(31 March 2007 5:00 pm)

MUMBAI: US firm Honestech, which develops and markets digital video software and internet protocol (IP) technology for multimedia content has released its MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile product.

The product enables users to access and view television programming from anywhere in the world on their mobile phone, any Windows-based Wi-Fi PDA device, and any computer with an internet connection.

MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile includes Honestech’s original MY-IPTV Anywhere PC server and player software and new mobile player software for mobile and handheld devices. It also includes MY-IPBOX, an external USB 2.0 TV tuner device. MY-IPTV Anywhere server software has to be set up on their home computer to host content via Internet Protocol (IP) to their mobile phone or Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices and any computer via a peer-to-peer connection.

The product allows users to watch and control their TV from anywhere, and includes features such as channel surfing and changing, a personal video recorder, and scheduled recording from any computer. MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile supports the latest H.264/MPEG-4 video compression technology standard for mobile phone, handheld devices, and any computer, from anywhere in the world.

Now, with MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile and a broadband internet connection, users can transmit their favorite programming from their home based broadcast network, from anywhere in the world as long as they have their enabled mobile device.

MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile supports handheld devices from manufacturers including HP, Samsung, LG, Sharp, and other handheld devices supporting Microsoft Windows.