PacketVideo Mobile Broadcast Receiver

Are you jealous of all those 1Seg-capable handsets in Japan that you can’t get here? The PacketVideo Mobile Broadcast Receiver helps soothe your green-eyed monster within by turning WiFi-enabled cell phones and personal media players into portable TVs. The mobile broadcast receiver decodes a digital TV signal, transforms it into one that can be used on the phone, and sends it via WiFi to a playback device. Since the receiver aims to provide optimum rendering of the TV signal by using specific, patented protocols, you don’t have to worry about changing your handset should you wish to upgrade to advanced mobile TV services. Choose from TDtv, DVB-H, MediaFLO and WiMAX versions. This tiny entertainment gadget measures 6.4cm x 1.8cm x 4cm and will be available sometime this year at a yet undisclosed price.