! Today Softbank announced a new Japanese iPHONE gadge, an external 1Seg TV Tuner with additional battery (for both the iPHONE and the tuner itself). It's plugged via ...

4

appleinsider.com - 10/30/2008

Japanese iPhone owners to be offered TV tuner add-on

— appleinsider.com — Addressing a widely-publicized feature omission for Japanese iPhone users, local carrier Softbank on Thursday announced plans to... begin selling a TV Tuner add-on later this year that will also serve as an extended battery pack. (more) Japanese iPhone owners to be offered TV tuner add-on

iPhone

Comments vote downundo vote up VentureBeat found this 10/30/2008found this

3

crunchgear.com - 10/31/2008

Japanese iPhone gets official digital TV WiFi tuner/battery extender

— crunchgear.com — Softbank Mobile today announced the release of a One-Seg digital TV tuner for the iPhone [JP] for... the middle of December. One-Seg is a digital TV system only available in Japan and Brazil and usually stands for great picture and sound quality.  ... (more) Japanese iPhone gets official digital TV WiFi ...

iPhone

Comments vote downundo vote up Cult of Mac found this 10/31/2008found this

2

softbankmobile.co.jp - 10/30/2008

Japanese: Japanese iPhone 3G Gets New TV Tuner, Battery, WiFi Extender

— softbankmobile.co.jp — 2008年10月30日 ソフトバンクBB株式会社 ソフトバンクモバイル株式会社 ソフトバンクBB株式会社とソフトバンクモバイル株式会社（いずれも 社長：孫 正義、本社：東京都港区）は、「iPhone （アイフォーン） 3G」（アップル社製）でワンセグ放送の視聴 ※1 を実現し、さらに大容量充電池としても利用可能なiPhone 3G用充電・ワンセグチューナー「TV&バッテリー」（販売元：ソフトバンクBB株式会社）を、2008年12月中旬以降発売します。「TV&バッテリー」は、iPhone ...... (more) Japanese: Japanese iPhone 3G Gets New TV Tuner, Battery, ...

Mobile

Comments vote downundo vote up CrunchGear found this 10/30/2008found this

Leave a Comment

Softbank presenta TV e seconda batteria per iPhone
P@ssioneMobile — ... annuncia un ricevitore TV e seconda batteria per l’applefonino, lo riporta oggi  Akihabaranews.. ...

Softbank to offer iPhone 3G users 1-Seg TV tuner / battery-pack add-on
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... To be fair, the TV-tuner solution seems to be more of an after-though/response to complaints that the iPhone 3G lacks an integrated 1-Seg tuner. But, with the WiFi workaround allowing the tuner to be left in a purse or pocket while watching TV on the iPhone, it’s an acceptable solution. [Via: Akihabara News] Related News: The case for terrestrial TV tuners in Mobile devices Gigabyte t600 (DVB-T Mobile TV) review Sharp’s dual-mode tuner unites mobile TV standards Orb ...