HAVA media streamer for iPhone available now
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted October 15th 2009 11:55AM
posted October 15th 2009 11:55AM
Just a quick note to all you HAVA Player enthusiasts: the iPhone app that Monsoon announced at CES is finally ready for public consumption. Available from the App Store (of all places), the software lets HAVA owners control it all remotely -- including cable, satellite, and DVR. What's more, you can stream your recorded programming right onto the handset for all those times when you can't stand to be apart from Jim Cramer (few and far between, we know). Supports iPhone and iPod touch (with OS 2.2.1 or higher) and goes for $9.99. PR after the break.
Monsoon Multimedia Announces Availability of HAVA Mobile Player for iPhone
Watch and Control Your Live TV From Anywhere on the iPhone and iPod Touch
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsoon Multimedia today announced the availability of the HAVA Mobile Player application for iPhone and iPod Touch users. The HAVA Mobile Player app allows HAVA customers to view and control their home television service, including cable, satellite and TiVo, from anywhere in the world on their iPhone.
The HAVA Mobile Player for iPhone was designed for seamless integration with Apple's unique smartphone allowing viewers to control their home television service (whether it's cable or satellite, receiver or DVR, standard or high definition) via the touch screen interface.
"Monsoon's HAVA line of video streaming, place- and time-shifting devices give consumers more options when choosing how, when and where they view their home video and TV content," said Colin Stiles, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Monsoon Multimedia. "Our support for iPhone and iPod Touch gives HAVA customers the ability to watch any of their 300+ TV channels, their favorite football team on game day or their local news in very high quality, regardless of their location, wherever WiFi is available."
The iPhone version of the HAVA Mobile Player is optimized software for the video-streaming application that Monsoon also provides for PCs, Netbooks and other mobile devices. HAVA is a standalone device that does not require a dedicated or connected PC/Mac in the home to enable the iPhone or other portable devices when watching your TV over the Internet. In addition to place shifting video to PC or smartphones, Monsoon's HAVA features unique DVR capability that allow users to initiate a recording to their PC or attached storage, or pause, rewind or fast forward their live TV.
HAVA for iPhone:
Pricing and Availability
The Monsoon HAVA Player for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available as a direct download at iPhone App Store for $9.99. The HAVA product line is available from Monsoon at www.myhava.com and through select retailers and etailers nationwide.
About Monsoon Multimedia
Monsoon Multimedia provides advanced, standards-based multimedia products and technologies for the PC, Smartphone and Consumer Electronics industries. Monsoon licenses highly optimized multimedia solutions comprised of applications, drivers, frameworks, middleware and reference designs. Our customers and partners are semiconductor companies, PC manufacturers, MSO's, software suppliers and consumer electronics companies. Founded by the founders of Dazzle and Emuzed, the company has offices in California, India and Russia. For more information, please visit www.monsoonmultimedia.com.
Watch and Control Your Live TV From Anywhere on the iPhone and iPod Touch
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsoon Multimedia today announced the availability of the HAVA Mobile Player application for iPhone and iPod Touch users. The HAVA Mobile Player app allows HAVA customers to view and control their home television service, including cable, satellite and TiVo, from anywhere in the world on their iPhone.
The HAVA Mobile Player for iPhone was designed for seamless integration with Apple's unique smartphone allowing viewers to control their home television service (whether it's cable or satellite, receiver or DVR, standard or high definition) via the touch screen interface.
"Monsoon's HAVA line of video streaming, place- and time-shifting devices give consumers more options when choosing how, when and where they view their home video and TV content," said Colin Stiles, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Monsoon Multimedia. "Our support for iPhone and iPod Touch gives HAVA customers the ability to watch any of their 300+ TV channels, their favorite football team on game day or their local news in very high quality, regardless of their location, wherever WiFi is available."
The iPhone version of the HAVA Mobile Player is optimized software for the video-streaming application that Monsoon also provides for PCs, Netbooks and other mobile devices. HAVA is a standalone device that does not require a dedicated or connected PC/Mac in the home to enable the iPhone or other portable devices when watching your TV over the Internet. In addition to place shifting video to PC or smartphones, Monsoon's HAVA features unique DVR capability that allow users to initiate a recording to their PC or attached storage, or pause, rewind or fast forward their live TV.
HAVA for iPhone:
- High quality video playback
- Remote access to HAVA device
- Enables full remote control and channel changing capabilities of any TV source such as Cable, Satellite, DVD or TiVo
- Browse program guides for schedules, series and episode descriptions (based on availability from service provider)
- Favorites" feature allows users to label favorite channels
- Supports iPhone and iPod Touch with OS 2.2.1 or higher
Pricing and Availability
The Monsoon HAVA Player for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available as a direct download at iPhone App Store for $9.99. The HAVA product line is available from Monsoon at www.myhava.com and through select retailers and etailers nationwide.
