engadgetmobile.com - 10/31/2008
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Japan does love 'em some mobile TV. Now that 1-Seg digital goodness has been announced for iPhone users. The 80-gram tuner provides a TV fix over WiFi and doubles as a battery extender when plugged into the iPhone 3G's dock connector. Trendy sidewalk zombies, the streets are yours. We'll ...
fastmac.com - 10/31/2008
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fastmac.com —
iPhone Battery Pack, Inject Life int Your iPhone.
Intoducing iV for iPhone - Battery Pack, Case, Flash...
& More. Get Up to 24 Hours of Talk Time and 21 Hours of Video Playback; Charge 2 Devices at the Same Time with Built-in Spare USB Port; Built-in ...
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Product - iPhone Extended Battery & Charger
appleinsider.com - 10/30/2008
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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.
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Japanese iPhone owners to be offered TV tuner add-on
crunchgear.com - 10/31/2008
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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. ...
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Japanese iPhone gets official digital TV WiFi ...
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Apple iPhone 3G gains 1-Seg mobile TV tuner in Japan
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... over Wifi which also doubles up as a battery extender when plugged into the Apple iPhone 3G dock connector.
So my Japanese trendy streetwise mobile TV friends mobile TV is your while on the go. The specs are three hours continuous 1-Seg viewing with 2 to 4 hours charge through AC or USB.
It should become available in December alongside a free 1-Seg app via the Apple iTunes app store, but as yet we have no idea on what price it will command.
Source – Engadget
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Softbank's iPhone 1seg tuner / battery charger gets unboxed
Engadget —
... to prove it. For those parked in Japan, though, you have every right to get jazzed. Softbank's 1seg TV tuner / battery charger has finally been loosed on the carrier's home turf, and the lucky cats over at DVICE were able to acquire one and give it a whirl. Setup was said to be a breeze, the 1seg pickup was crystal clear and the device itself was satisfactorily lightweight. As for downsides, the entire app is in Japanese, and even with the extra juice, watching TV on the go zapped the life out in around an hour with brightness maxed. Check the full writeup and unboxing ...
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