Elgato today announced the new EyeTV DTT Deluxe, a tiny DVB-T stick that’s barely larger than a USB connector.

For the European market, EyeTV DTT Deluxe offers Freeview reception and is available now for €89.95 / £79.95. It ships with Elgato's Mac TV software, EyeTV 3. The package also includes drivers for Windows 7 and ships with TerraTec's Home Cinema software for Windows.

The great advantage of the newly-introduced product is that because it it so small it slips easily into the USB port of any MacBook without blocking the neighboring USB slot for use by other devices.

The product also includes a miniature telescopic aerial that attaches to the end of the TV stick without wires or cables, and a larger portable rod antenna is also included as an alternative.

For really weak signal areas, the pack also includes an IEC-MCX adapter which will connect any type of independently-powered active aerial or any standard rooftop aerial. The EyeTV DTT Deluxe ships with an infrared remote control. The new product's available now direct from the company, through the Apple Store and many retailers.
 

We've just received a tip that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch.  From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer the same functionality as the FM radio in the new iPod Nanos.  The source mentioned that this application could also be incorporated into the iPod.app before release.

The holdup on this app is that Apple is trying to integrate the Mobile iTunes Store purchases into the functionality of the program.  For instance, if you like a song you are listening to on the radio (and that station supports tagging and you are in the US), you will be able to push a button and see the song (and all of the information around it) in the iTunes Mobile store.  With another click, you'll be able to make a purchase.  This is an extension of the Song Tagging feature used in the iPod Nanos.  Perhaps they could even add some Shazam technology to help with those stations that don't support tagging.

Though it wasn't specified, the app will likely have the same Live Pause functionality that the Nanos currently enjoy.

Apple's iPods and iPhones have been able to receive FM radio signals for some time now.  The latest generation of iPhone and iPod touch can even broadcast FM signal, for instance to a car stereo.  The ability of the iPhone and iPod touch to receive FM signals has been used solely in the implementation of the Nike+ ecosystem to this point.

This wouldn't be the first time Apple awoke sleeping hardware functionality from its mobile products.  Apple sometimes chooses to leave hardware features dormant in their products until they feel the time is right.  For instance, Apple didn't enable Bluetooth in its 2nd generation iPod touch until 9 months after it was released.  Apple also hasn't enabled the 802.11N +5GHZ wireless networking (which we also hope to see updated shortly) in its latest iPhone and iPods.

The addition of an FM radio would eliminate that advantage from the ZuneHD over Apple's line of Touch OSX products.

Kommt schon, wie unrealistisch is das denn..