[Hidden-tech] Television on iPod anyone?

[Duane Dale]

Personal portable TVs seem to have made it into the digital-TV era.  See for
example,

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3902971

(as a proof-of-category, not an endorsement!).

Downsides: (1) limited to broadcast TV. (2) gadget proliferation.

-- Duane Dale

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Videatives <videatives at aol.com> wrote:

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> To Wesley, Stefan, Paul, and Robert:
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> Great ideas one and all.  I do appreciate the tips.  I have certainly learn
> something here.
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> Ciao,
> George Forman
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> On Jan 7, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Wesley Rosner wrote:
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> There are a couple of ways to do it.
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> 1) A SlingBox (http://www.slingbox.com/go/home) - Will stream your tv from
> home to various devices....ipod included (if they have wifi)
>
> 2) A mac running Elgato EyeTV will do similar (though it may be difficult
> to achieve in the hotel setting)
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> There is one site offering TV through safari but it's all West Coast
> Channels and times.
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> http://www.filmon.com Not a great selection but some stuff...the real
> issue is the time zone difference.
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> Hope it helps.
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> -Wes
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> On Jan 7, 2011, at 8:35 AM, Videatives wrote:
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> Dear Hidden-Tech members,
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> I have a dear friend, injured in a recent car accident, who will be
> confined to the rehab center for two to three months.  He has asked me
> to help him find a way to play television channels on his iPod Nano.
> I doubt if this can be done, but realize new gadgets and adapters
> appear every week.  He has one other person in his room, so the iPod
> screen would give him the small scale to watch and listen without
> disturbing his room mate.  He also has some trouble sleeping, due to
> his pain, and finds watching television helps.  So if he fell asleep
> watching his iPod, his Nano could just rest on his bed covers.  Or
> perhaps there is some way to "capture" a favorite broadcast show and
> download into the iPod Nano.
>
> Thanks,
> George Forman
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