Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Sony's LocationFree TV Hands-On
Posted by James Fee in "HARDWARE" @ 11:00 AM
"The LocationFree broadband TVs will be available in 12.1-inch (LF-X1) and 7-inch (LF-X5) screen sizes, each with a Base Station. The Base Station transmits video content to its dedicated, wireless, touch panel screen. Utilizing Sony's first dual band wireless systems (2.4GHz and 5GHz), these two models deliver stable video and audio signals without interference from 2.4GHz devices such as microwave ovens and cordless phones. The LocationFree TVs can deliver your personal video contents from the Base Station via state-of-the-art secured device authentication and encryption technology to the wireless monitor in Wi-Fi HotSpots and Ethernet ports found in hotels, airports and other locations. This means your TV monitor is no longer confined to your living room. "
Sony is starting to talk about their LocationFree wireless TV/Internet touch panel display. Gizmodo has shown the unit interfacing with TiVo so the possibilities for the unit could be endless. I'm not sure if I'm ready to carry around a TV screen with me, but maybe that is only because I'm just not thinking about it. Could be cool to control the TiVo from outside the house, but then again you can already do this if you have the HMO option and a laptop with WiFi.
Sony is starting to talk about their LocationFree wireless TV/Internet touch panel display. Gizmodo has shown the unit interfacing with TiVo so the possibilities for the unit could be endless. I'm not sure if I'm ready to carry around a TV screen with me, but maybe that is only because I'm just not thinking about it. Could be cool to control the TiVo from outside the house, but then again you can already do this if you have the HMO option and a laptop with WiFi.
