Saturday, April 01, 2006

Sony launches "LocationFree TV"

Sony has just launched "LocationFree TV" for travellers wanting to watch their local TV stations or for home sick ex-pats. It is currently selling well in Japan at around $260.

Sony's dream of freeing TV from the confines of the living room is looking more like reality with a gadget that allows you to watch local broadcasts on a PC even if you are thousands of miles from home.

And it's simple. You just buy a little black box which connects to your anntenae at home and streams compressed TV to your "LocationFree" enabled device over a broadband Internet connection. So if travelling you could have your local TV beamed to your laptop while in the airport or even your cellphone while in the Metro.

The price is good and the idea strong. This could be a winner for Sony. Shame I can't beam it to my iPod.

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