Homer's iViewer: the wireless TV transmitter

Homer Technology's iViewer is based on a fairly simple concept, and while we're still curious as to what wireless protocol it's utilizing to handle its duties, it can reportedly beam content from just about anything to your TV sans cabling. More formally known as the HTM 9000, this thing features four separate channels / status LEDs, a trio of composite video inputs and an embedded antenna, which is apparently utilized to pass along video / images from your PMP / camcorder / etc. to the family room TV. Granted, we're always a bit skeptical when the nitty-gritty technical details are casually omitted from any easily retrievable documentation, but if this thing does what it promises at just $42.99, we'd say it's pretty worthwhile.

[Via ChipChick]

[Will @ Dec 14th 2007 12:21AM]

Looks evil.

[chrisrem @ Dec 14th 2007 12:38AM]

not so sure about this guy...i agree with will.

[Ryan P @ Dec 14th 2007 12:48AM]

Well it wasn't that menacing. Chewbacca's yell sent it running in the other direction.

[NovaLand @ Dec 14th 2007 12:55AM]

I'd love to read more about it, but ChipCkick reached its daily bandwidth limit. Getting posted on engadget and other sites is a doomsday for bandwidth-limited sites =)

[karryseth @ Dec 14th 2007 8:19AM]

ummm... specs, ports, range... am i missin something here?

[Doobie @ Dec 14th 2007 1:02AM]

Isn't that thing on the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Presence" album?

[dabrace1984 @ Dec 14th 2007 1:05AM]

Here is the official product page on Homer Technology, Inc.
http://www.homertechnology.com/products/htm9000.htm

Here is the official product description in PDF form from Homer Technology, Inc. (almost 11MB so be patient).
http://www.homertechnology.com/products/rf/htm9000.pdf

[Douglas Brace @ Dec 14th 2007 1:08AM]

Official Product Page
http://www.homertechnology.com/products/htm9000.htm

Official Product Description in PDF format (almost 11MB so be patient)
http://www.homertechnology.com/products/rf/htm9000.pdf

[JinGuy @ Dec 14th 2007 1:17AM]

Kinda looks like a Dalek...

[Blake Bowen @ Dec 14th 2007 1:20AM]

Composite inputs? Blegh

[Neg2LED @ Dec 14th 2007 1:26AM]

Sounds like a multi-channel wireless a/v transmitter/reciever or an RF modulator of some sort.

--neg

[bob sakamano @ Dec 14th 2007 1:44AM]

so how will this work? we plug this into our cable and stick something into the TV (like a wireless card) and we will connect wirelessly?

the faster they can make things transmit wirelessly to my LCD the quicker i can get it mounted on the wall! im an apartment renter in NYC and my landlord wouldnt be so happy with me ripping a hole in the wall to run some cabling. where is witricity when you need it?!?!?

[XenoX101 @ Dec 14th 2007 1:59AM]

Looks like a tie fighter

[Carl M @ Dec 14th 2007 1:55AM]

How is this thing different than the stuff that x10.com has been offering for ages?

[Fruition @ Dec 14th 2007 1:56AM]

Pyramid head?

[AJ in the East Bay @ Dec 14th 2007 2:05AM]

But did they HAVE to call it the "i" Viewer? Please make it stop!

[subscriber2008 @ Dec 14th 2007 2:24AM]

C'mon! I can't believe I'm the first one to say this: D'OH!!!!!

[Maximiliam @ Dec 14th 2007 3:05AM]

I would buy it, if it was combined with a beer chiller!

[LTM @ Dec 14th 2007 2:27AM]

didn't the jawas ride around in one of those in Star Wars?

[AJ in the East Bay @ Dec 14th 2007 3:12AM]

LMFAO!

[undacova @ Dec 14th 2007 3:30AM]

why the hell didnt we have this 5yrs ago?

[Mark Nelson @ Dec 14th 2007 10:02AM]

Hmmmn... RCA plugs? ...an 11MB 1-page PDF?

[strider_mt2k @ Dec 14th 2007 10:05AM]

It's called analog video transmission.
Been around for a while.

no protocols
no coaches
no crowns
no thrones!

Sorry. Gotta throw the odd Gormenghast reference in there from time to time.

[Lex @ Dec 14th 2007 11:19AM]

This has been around for a while - I bought an unbranded unit that does this on Ebay for $25 last year. Search "TV transmitter" and you'll find a lot of them. Unfortunately it interfered with the WIFI in my house so I couldn't use it.

[Big Sam @ Dec 14th 2007 12:17PM]

I just transmits on your choice of 4 NTSC (analog) channels. So you would turn your TV to channel 3 to pick up its transmission. Basically a mini TV station.

[Michael @ Dec 14th 2007 4:14PM]

Can I get a "By Your Command" here? This thing looks like it belongs on a Cylon Basestar.

[Chuck @ Dec 14th 2007 4:35PM]

I took the bait and ordered on from e-cost for under $37 shipped, only thing that concerns me is it had a "Build in 4 AAA Battery Compartment", bit of a translation typo there.

[Baalthazaar @ Jan 4th 2008 8:55PM]

If you ordered it from e-cost on the 14th, you probably have it by now... what is your take having it in hand?