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Japanese iPhone gets official digital TV WiFi tuner/battery extender
Japanese iPhone gets official digital TV WiFi tuner/battery extender
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. The device makes it possible to watch digital ...
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Japanese iPhone owners to be offered TV tuner add-on
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
Japanese: Japanese iPhone 3G Gets New TV Tuner, Battery, WiFi Extender
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, ...
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Softbank To Offer TV Tuner for iPhones in Japan
Cult of Mac — ... to the Apple phone in the saturated Japanese mobile handset market. The device, with a footprint only slightly smaller than the iPhone itself, is expected to cost about $100 and will also feature the ability to extend the iPhone’s battery when connected to the iPhone by a dock connector. Color me skeptical that the vaunted Japanese consumer’s love of gadgetry will make this a game changer for iPhone’s fortunes in Japan. Via Crunch Gear

Apple iPhone 3G Gets Digital TV
High Tech Lounge — ... sizable antenna to work properly, there is a peripheral involved. Thankfully (or unfortunately), this peripheral does not attach directly to the iPhone. Instead, it is a separate unit that communicates with the Jesus phone over WiFi. The digital TV signal is converted into IP-based data, which can then be viewed on the iPhone through a free One-Seg application. You can also use the 80 gram One-Seg device as a battery extender for your iPhone. Apple iPhone 3G Gets Digital TV Source: crunchgear.com ...

Only in Japan: USB stick lets users watch digital TV on their iPhones
MobileCrunch — ... Japanese customers could buy an iPhone-exclusive add-on, which turned their iPhones into portable TV tuners last year, but that device is now sold out. Now I-O Data takes another shot at the problem by releasing the ...

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