dvice.com - 1/2/2009
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With only one day left on the 2008 calendar Softbank finally released the highly anticipated 1-Seg TV tuner and battery for the Apple iPhone. Say what you will about the iPhone's steep challenge in Japan, but Softbank has come through with one of the best Apple accessories ever to hit the ...
dvice.com - 12/29/2008
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dvice.com —
Despite the naysayers the iPhone continues to gain
steam in Japan. The latest evidence of this trend...
comes via Softbank's latest software announcement promoting Speeek , a voice-enabled electronic dictionary application that translates Japanese to ...
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Softbank releases voice translation tool for iPhone
ohgizmo.com - 1/3/2009
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ohgizmo.com —
By Andrew Liszewski Softbank has finally released their
1-Seg TV Tuner accessory for the iPhone 3G, and...
DVICE has posted a first look at what they feel is now one of the best accessories for Apple’s phone. Unlike most add-ons, the Softbank ...
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Softbank Releases Their 1-Seg TV Tuner & Battery For The ...
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iPhone 3G Softbank 1-Seg TV Tuner reviewed: power hungry but great
SlashGear —
Softbank’s 1-Seg TV tuner for the iPhone 3G has gone on sale in Japan, meaning mobile media obsessed commuters can now entertain themselves with live TV as well as YouTube clips of kids getting over-excited about their Nintendo Wii. The device, announced at the end of October, streams TV footage to the iPhone via WiFi; meanwhile a cable provides extra power from the tuner to the iPhone, in an attempt to prolong runtime.
From DVICE’s review, however, this umbilical is only partially successful. Reviewer Adario Strange managed around an hour of TV - with the iPhone brightness at full - before the battery ...
Softbank's iPhone 1seg tuner / battery charger gets unboxed
Engadget —
If you're American, don't even pretend you care about this. 'Cause you don't care about mobile TV at all, and we've got the facts to prove it. For those parked in Japan, though, you have every right to get jazzed. Softbank's 1seg TV tuner / battery charger has finally been loosed on the carrier's home turf, and the lucky cats ...
Softbank’s One-Seg iPhone TV tuner handled
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
Softbank recently announced their 1-Seg TV tuner/battery pack add-on for Japanese iPhone 3Gs. The Japanese iPhone 3G was criticized for its lack of an integrated TV tuner, and the One-Seg TV tuner accessory was to be Softbank (OTCPK: SFTBF)’s answer. The external TV tuner connects to the iPhone 3G over WiFi, streaming the TV stream to the iPhone 3G.
The Softbank One-Seg TV tuner was recently released to the TV-consumer public. That is, as long as you’re a Softbank subscriber. We’re not going to see this particular iPhone 3G accessory make the jump to
Thankfully, the lucky folks over at DVICE ...
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