August 27th, 2009
Rumors of a Qualcomm FLO TV portable player appear
There is an HD LCD in my house, but I primarily only use it to watch a few select shows and sporting events. I go weeks at times without viewing the TV so the rumored Qualcomm FLO TV device has very little appeal to me personally. FLO TV is available on selected cell phones and provides the user with digital TV over a broadcast wireless network rather than using data on a carriers wireless network. Other countries have had this for some time, but it is still limited in the US. This possible Qualcomm device takes the experience from a small cellphone display and puts it onto a larger, dedicated device called the FLOT TV Personal Television or PTV.
GDGT has a concept rendering of the PTV with information that it will have a capacitive touch screen, 4GB of memory, integrated stereo speakers, and a battery giving you 5 hours of TV viewing. This may be something we see at CES in January so stay tuned for further updates.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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