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Pocket Live TV now available also for MS Smartphone phones May 16, 2007 [MS Smartphone] | By Edward J. R. After Pocket Live TV for Pocket PC here comes a version of this program for Windows Mobile phones without touch-screen...
Information from Makayama follows. * * * * * New software lets you watch 100 live TV channels on your phone Makayama introduces Pocket Live TV 1.0 for Smartphones Software company Makayama announces the availability of ‘Pocket Live TV’ for Windows Mobile Smartphones. This innovative software lets you watch tv on your cellphone, with 100 TV channels, from 10 countries. It provides a two-click interface to streaming television on the internet. Pick a country, pick a channel and start watching. With Pocket Live TV, your phone becomes a portable TV. It lets you watch your favorite channels right in the palm of your hand. Get live TV from the U.S., U.K. Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands and other countries. So whatever you would've watched on the sofa, you can watch elsewhere instead. In the room next door, down the pub, or on the beach a thousand miles away. The software works on a broad range of smartphones, including popular models such as the T-Mobile Dash and Samsung Blackjack. Among the content offered, top news channels, such as CNN, BBC, Sky News, Deutsche Welle and NBC. Music channels, such as MTV, Ministry of Sound and 3voor12. Sports channels such the Baseball Channel, Eurosport and Sportbox. Get the latest weather forecast from the Weather Channel. And tens of general news and entertainment channels. The channels are all broadcast over-the-internet, and the application provides easy to use access to that content. Any Windows Mobile smartphone with WiFi, UMTS, WCDMA, EVDO, or other wideband connection will work. A Pocket PC version was released last month. A free demo can be downloaded, so that customers may check which channels are available. Makayama’s CEO Vincent Verweij: “No other software supports this many channels, from this many countries, in one package. We also designed the most intuďtive two click interface that you can wish for mobile tv viewing. Go to a Starbucks or other free WiFi hotspot, and you can watch unlimited hours of free TV in the best possible quality, or use your 3G connection. With other solutions, you need to buy a subscription and data plan and the costs are up to 120 U.S. dollars per year. With our product, you get more for less, it’s a one-time purchase” The retail price is USD 24.95 (EUR 19.95) ex. local tax. The free tryout version allows users to watch all channels, but a limited time only. To learn more, click here. Requirements: Smartphone with WiFi or 3G connectivity. Includes the following models: ASUS M530w Dopod C720W,577W,586W,595 HTC Breeze,Hurricane,MTeoR,Vox,S620,S710 i-Mate SP JAS,SP5,SP5m Motorola Q (EVDO), Q9H (HSDPA) o2 XDA Graphite Orange SPV C550,C600, C700, E650 Qtek 8300, Qtek 8310 Samsung Blackjack, i600 Vodafone v1210, VPA IV T-Mobile Dash
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