Palm掌上电脑用户将可以通过无线局域网欣赏电视节目

Palm掌上电脑用户将可以通过无线局域网欣赏电视节目

AMTeam.org消息：Palm公司周三宣布，通过MobiTV公司的服务，该公司的掌上电脑产品Tungsten T/X能够接收广播电视。

目前MobiTV的服务只能通过移动运营商传递给手机用户，而向掌上电脑的信号传递将通过无线局域网实现。

该公司的创建者之一和首席运营官Paul Scanlan表示：“这一服务的推出标志着MobiTV公司的服务已经扩展到了非移动网络环境；通过帮助用户摆脱对于移动网络的依赖，我们重新定义了移动电视”。

Palm公司也表示它的客户一直要求该项服务。

该公司的主管全球市场的副总裁Ken Wirt表示对于许多掌上电脑用户而言，多媒体应用已经成为了应用的热点。

目前支持这项服务的产品为Tero 650系列，不过公司并没有表示这个产品的价格为多少，目前可以传送的节目有CNBC、NBC、ESPN、CNN和Fox News。

Palm PDA Gets TV Via Wi-Fi

A Palm PDA, the Tungsten T|X will be able to receive broadcast TV via the MobiTV service, the company announced Wednesday.

So far, MobiTV has been available only via cellular operators and delivered to cell phones. Delivery to the Palm PDA will be via Wi-Fi networks, according to the company.

"This launch signifies MobiTV's foray into non-cellular network environments," Paul Scanlan, MobiTV's co-founder and COO, said in a statement. We are redefining mobile television or television on the go by freeing subscribers from network limitations and availability."

Palm claimed in a statement that its PDA customers asked for the service.

"For many PDA customers, multimedia applications have become THE white-hot solution," Ken Wirt, Palm's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said.

Among the devices that already support the service are Palm's Treo 650. The companies did not say how much the service for PDAs would cost. The service delivers programming from sources such as CNBC, NBC, ESPN, Fox News and CNN.