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Elgato Tivizen – Your Ticket to Mobile Free TV


If you can’t get enough of free TV, then why not step it up a notch – turn your mobile devices like laptop, iPad, and Mac into a mobile boob tube using the new Elgato Tivizen Mobile TV Tuner. This little gloss black device comes with a slide out flexible aerial antenna that picks up DVB-T signals. After processing those signals, it transmits them smoothly into iPad and other computers using the local Wi-Fi network – no more paid online video streaming. The Tivizen is small enough to fit into a pocket, light enough and its 3.5-hour Lithium-ion battery can be recharged using the included USB cable adding flexibility and convenience to your mobile experience.

The Elgato Tivizen Mobile Tuner is more than your average TV tuner, it comes with TIvizen App that can help keep track of what’s on air and what’s coming up, and also record your favorite TV programs for later. This TV tuner can capture all data from DVB-T signal; furthermore it allows you to pause and rewind a show while viewing – a great feature if you happen to miss a moment or a dialogue. Tivizen is currently limited to areas broadcasting digital terrestrial television format.

Elgato Tivizen technical specs:

• Decoder: High-performance ARM 9 RISC-Processor
• Frequency range: 177.5 – 226.5MHz (VHF); 474 – 858MHz (UHF)
• Supported digital TV standards: DVB-T
• COFDM Demodulator: Supported modulations 16, 64 QAM, QPSK; Bandwidths 6, 7, 8 MHz

Experience your own free mobile TV here.

EyeTV Hybrid 2010 TV Tuner Stick

Geekiegadgets.com has featured a lot of computers from desktops, laptops to all-in-ones both Mac and PC. But for sure, getting a hard core machine that can only fill your geekie needs could have already blown your budget. Maybe you have spent a thousand or two for a new computer and a new TV is one thing you should postpone. An alternative to getting a brand spankin’ new TV is a TV tuner for your computer.

Come to think of it, your computer’s screen is already as good as some of the high end TV screens out there. It can support full 1080p HD and could be running on LED. Maybe, it has even superior technology under the hood such as an IPS panel rather than a TN panel.

More on to the EyeTV, you can connect your cable TV on this, an aerial antenna and even game consoles from Nintento 64 to the latest consoles such as the Ps3, Xbox 360 or Wii. The tuner can decode analog and digital TV signals and display it at 720p or 1080i depending on the available signal resolution.

The EyeTV doesn’t need any external power source as it draws power from the USB port. If you’re on a Mac, you can use the EyeTV 3 software where you can record, fast forward, and rewind live TV. Moreover, you can set it up to record a TV program you want at a scheduled time and edit out unwanted content.

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Elgato EyeTV Netstream DTT: TV for Your Home Network

For techies and geeks, the next best thing after the smell of true love in the air, along with the neighbor’s open Wi-Fi, is probably free over the air TV on their PC or Mac. Computers are more or less a complete entertainment center so why not make a full use of it? Using a compatible TV tuner, you can effortlessly set your computer to be a bona fide boob tube. And what’s better than free TV? Two free TV using the new Elgato EyeTV Netstream DTT. This smart network dual TV tuner can seamlessly broadcast DVB-T/Freeview digital television on your home network. With the EyeTV Netstream DTT, up to two people can watch and record different TV programs at the same instance. While your regular “fixed” USB DVB-T receivers are susceptible to poor receptions, the EyeTV Netstream DTT is not. Since it’s a network device and need not be attached to computer, you can easily position it where the signal strength is the greatest. When you finally find a reception sweet spot, just connect this dual tuner to your router and you’re live and good to go. If you have an 802.11n based wireless network, you can even stream TV shows directly into your portable computer- cable free.

The EyeTV Netstream supports both UPnP and Bonjour for fast and easy set-up, just tune it one time and it will automatically manage the channels for you ready for viewing. This hot new gadget also comes with award-winning TV software for both PC and Mac.

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EyeTV One TV Tuner – Broadcast TV Right into Your Desktop


Somebody once wrote that what is essential is invisible to the eye – in a geeky perspective that would translate to microwave, 3G, Wi-Fi, satellite radio and the ever free (just next to fast food condiments) over-the-air broadcast Television. You can also take advantage of one of the few essentially free things in life by getting Elgato EyeTV One digital TV tuner. Just hook the EyeTV One into your PC or MAC and to your TV antenna and unless you live in the middle of the Sahara or the frigid Poles, you can have an instant access to over the air TV programs. If you’ve got a nice LCD and a high-resolution display, you can even fully benefit and enjoy the free HDTV programs broadcasted in some areas.


EyeTV One is also a great way to easily convert your desktop into an instant high-quality DVR without having to buy or hook up a separate device. Now you’ll know what to do with your extra HDD space, this device allows you to record your favorite TV shows and programs directly into your hard drive. EyeTV One promises only one quality setting – lossless. That means unaltered and unadulterated digital stream as encoded and intended by the broadcasting station. Additionally, EyeTV One supports captioning and Dolby Digital sound for a richer viewing experience. This gadget couldn’t have been simpler to use, just plug the TV tuner to a USB 2.0 port, connect your TV antenna, and the included software will take care of the most parts for you.

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