Softbank launches 1-Seg TV tuner for the iPhone
Official add-on for Japanese consumers
30 October 2008 10:41 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott
Before the iPhone launched in Japan, analysts and industry experts predicted Apple would face an uphill battle with Japanese consumers already used to fully-featured high-end phones.
One of the features said to be lacking in the iPhone 3G was a 1-Seg digital TV tuner - a popular function in Japanese mobiles.
In now seems that the official iPhone operator in Japan, Softbank, has moved to address the missing functionality with the launch of an official 1-Seg tuner for the Apple mobile.
The 80-gram tuner provides TV over Wi-Fi and doubles as a battery extender when plugged into the iPhone 3G's dock connector.
The add-on offers 3 hours of continuous 1-Seg viewing and will be available in Japan in time for Christmas alongside a free 1-Seg application from the App Store.
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