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FilmOn finds another way to put live TV on your mobile, but it's still awkward
FilmOn's TV streaming ambitions haven't exactly gone according to plan since it got into legal hot water with a bunch of not-so-minor broadcasters last year -- including CBS, FOX and plenty others. Until that dries off, the company wants to bring TV to your phone, tablet or laptop using an additional route: a portable ATSC tuner. It's shown off a receiver dongle that it claims can enable watching and recording of free-to-air shows on iOS, Android, PC and Mac, with an in-built five-hour battery and pass-through charging. The FilmOn AIR device will start shipping in February with a $95.95 standalone price tag, or $149.95 when packaged with a year's subscription to the main FilmOn service that streams 120 channels over the web -- well, for now at least.
Miglia announces TVMini HD Express tuner for Macs
Another year, another update to Miglia's TVMini. This iteration, which honestly looks no different than past versions, does precisely what you'd expect and little more. The "Mac-only" TVMini HD Express boasts a built-in ATSC tuner and gets all the power it needs from a spare USB 2.0 port. You'll get the obligatory watch / pause / rewind functionality and the outfit's own The Tube software with an integrated EPG and a one-click solution for exporting programming to iPods. Granted, this critter isn't nearly as road-friendly as those USB tuners, but if you're just totally seduced by those sexy curves, you can hand over your $99 and stop drooling.
