Japanese iPhone 3G gets 1Seg TV tuner and a second battery
Posted by hina on November 9, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, Computer Hardware, PDA Phone | 
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In Japan, 1Seg TV is popular which lets Japanese watch mobile TV on their mobile devices. And many Japanese mobile phones come with built-in 1Seg TV tuner excepts the iPhone.
Japanese love to have their iPhone 3G to be capable of tuning to 1Seg TV. So, as least when they’re stuffed in an overly packed commuter train, during their long journey to work, they could then enjoy the 1Seg TV broadcast on the iPhone.
Fortunately, the Japanese Softbank has announced an accessory for the iPhone 3G today, which is a 1Seg TV tuner over WiFi with additional battery that you just need to add on to your iPhone for tuning to mobile TV in Japan. Just hook up this Softbank 1Seg TV tuner to the proprietary port of your iPhone, then you can receive the 1Seg broadcast on it. Some more the device’s battery acts as a second battery to prolong your viewing, and the battery gets recharged while it’s in the TV mode.
