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As a daily user of Elgato’s wonderful and highly praised EyeTV Hybrid (review coming soon), I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the version 2.5 software update which was released yesterday.
The main addition to the application is the ability to stream recorded television shows to your Wi-Fi enabled devices such as the iPhone and the iPod touch. Once this setting is switched on you’re able to head to a pre-defined web-page in Safari on the mobile device to be presented with all your recorded television shows for on-demand streaming.
This feature won’t impress everyone who owns the EyeTV Hybrid, though those who own the EyeTV Hybrid and an iPhone/iPod touch will most likely be impressed. I’m really looking forward to my iPod touch arriving tomorrow afternoon to give the streaming a spin. If it lives up to my strong expectations, Elgato could possibly hold one of the first highly innovative ways of taking advantage of Apple’s new Wi-Fi enabled product line.
In addition, the software update adds one-click export of files for the iPhone and iPod touch, improved H.264 HDTV playback for machines with Core 2 Duo or more powerful processors, and time-shift recording for analog tuners.