About Monsoon Multimedia
Monsoon Multimedia provides advanced, standards-based multimedia products and technologies for the PC, Smartphone and Consumer Electronics industries. Monsoon licenses highly optimized multimedia solutions comprised of applications, drivers, frameworks, middleware and reference designs. Our customers and partners are semiconductor companies, PC manufacturers, MSO's, software suppliers and consumer electronics companies. Founded by the founders of Dazzle and Emuzed, the company has offices in California, India and Russia. For more information, please visit www.monsoonmultimedia.com.
Looks neat. Discovery Channel, HBO, Weather Channel. News-enthusiasts will be set. Cool app!
But... but... the Apple Haters said I could only get fart apps in the App Store.
What makes you think...nevermind, you're paranoid.
/facepalm
*YAWN*
this app is a junk. same with all other 75000+ fart apps.
no thanks.
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Quick! Get it before it gets "on second thought" killswitch'd.
It's worthless by itself. What Engadget left out is:
"To use HAVA Player you will need to have a HAVA device installed in your home to stream your home TV signal"
Wait no Wi-fi only restrictions from Apple??? OMG whats the world coming to!!
/s
Damn, someone wanna buy my Slingbox?! Geez, wasted $30 for a Wi-Fi only app.
AT&T announced they would allow VoIP over 3G, so i'd assume Slingplayer and the like would follow suit.
"regardless of their location, wherever WiFi is available."
Does that news article say "woman forced into motherhood finally free"? What did she give away her kids years later down the road? You'd think they'd pick a less controversial article to advertise there product.
You'd think you'd know the difference between "there" and "their". It means free from her kidnapper that forced her to have his kids genius.
Only a year behind schedule and $10 more than they were planning to charge. yay.
Boo Hoo, I have to pay $30 to get my Sling player to talk to my iPhone. But you know what they say technology is an expensive habit.
I have it, it works perfect, but it does not work over 3G. Not sure why, since it works over 3G on Windows Mobile Devices (or any other kind, really). Even though AT&T got their act together recently and allowed Vonage and others use their network the way it's supposed to be used, alas, this doesn't. Some things I pointed out to them after using it for a week: If you use the A/V dongle stuck in a Hotel Room with their sucky Cable and want to watch yours, it will throw the sound, but the video stays on the iPhone. FAIL.
Because AT&T's network is the proverbial camel and everything that hints at extra load is a proverbial straw. Someone should put the network out of its subscribers misery.
From the linked press release...
"regardless of their location, wherever WiFi is available"
Don't bother selling your slingboxes just yet.
I winder if $700 nokia n900 can do this?? NOT!!!
U mean my $49 iPhone can di this on a $30 month unlimited data plan,??
Um, yeah, actually, it can. The Hava client for Maemo has been out for years.
http://myhava.com/havamobileplayer.html?Submit=HAVA+Mobile+Player
The difference with N900 is you'll be able to other things while watching (i.e. IM, email, surf, etc...). And there as been a HAVA client for N8XX for well over a year and it was free (for the software).
oh and on the n900 version you can do it on 3g, unlike the iphone version.
fail more truth, it sustains me
The N900's predecessor has a hava app on the N810, so it can't be all that difficult to create an app for the N900 especially in comparison to how long it took for Monsoon media to come up with an iphone app. I was running a hava player on the N810 a year and half before sling ever produced an app for the iphone.
Finally, I can make use of my HAVA player on my iPhone! Oh wait, I don't have an iPhone... Come on Hava, do something for Android! At least I can still use my old WinMo and wifi.
Why not just use Orb Networks iPhone app? You can watch TV on your iphone, look at all your pictures, videos, music and docs. Even works on a laptop and Wii. Not affiliated with them, just saying it works. Video quality is passible but not great. Works over Wi-Fi, 3G, and Edge.
Now if Hava would just stop lying about their product and telling people its HD.
aww..come on, HAVA heart! :P
I have been using this for some time....it was available for a while...wifi only too
Hey Sling. Time to put that App ON SALE! Just sayin...
Strange. I have had it for a couple weeks at least. I don't know why a press releases is out late.
Jailbreak your iphone.
go into cydia and type 3G unrestricter
Bam skype, slingbox and everything you want works over 3G .. Just dont go over the 5GB limit or they will hash you!!!