Monday, January 20, 2003
Novii.tv Pocket PC TV/Movie Software
Posted by Jason Dunn in "SOFTWARE" @ 12:45 PM
There's a new company stepping into the Pocket PC ring, and they look like a real contender. Novii Remote is their basic PDA TV Tuner software, but most of their interesting products are still coming down the pipe. This one looks the most interesting: the Novii Remote Blaster ("An SD card with enhanced IR transmitter and chip containing 7,000 IR codes").
Of course, those of us with the SD card slot on the side of our Pocket PCs (like the Dell Axim) will have to use the software sideways in order to aim the SD blaster properly, or use a third party app to switch to landscape mode.
Personally, I've never been tempted to even try software like this, even though I loathe having my five remote controls sitting on the couch (two of them claiming to be "universal" - bah!). But what I find intriguing about this software is the addition of TV and movie listings - that adds some nice value (if they support Canada that is). Novii will be an interesting company to watch!
Of course, those of us with the SD card slot on the side of our Pocket PCs (like the Dell Axim) will have to use the software sideways in order to aim the SD blaster properly, or use a third party app to switch to landscape mode.
Personally, I've never been tempted to even try software like this, even though I loathe having my five remote controls sitting on the couch (two of them claiming to be "universal" - bah!). But what I find intriguing about this software is the addition of TV and movie listings - that adds some nice value (if they support Canada that is). Novii will be an interesting company to watch!
