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lightning review

Lightning Review: Samsung Access Mobile TV Phone for AT&T

The Gadget: Samsung Access, the second (and cheaper) phone launching AT&T's mobile TV service. More »

8:30 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By matt buchanan
5,975 views, 12 comments

Latest by firesign: @marcplante: no, it's not mobitv. it's based on mediaflo and is a different service, which is why it only runs on certain phones, currently two on at&t's service. more »

lg vu

Lightning Review: LG Vu for AT&T

The Gadget: LG's Vu, a multimedia touchscreen phone that launches AT&T's mobile TV service, and one of the two biggest phones to debut at CTIA. More »

5:30 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By matt buchanan
15,588 views, 11 comments

Latest by drewbyh: So what's up with this pricey gadgets only having Bluetooth 1.2? Weird. more »

mobile tv

Official AT&T Mobile TV Details

Looks the leaked info was pretty much spot on. AT&T's Mobile TV service is debuting May 4 and it'll come in three tiers: Limited, Basic and Plus for $13, $15 and $30. It'll launch in 58 major markets (all the ones you expect). Besides the nine live broadcast channels, there's a bank of 150 time-shifted shows like the 30 Rock finale, plus Sony's movie channel, dubbed PIX—it'll have stuff like Memento and Kung Fu Hustle (have you ever seen a fist this big?). First phones to get in on the action are LG's Vu and Samsung Access. Hit the jump for all the dirty details. More »

12:36 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By matt buchanan
4,276 views, 14 comments

Latest by dink23: @rton20s: I agree with you on the Slingbox, as I have been using one for several years, however it uses data and streams over the internet so the picture can be a little grainy. I've seen MediaFLO in action and more »

samsung

Samsung P960 Heralds the European Arrival of the Mobile TV Cellphone

While mobile TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is pretty much virgin territory for them. Samsung's P960, however, may have got the ball rolling, a mobile TV phone aimed at European consumers. A sleek gray slider, the P960 supports both European mobile TV standards, DVB-CBMS and OMA-BCAST, and its 2.6-inch QVGA TFT screen even lets you watch two channels at the same time. As to whether we're going to see a US-friendly version later on in the year—well, that's not clear yet, but since the menu behind the dude is in dollars, perhaps the Koreans are making their press budget go a little further. Press release is after the jump.
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3:55 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Addy Dugdale
1,734 views, 12 comments

Latest by Guy-Fawkes: WTF for? What's wrong with a cell phone that... Wait for it, novel concept coming... *Makes and answers cell phone calls*!?! If I want a TV, I don't need one with a screen so small the people look like diatoms. more »

gps

Archos Updates the 605 Wi-Fi With GPS, Mobile TV and Flash Video

The 605 WiFi PMP was cool and all, but it has been given new life thanks to an add-on that delivers driving directions and free or paid traffic notification in addition to its normal media functions. The system is even sophisticated enough to simulate position changes in the event that a signal is lost. There is also a new Web TV and Radio plugin that will give users access more than 9,600 Web radio stations, 600 Web TV stations and 110,000 podcasts streamed live over the Internet. It will also feature full support for Adobe Flash 9 and WMV9.Update: Some new info about streaming TV and a movie deal with Paramount.
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4:45 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,604 views, 15 comments

Latest by Zlevee: @vertigo: I'm a bit late replying but you can get the 160GB version of this for about that same price, and you have a lot more for your money in a list of features to big to put here - more »

rumor

Hulu Video Service Going Mobile?

