TV Streamer for iOS Devices

Hauppauge has announced a new live TV streamer for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Called "Broadway", this new stand alone "box" from Hauppauge's PCTV Systems division allows live TV to be watched on an Apple device in the home through a WiFi connection, or anywhere in the world via an Internet connection.

Broadway can be used in the home, for example, to watch a football game or a news program on your iPad. Your iPad will display a list of Broadway provided TV channels from your cable TV network, and once you have chosen a TV channel, touching the iPad screen with your finger will prompt the live TV program to fill the entire screen.
If you travel and have an Internet connection on your iPhone or iPad, you can watch live TV from your home anywhere in the world. Broadway connects to your home network router and transmits the TV signal through your network router over the Internet to your Apple device.

One of the key technologies within Broadway is a high-quality, high definition H.264 video compressor, which can take TV programs from clear QAM digital cable TV or ATSC over-the-air TV and "shrink" these programs into a form which can be displayed on an Apple device. Broadway also has a built-in multi-format TV receiver which can tune to digital cable TV channels and ATSC over-the-air broadcast TV channels, and then compress those TV channels and rebroadcast them over both WiFi and the Internet so that the TV programs can be watched on an Apple device. In addition to HD TV, Broadway can also receive and convert analog TV into a form which can be watched on Apple devices.

Broadway will have a suggested retail price of $199 and will be available in North America in about six weeks.

Paul Smith's Own ATH-A50

British fashion designer Paul Smith has released a pait of limited edition Audio Technica headphones, which are based on a pair of Audio Technica ATH-A50 headphones.

The Paul Smith Audio Technica Headphones come with a fabric travel pouch, and the headphones feature a gold and aluminum housing as well as 3.5mm gold plated connectors.

These limited edition Paul Smith headphones are part of a collaboration between Audio-Technica and the British designer Paul Smith. Based on the Audio-Technica ATH-A50, these stereo headphones features a gold aluminum facing and a travel pouch made of Smith’s suiting fabric. These headphones are also inscribed with the Paul Smith logo/signature.

If you want a set of these Paul Smith Limited Edition Audio Technica Headphones, they are available exclusively at the Paul Smith website for $235.