You have seen everything from a flash drive to MP3 player and even a humidifier on a USB dongle form factor. Now, silicones have shrunk small enough for a TV tuner to fit inside a USB stick.
Compro's new VideoMateTV DVB-T, which could easily be mistaken as a first generation USB flash drive, is actually a bus-powered HDTV tuner, which requires at least a 2.4Ghz for just viewing. Though, it must be a high-powered USB device that draws as much as 500mA 2.5W from a USB port.
The other two are analog TV tuners that require just 866Mhz for MPEG-2 recording; watching TV would require less computing power obviously. So, if lugging a TV tuner regularly is a chore for you, one of these may fit. They ship in July with pricing to be announced at a later date.
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