http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/ Engadget Comments for Japanese iPhone gets official 1-Seg WiFi tuner and battery extender from SoftBank http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
I'm very curious on how this works... Like does it create a Wifi network which you then launch an App to use?]]>Oct 30th 2008 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
sohuto banku is a good company, but there are better]]>Oct 30th 2008 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
I dont know about the TV feature, but just being able to recharge the iPhone on the go without having to carry a laptop around is good enough for me! Boo for non-user-replaceable batteries.]]>Oct 30th 2008 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
Yeah Verizon sucks but there isn't much of a choice in decent service in the states. It is either AT&T or Verizon, both rape you with prices but the alternative is shitty reception and customer service on the cheap.]]>Oct 30th 2008 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
Still, this is cool though. I'm presuming it will work with the Touch as well, but will the cost compete with PSP & DS Lite solutions, as previous noted?

Side note:
I just took a look at the article and it notes that Softbank is allowing iPhone users free WiFi access via 3500 AP's throughout the country. (Which makes me wonder if they're doing the same thing as AT&T/Starbucks previously did and allowing access based on the header?) Of course I'm not a native and could be entirely wrong in my understanding. Time to take a spin to McD's and see what's what and if my 1st Gen iPhone can get in on the lovin.]]>Oct 30th 2008 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/on your iPhone.]]>Oct 30th 2008 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/1seg uses regular OTA signals, Slingplayer will buffer/stall under poor 3G coverage.
1seg for iPhone doesn't really matter anyway, since the iPhone is selling so poorly in Japan and half of all the other phones already have 1seg.

Ergo: in Japan, plenty of people still care about 1seg so it will do just fine. Outside, there's no 1seg anyway, so they don't care in the first place and instead must rely on something else like Slingplayer.]]>Oct 30th 2008 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/can have OTA if you want. Cable and Satellite is what makes Sling exciting. No additional monthly fees
if you already subscribed.]]>Oct 30th 2008 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/27/japanese_iphone_3g_sales_better_than_reported.html

The 1 seg tuner will sell well.

I might get one too. I love my Japanese iPhone. You just need to stop hating since we have a very good 3g network!!]]>Oct 30th 2008 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 6:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
Japan uses One Seg and Brazil uses One Seg b.

Japan: Vídeo H264 / 15fps; Audio HE-AAC v.1 low complexity.
Brazil: Vídeo H264 / 30fps; Audio HE-AAC v.2 low complexity.
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For many of us in Japan who don't really even care about watching TV on our mobile devices, the fact the add-on is a charger is reason enough for the purchase.

Softbank knows what they are doing for their Japanese audience. Don't blame AT&T for an TV band infrastructure still in place since the 1960s.]]>Oct 30th 2008 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/Oct 30th 2008 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/japanese-iphone-gets-official-1-seg-wifi-tuner-and-battery-charg/
Orb should just release the Orblive iPhone app through Cydia. Apple could have given them an answer by now! In the meantime, I use a 1st gen iPhone running 1.1.4 and Orblive with a 3g iPhone running PdaNet. Live TV on iPhone over 3g. Works great, although that external battery would be handy. PdaNet used a lot of power, so I often use a car charger while using Orb.


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