tuners
Hardware
Normal People Can Now Install CableCARD Tuners On Windows 7 PCs
9:44AM Jason Chen | FINALLY. Microsoft and CableLabs are finally opened the door to have regular people add in CableCARD tuners by themselves, after they’ve purchased the PC and set it up. This is good news. More »
Computers
Dell Mini 10 Finally Sprouts Built-in TV Tuner Option
2:41PM Matt Buchanan | Dell just told us the Mini 10 is finally getting that built-in TV tuner option promised at CES as a $US50 add-on. It tunes in to over-the-air digital ATSC TV. AU: I imagine this is US only for the time being. [Dell] More »
Hardware
DirecTV PC Tuner Officially Canceled
7:40AM Sean Fallon | DirecTV has officially canned their efforts to bring the HDPC-20 tuner to market. The device would have allowed subscribers to integrate their service with Windows Media Centre. More »
Peripherals
Softbank’s New 1Seg Tuner Gives Japan’s iPhones Mobile TV Goodness
7:31PM Kit Eaton | Softbank’s just stumped-up with this interesting mobile TV add-on for Japanese iPhone users: it’s a separate unit with tuner and aerial that retransmits the signal over Wi-fi to the phone. The rechargeable device will give about three hours of TV oggling, and connects to a special iPhone app that’ll be distributed free when the device hits the streets in mid December for a suggested price of around $US100. Better still, the receiver unit doubles as an iPhone battery top-up when you link it via the dock connector, for double the utility. And just maybe it’ll pave the way for similar non-1seg devices this side of the Pacific. [AVWatch] More »
Gadgets
N-Tune Guitar Tuner Offers On-Board Tuning
5:50AM Jason Chen | Losing tuners comes more naturally to us than actually playing the guitar, which is why this N-Tune guitar tuner seems so great. It attaches under your guitar’s volume knob and lights up to the appropriate key when you’re in pitch. At $US100 it’s also $100 more expensive than the tuner we currently own, so we’re going to have to lose a lot more tuners to justify buying one of these when it’s available later this month. [N-Tune via BB Gadgets] More »
Entertainment
DirecTV PC Tuner Photos Surface Online
7:23AM Adrian Covert | Scans of DirecTV’s PC Tuner showed up on the DBStalk forums, which supposedly has two coaxial inputs, one USB output, ethernet and USB inputs, Vista Media Center support, and a DVR interface that uses your PC’s HDD. No word on whether the tuner is HD or SD, but If this is the real deal, it looks promising. [DBStalk Forums] More »
Gadgets
Intelligent Lantern for People Who Like Son with Their Lumiere
4:34AM Addy Dugdale | The intelligent lantern could be termed the Swiss Army Knife of flashlights—although the purists among you will probably complain that you can’t file your nails, peel an orange or get a stone out of a horse’s hoof with it. As well as a super-bright beam that can be seen a mile away, the nine-inch outdoor gizmo rocks stereo speakers, an AM/FM tuner, access to NOAA Weatherband and an MP3-compatible connection. There’s a digital clock, and as well as running on 6 C batteries (alkaline or rechargeable) you can also run it through your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or the mains. And all of this will cost you just $US39.[Norm Thompson via Crave via PopGadget] More »
Games
Included Game&Watch Game Makes Nintendo DS TV Tuner’s Even Cooler
9:38PM Jesus Diaz | The Nintendo DS TV Tuner was released yesterday in Japan for about $60 and the people from Impress have got their hands on one. The device will let you watch digital terrestrial television on the DS top screen while giving all sorts of controls on the bottom part. The surprise: it includes the all-time-classic Game&Watch Fire game in the package. Can’t remember Fire or even the Game&Watch? Check the retro godness after the jump: More »
Computers
Asus R50A Has GPS and TV Tuner and 3.5G Connectivity
11:12PM Addy Dugdale | Information about Asus’s new UMPC, the R50A, is out and about. And, if you like these kind of things, the chunky handheld with a 4.8-inch, 1024 x 600 screen boasts both 3 and 3.5G connectivity. And that’s not all: More »
Games
