Softbank Plans to Bring Live TV to iPhone Users in Japan via $100 TV-Tuner Card

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imageSoftbank Plans to Bring Live TV to iPhone Users in Japan via $100 TV-Tuner Card

Softbank has announced that it will be selling a TV-Tuner card add-on for iPhone 3G later this year to address a widely-publicized feature omission for iPhone users in Japan. The add-on TV-Tuner card will also serve as an extended battery pack for the iPhone. There have been reports that though...

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  • Kwopau
    Kwopau Posts: 294
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    Well that's good news but Next time Apple should have a built in tv tunner. Almost all Korean phones do come with tv ability built in their phone, it is called DMB but yea you can watch tv on your phone. It's really convenient to have because if you usually watch news but can't becuase you are outside then you can watch it at your phone.

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  • STEVE ANDERSON
    STEVE ANDERSON Posts: 11
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    I HAVE NO TUNER CARD IN MY 3G IPHONE BUT I WATCH BBCI PLAYER JUST FINE

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  • se23
    se23 Posts: 19
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    yeah this tv tuner is long, 4get it. do japanese really watch this much tv? I would settle 4 better 3g coverage so I can stream what I want to in the uk. also flash is more important then we really could watch what we want.

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  • Free Gadgets
    Free Gadgets Posts: 5
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    I think a tuner card for a phone is going a little OTT but I suppose some people will find a use for it.

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  • Paul
    Paul Posts: 239
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    Yeah BBci player is the killer App so dont need a tv tuner in uk really thats what safari is for..

    what we want is Cut and Paste and the FLASH support.... then this phone to me is complete, after those things we need to start to look at how it can make tea in the mornings...

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  • Zed Sefi
    Zed Sefi Posts: 143
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    I am using Orb to watch TV on my iPhone 3G, works pretty well over 3G network. However, I love to have one of these new Japanese devices.

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