#EYETV MOBILE TV#
In addition to watching live TV and recorded programs via the EyeTV mobile offering, users can also browse a programming guide and use their iPhone or iPod touch to start recording TV shows or scheduled future recordings back on their home computer. Elgato Systems, the maker of a number of well-received digital media hardware products, has introduced EyeTV Mobile, an antenna-based system that lets iPad and iPhone users watch live TV. A free My EyeTV locator utility lets the iPhone app find and access a remote Mac. It connects to any Mac running EyeTV 3.2, automatically finding the machine on a local network courtesy of Bonjour. At this size though, it's easy to lose and makes for perfect 'left. The key phrase in that setup is “EyeTV users.” To take advantage of the mobile app, you’ll also need EyeTV 3.2, Elgato’s desktop TV software, installed on a Mac that has a compatible TV tuner connected to it.īut if you have those parts in place, the EyeTV mobile app brings a lot to the table. At just 31 × 41 × 11 mm and 14 grams, it's definitely not like carrying a set-top box in your pocket. Its a tiny little DVB-T Freeview tuner that plugs into the iPads Dock connector, picking up. In addition to streaming video from your Mac to your iPhone, EyeTV also lets you browse the app’s programming guide and schedule recordings. powered by Elgatos eyeTV Mobile is yet another way to watch TV on your iPad 2 while youre on the go. Elgato Systems’ $5 app for the iPhone and iPod touch lets EyeTV users watch live TV and recordings on their iPhone 3.0-running mobile device. EyeTV users need never have to stray to far from the warm loving glow of their favorite TV programs after Tuesday’s arrival of the EyeTV app in the App Store.