Europe got the PlayTV, and now Japan is receiving a digital tuner for the PS3 of its own called the Torne.
Connecting to the PS3 via USB, the Torne adds internet-based program search and DVR functions to the PS3 (that still work even when you’re watching a Blu-ray or something). Shows are recorded to either the PS3 itself or a connected USB hard drive.
Then, if you have a PS3, the shows can be transferred to either it or an intermediary media card, or, and this is the neater part, you could watch the shows from your PS3 on your PSP using Remote Play (and Wi-Fi). The Torne is out in Japan this March for about $US110, and it will also be bundled with Japan’s upcoming 250GB PS3. But there’s still no word on a release in other parts of the world. [Kotaku]
Jeff
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 9:16 AMI thought we had Play-Tv here as well?
johnny
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:34 AMwe are considered europe by sony market and many others lol
Mivilicious
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:34 AM“Shows are recorded to either the PS3 itself or a connected USB hard drive.” thats interesting… play tv doesnt have this… does it?!
nozlaf
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 11:00 AMits just the same as the playtv but japanified (if thats a word) offfers the b-cas card so that you it meets regulatory approval and internet based epg
this is really only news for the US gizmodo becaus they dont have playtv yet because their TV like their mobile networks, internet and banks are so de-regulated there is no way to interface across the entire country using one standard.
Reece McPherson
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 3:35 PMJapanified is already word I think.
Means ‘Ridiculous’.