Elgato EyeTV on Your iPhone - at Home and on the Road.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif. & MUNICH -- Elgato has released the EyeTV app for iPhone and iPod touch A flash-based iPod from Apple that was modeled after the iPhone. It is essentially a thinner iPhone without the phone capability and uses a touch screen for navigation rather than the illustrious click wheel. Like the iPhone, the only physical button displays the main menu. , available starting today on the App Store. With the EyeTV app, EyeTV users can watch live TV and recordings on an iPhone and browse the detailed program guide. They can also use the iPhone to start recording TV shows back home on a Mac immediately, or to schedule them to record later. The EyeTV app connects to any Mac running the latest version of Elgato's award-winning TV software, EyeTV 3.2, and can automatically find a Mac on the local network using Bonjour. The EyeTV app can also find and access a remote Mac via "My EyeTV", a free locator utility introduced today as part of EyeTV 3.2. * The latest in streaming technology EyeTV 3.2 and the EyeTV app use Apple's new HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. streaming technology that was introduced with iPhone OS 3.0. Unlike other proprietary streaming solutions, EyeTV relies on Apple's specifications for adaptive streaming using H.264 video and AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. audio codecs. EyeTV also uses the iPhone's hardware acceleration In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal (general purpose) CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and for playback, and delivers the best possible streaming quality with minimum battery use. * Connect via Bonjour Thanks to Bonjour technology, the EyeTV app automatically finds any Mac on a local Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. that is running EyeTV 3.2. Once connected, the iPhone can play live TV, change channels, watch EyeTV recordings, browse the Program Guide, and start or schedule recordings. * Watch TV anywhere On the road, the EyeTV app offers the same functionality that is available over a local network (note: a Wi-Fi connection is required for live TV). Elgato makes it easy to access a Mac with EyeTV via a remote connection. A new utility in EyeTV 3.2 sets up any router that supports UPnP or NAT-PMP protocols automatically. This locator utility is part of a new free service called "My EyeTV", and is similar to Apple's "Back to my Mac". Alternatively, users can manually configure their routers and/or use a dynamic DNS See DDNS. service. * System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. The EyeTV app requires a Mac computer (live TV streaming requires an Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better), EyeTV 3.2 or higher and a compatible TV tuner connected. Wi-Fi connection required for live TV. * Availability EyeTV is available from the iTunes Store at a price of US $4.99/ CA $4.99/ 3,99 [euro]/ 2.99/ AU$5.99/ NZ$ 6.49. EyeTV 3.2 is available as a free update for EyeTV 3 users. Elgato EyeTV tuners are available at the Elgato Online Store (www.elgato.com), at Apple retail stores and from local Mac resellers. |
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