Talking at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar implied that NBC and News Corp.'s (mostly) slick video service could be moving to mobile phones, saying that they're "ripe for the Hulu experience." But, it might not look like the Hulu we know and almost love, since he mentioned that it "may not be identical" everywhere, but he thinks "anything connected to the internet would be a good fit for Hulu." Looks like healthy mobile TV might just materialize in the US. [MocoNews, Broadcasting & Cable]

1:50 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By matt buchanan
1,921 views, 17 comments

Latest by conglomerate: @-AP-: PROPS more »

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AT&T Mobile TV Launch Date, Channels and Pricing

Boy Genius has some more details about AT&T's imminent mobile TV service, adding to what AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega told us earlier. It's going to launch May 4, and there will be three packages: Limited ($13/month), Basic ($15) and Plus ($30). It's the exact same as what Verizon VCast offers, price and channel-wise, except that AT&T has CNN and Plus tosses in an "exclusive" Sony pictures channel. Full listings below. More »

12:08 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By matt buchanan
4,938 views, 19 comments

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Local Broadcasters Want Mobile Standard: Free TV on Phones and Handhelds (With Ads, That Is)

The good news: A coalition of 800 local TV stations are lobbying to get a mobile TV standard approved by the ATSC. Rather than pay Verizon or AT&T a boatload of money to get MediaFLO content, you will just buy a product with a receiver chip and tune in whatever's on. The bad news: Broadcasters want this because TiVo, cable and that damned internet have done away with their ad revenue, and mobile TV seems like the last good place to stick inline ads that you will have to watch. More »

1:50 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Wilson Rothman
1,339 views, 11 comments

Latest by jackfrost132: @N@tedog: Eh, it's all walking in circles i say, they release a new medium to put ads on, we develop new technologies to skip those ads. more »

mobile tv

Video: AT&T's Mobile TV Service In Action

The new LG VU is the first handset to support AT&T's new Mobile TV offering and we got a quick video of the service in action at CTIA. The best part is that Mobile TV on the VU is all run from the touchscreen; from the channel up/down to the on-screen guide. The video quality looks pretty good as well. But you really have to pay attention where and how hard you're pushing on the screen because it will not recognize the button action if you don't press down just right. But all things considered, the interface is quick, snappy and well presented. [Giz@CTIA]

9:28 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Adrian Covert
4,225 views, 23 comments

Latest by greggantic: they should make it so it likes up with your tv, so you could use it as a "cable" source. more »

cellphones

Hands-on With AT&T's LG VU Multimedia Phone (AT&T Mobile TV is No Joke)

The AT&T LG Vu is the latest multimedia touchscreen phone on the floor at CTIA, offering haptic touchscreen feedback, Mobile TV and a pretty intuitive user interface. While the presentation of the hardware and software is beautiful, and the AT&T's MediaFlo-powered Mobile TV service is pretty slick, the lack of power in the web browser and sub-menu interfaces don't quite hold up to similar options (cough...iPHONE...cough).
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2:46 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Adrian Covert
24,058 views, 17 comments

Latest by swpoison: @chopstickhero: You can't say anything about the iphone. It's becoming illegal to give your opinion on or compare the iphone to anything that may resemble, or is similar in anyway. The T.V on the phone kind of sucks. It will get more »

cellphones

Behold the "Access," Samsung's First Mobile TV Phone With AT&T

Samsung and AT&T have officially announced the arrival of the "Access"—Samsung's first device to support AT&T Mobile TV. The phone features a 2.3-inch landscape display, dual-band 3G and quad-band GSM, one-touch access to AT&T Mobile TV, Video Share, AT&T Mobile Music, Bluetooth, a microSD slot and a 1.3 megapixel camera with video. Pricing has not been announced, but you will be able to get your hands on one starting this May. Press release after the jump.

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7:37 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,837 views, 6 comments

Latest by Gizmog: Riqgeez, the entire point of this phone is so that AT&T can have a lower-end phone that supports Mobile TV. People who want a higher-end TV phone will obviously be drawn toward the Vu. Not every phone in a carriers more »

portable media

Motorola DH02: Moto's Third Mobile TV In As Many Months

OK, not to punch the weakling when he's down on all fours, but this is quite a tale of WTF: First, at CES, Moto unveils a plan for the DH01 Mobile TV with MicroSD card reader and DVB-H for terrestrial reception (where available). Then, it upgrades to the DH01n, adding GPS and a Tele Atlas map set for turn-by-turn driving. Finally, Moto decides what the thing really needs is a cellphone inside. Today Moto announces the DH02, all of the above goodness plus HSDPA connectivity and a touchscreen interface with "intuitive click, drag and scroll icon-based menus" to boot. (No video or photo of that, however.) All I can say is, good luck to you, Moto, whatever the hell it is you're doing. [Motorola]

1:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Wilson Rothman
1,304 views, 3 comments

Latest by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Is that like, their last attempt before the end? Because it's a hell of a nice attempt. But I'll wait for the reviews... you know, they aren't just closing their mobile division by chance. more »

pmp navigator

Motorola Updates Its Mobile TV With Navigator

Motorola's DH01 mobile TV, above, seen at CES last month, has been updated already. The beleaguered electronics company added a GPS navigation system to the DVR (and an "n" to the model number) and took its DH01n to Barcelona's MWC to show off. It still uses DVB-H format, though, which ain't exactly popular over here. [Motorola]

3:43 AM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Addy Dugdale
504 views, Comment

iphone tv

Stream Mobile TV To your iPhone, iPod Touch via Wi-Fi

Packet Video's latest Mobile Broadcast Receiver, which looks like a small white box, is able to stream mobile TV to devices with no mobile TV reception capability, such as the iPhone and iPod Touch. More »

3:40 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Jason Chen
23,331 views, 21 comments

Latest by treflip: I think a shat myself. more »

lg mph

LG MPH TV-Everywhere Coming to North America in 2009

LG says its MPH in-band mobile digital television system will be relatively easy for broadcasters to implement into their existing transmitters, and claims that 800 of the US broadcasters are on board for 2009. At today's press event, company officials said US consumers will be interested in receiving the mobile DTV for weather, news and sports updates. If all 800 TV stations actualy begin broadcasting this "robust" format, you'll be able to watch crappy local news on cellphones (see one after the jump), personal DTVs (shown above) and laptop PCs everywhere you go, haunting you like a malodorous ghost. Good luck with that. Check out the press release with the details:
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12:59 PM on Sun Jan 6 2008
By Charlie White
1,627 views, Comment

AT&T's broadcast mobile TV service with Qualcomm's MediaFlo has had its launch date nudged back from year's end to early 2008. The reason given is fine tuning, though what kind of "tuning" was left unspecified. Verizon's, on the other hand, has had its MediaFlo-based offerings up and running since March. [Reuters via Phone Scoop]

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GPS Makers Garmin, TomTom, Mitac Pondering Mobile TV To Devices

The three GPS manufacturers, Garmin, TomTom and Mitac, are considering adding Mobile TV functionality to their portable GPS devices, reports DigiTimes. Whether all three, or even one, will eventually allow you to watch TV while driving is still up in the air, but their reasoning is that your time spent navigating is small in proportion to the total time you spend driving with your car with the nav system off. Unfortunately, having a video device in the view of the driver while the car's in motion is illegal in many states here; when watching TV while driving is outlawed, only outlaws will watch TV when driving. [Digitimes]

4:00 PM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Jason Chen
1,835 views, 11 comments

Latest by jchasse: Hey and for a tech focused site what is the issue with an edit button on our posts so that we can fix our shitty grammar and spelling. Or even a 'GASP' spellchecker widget. more »

mobile tv

Stolen Snaps of Samsung G800 Reveal 5 Megapixel camera with 3x Zoom

Following its appearance at a Samsung dealer event in the Netherlands, the ultra-slim G800 slider is getting a bit of attention &mdash mainly because of its 5 megapixel camera with 3 x zoom and Xenon flash. And then there's the small matter of the HSDPA and the micro SDHC card slot, making me think that the G800 will be Samsung's mobile TV phone. More pics and specs below. More »

6:24 AM on Thu Sep 13 2007
By Addy Dugdale
9,624 views, 18 comments

Latest by machinoman: forget it, it is a awesome camera phone more »