iCube's iRec for iPod

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jan 22nd 2007 at 9:25AM

Korea's iCube has a new one-touch, direct-to-iPod video recorder for you this morning. The iRec -- not to be confused with the iRecord which has been out for awhile -- can record video at up to 640 x 480 pixels and a 2.5Mbps bit rate from any composite or S-Video source without the need for a PC. Yeah, it charges your iPod too as it records. Your captured vids are then automatically cataloged on the iPod and then synced back to iTunes when connected to your PC or Mac. While the iRec includes a "Timer" button, don't be fooled -- it's limited to turning recording off, not on. So no late night or away-from-home scheduling for you, son. Still, we can imagine that this 169,000KRW ($180) recorder fills a niche for some of you.

[Via AVING]

Filed under: Portable Video

Tags: icube, irec

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Dae @ Jan 22nd 2007 10:07AM

Actually i think i may like this ipod add-on. I wish it did have auto record but im sure i can figure a way around this. Maybe a external timer of some sort.

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Pfft @ Jan 22nd 2007 10:44AM

How about a TiVO recorder with a built-in iPod dock? Record via TiVO and then transfer to the iPod.

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Victor Cornelius @ Jan 22nd 2007 12:14PM

how stupid

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jake @ Jan 22nd 2007 2:09PM

Just use Tivo-To-Go and transfer your recordings to PC and then convert to Ipod format. It costs a little extra to get the Tivo format converter program, but not nearly as much as this device.

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jim @ Jan 22nd 2007 3:23PM

Actually iRecord allows schedule recording.. and wasn't this iRec device called iLuv at some point? From what they told me 3 months AFTER they got my credit card info was the product has been discontinued without ever hitting the market... I'm still waiting to get refunded.

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h0mi @ Jan 22nd 2007 7:36PM

This isnt a device that most people would ever want to use, but I can see some use for it. If you're traveling and want to record something on TV that is would otherwise be unavailable to you (at grandma's house and she has directv or something). A bit pricey though.

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amoyler @ Apr 25th 2007 6:02AM

We've got one of those out at work, seems to work pretty well. :] Recorded a few TV shows without any hitches.

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daniel @ Jun 16th 2007 2:50AM

hmm... on their website it says that you CAN SCHEDULE...

But anyways this device is GREAT! I'd love to record stuff from TV directly onto my ipod and watch a favourite episode again in my bed :D

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