There's No Pool Here, But I Want One For The Beach

Written by Adam Gosling

Monday, 10 July 2006

Okay, so wireless TV may seem like a bit of an oxymoron at first, but your average idiot box still needs a wall socket to get its juice. This item may not be the first wireless TV you've come across, but the manufacturers, reckon it's the first waterproof wireless TV to hit the streets, err, pools. The NU Wireless TV is actually "water resistant" so you won't be taking it scuba diving, but this 15.4 inch widescreen is ready to boldly go where no TV has gone before. Powered by a Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery, the LCD is said to be good for about 2.5 hours viewing. This is not your regular TV though, rather than picking up analogue or digital terrestrial broadcast content, the device has its own transmitter, so you can send your DVD or TV content to wherever it suits you to watch, poolside, in the bath, maybe the kitchen, but probably not the beach. The water and dust resistant casing protects the innards which includes an 802.11g receiver which receives a signal from an MPEG 2 video decoder and transmitter up to 30 meters away. The transmitter also acts as a hub for various video and audio inputs from DVD players to set-top boxes. Available now the set up will set you back $1699 RRP. SPECIFICATIONS   Panel: 15.4 ", 16:10 wide screen A grade TV panel Resolution: 1280 x 800 ( Pixel ) Wireless:  IEEE 802.11a/g, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz Battery: Lithium Polymer - 2.5+ hours Decoder: NEC MPEG2 chip DVD Quality Video Scaler: 3D video image chip Housing: Flameproof plastic, water-resistant (IP-65 rating) Audio Output: 3Wx2,impedance 8 , Frequency 400 ~ 20 KHz Dimension: 48 cm x 26.5 cm x 6.5 cm, 4.5 kg Related news items Telstra Wireless Hits Speed Record -24/09/2007 Huawei CDMA Revenues Grow 30% -13/03/2007 Lenovo Recalls More Batteries -01/03/2007 New ToughBook Hitting The Streets -25/02/2007 China Heading Straight For 4G? -29/01/2007 Newer news items Airlines Agree To Integrate iPods: UPDATE -14/11/2006 Apple Clears iPod Factory -20/08/2006 Mylo No Go For Oz -10/08/2006 Mobile Music - Car Makers Plug Into iPod -05/08/2006 Nokia Sells 1 Million 3250's In Under Four Months -12/07/2006 Older news items Via Make Ultra Mobiles 40% Smaller -07/07/2006 Microsoft iPod Rumours Gather Weight -05/07/2006 3 Free Speakers With The New Nokia N91 -05/07/2006 Digital Free To Air In Your Pocket -28/06/2006 Let's Face It. The iPod Is Doomed -15/06/2006 Tag This Now: