SoftBank released a gadget called "TV&Battery" for the iPhone 3G in Japan last month. This gadget lets you watch TV and charges your iPhone as well. It charges the iPhone with a cable. For TV, it serves as a tuner and streams the contents via wifi.
How does watching TV work?
- Turn on TV&Battery and pull out the antenna.
- Go to Settings>Wi-Fi on your iPhone. You will then see a network created by the device. Select that network.
- Go back to the home screen and load the TV app (free from Japan's App Store).
- And there you have it. The list of channel with the program info comes up.
- Select a channel, and start watching.
The TV&Battery is available for around $100 in Japan. Personally, I bought it mainly to charge my iPhone on the go and not so much for the TV function.
Lastly, here is a video (created with iMovie '09) of it in action. Enjoy!
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