Converting video for use on an iPod or PlayStation Portable is often time-consuming and complex. The iLuv i182 is meant to change that.This dock connects to any source with an S-video port and records television (and other video and audio) directly to the iPod’s hard drive. An attachable SD and MemoryStick card reader can also save video for use in the PSP portable game system or other video players. The i182 will be available this month for $229 at www.i-luv.com and in stores. It records at 640-by-480 pixel resolution for iPods and 720-by-480 pixel resolution for the PSP and other devices. The device can be set to stop recording at a preset time, so you can turn it on — at, say, the beginning of “Lost” — and let it record for later consumption.
The recordings are encoded specifically for each playback device and are immediately available once recording is complete.
Unfortunately, you still need to initiate the recording manually, so the iLuv i182 isn’t a replacement for a TiVo.
Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry http://sigexfoundry.info
"Telecommunications & Broadcasting" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv
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