SnapStream Brings TV to the Pocket PC

Call it a portable TiVo. SnapStream Media has made it possible to watch your favorite TV shows anywhere, at any time with the release of PVS and PocketPVS 1.5. In conjunction with Windows Media Player, PVS 1.5 will also allow users to tap into live Internet broadcasts, recording them with ease. Content can be easily copied and converted into the SnapStream's PVR/DVR format enabling it to be viewed over a plethora of devices ranging from handhelds to Internet appliances, to any networked device.

Additionally, the personal television software now sports a newly overhauled interface for PocketPVS.

Bolstering the capabilities of Microsoft's Pocket PC, SnapStream has integrated compatibility with the Compaq iPAQ – increasing the versatility of the handheld. Devices such as the Belkin USB VideoBus II have long allowed users to transfer home video clips to their Pocket PCs.

Movie trailers and other static media clips are also available for download. However, SnapStream offers up its expertise in television software to open an entirely new genre of media to it customers.

SnapStream's announcement comes at a time when Pocket PC rival Palm has taken steps to shore up the competitiveness of its popular Palm OS by spinning off its OS development team and purchasing
the media-centric Be, Inc.

Trials of both SnapStream PVS and PocketPVS 1.5 are available for download via FileForum. Full versions of PVS and the PocketPVS module run $49.95 USD and $29.99, respectively.