EyeTV Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me dual tune

by Erica Sadun (Oct 10th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, What the heck is going on with eyeTV why after 3-4 years of promises do they still not support dual tuners, or channel sorting? i've tried to reach out to elgato in various different digital ways, but to no avail, does TUAW have any contacts they could touch on to figure this ...

Elgato EyeTV Mobile streams live TV to iPads

by Chris Rawson (Aug 30th, 2011)

Elgato, makers of the EyeTV line of accessories, has announced EyeTV Mobile for the iPad 2. Consisting of a dock connector dongle with a built-in TV antenna, the accessory will allow iPad 2 owners to watch live TV anywhere via a forthcoming EyeTV Mobile app on the App Store. The accessory and ...

Create quality iPad 2 product demos with Apple TV and EyeTV

by Erica Sadun (Jun 11th, 2011)

After much effort, we've found a solid TUAW solution for screencasting the iPad 2 to desktop computers. Steve Sande and I have been documenting our attempts at this challenge for several months now. Back in March, Steve got basic 480p mirroring working. I then improved that to 720p/720i, ...

Elgato HDHomeRun lets you record live digital TV over network

by Steven Sande (May 16th, 2011)

Elgato has just announced a new product that will let you watch and record digital TV in full high-definition on any computer on your home network. HDHomeRun is a dual tuner that connects to both your cable TV or digital TV antenna and your network router, and then streams live TV over Wi-Fi or ...

How to: Capturing iPad video with audio narration

by Erica Sadun (Apr 26th, 2011)

Recently, Mike Rose asked me to check out an ongoing discussion over at the Telestream forums to see if I could assist one of the posters. Mike knew that Steve Sande and I were working on testing out a variety of iPad-to-computer screen capture solutions. He thought I might be able to help out ...

EyeTV for iOS 1.2.3 released, introduces AirPlay support

by Erica Sadun (Apr 4th, 2011)

Today, Elgato released version 1.2.3 of its iOS EyeTV software. Now available for download from iTunes, the US$4.99 EyeTV app finally adds the highly-requested AirPlay support so many customers have been looking for. EyeTV's iOS app works with your home computer, allowing you to view programs ...

iPad 2 mirroring: Capturing video in higher definition

by Erica Sadun (Apr 1st, 2011)

Co-blogger Steve Sande and I have been collaborating on our attempts to find a solid solution that allows iPad 2 owners to use the screen mirroring feature in tandem with a computer video capture tool; this would simplify screencasting, training, recording and scores of other things. Steve was ...

TV on your iPad: A roundup of useful apps

by TJ Luoma (Dec 2nd, 2010)

The iTunes Store is a great place to find episodes of TV shows that you might have missed, or even catch up on past seasons, but it's only one of several options available. Netflix offers a free iPad app to watch movies and TV shows for those who have signed up for their $8/month streaming service ...

GOAL! EyeTV filters out the vuvuzelas at the World Cup

by Brett Terpstra (Jun 23rd, 2010)

Just in time for the US to advance to the round of 16 in the World Cup (sorry, Algeria), Elgato offers a special edition of its EyeTV software that does what just about everybody (who's watching the World Cup) wants: filter out those horrible plastic horns while you're watching the games live ...

My new EyeTV set-up, and why Comcast's digital transition is a pain

by Erica Sadun (Jun 9th, 2010)

On Monday, Colorado cable customers transitioned into a new digital world. Comcast switched off analog access to all but its most basic channels, i.e. the ones that they are still required to carry by law, and killed the clear-QAM signal that has made it possible for my EyeTV tuner to schedule ...

ETVComskip and PyeTV are great add-ons for EyeTV

by TJ Luoma (May 24th, 2010)

As Erica mentioned earlier, Elgato's EyeTV hardware/software bundles will let you record your TV programming, either over the air or via your cable/satellite box depending on the exact product and setup you have. The latest hardware from the company is the EyeTV HD, which will capture HD video ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Will Comcast kill my EyeTV?

by Erica Sadun (May 24th, 2010)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Comcast has been telling me that I need to start buying or renting new equipment in order to keep watching my normal expanded basic channels like SyFy, USA, and TNT. I mostly watch TV on my Mac using an EyeTV tuner from Elgato. How is the Comcast change going to affect my ...

Hands-on with Elgato EyeTV Hybrid and EyeTV app for iPhone

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2010)

Elgato Systems has been in the business of turning Macs into TVs for quite a while now. The company's most powerful USB digital TV tuner, the EyeTV Hybrid (US$149.95), is an amazing little dongle that comes equipped with EyeTV 3 tuner / recorder software for Mac. The EyeTV Hybrid has gone through a ...

EyeTV Hybrid shrinks down, gains Win7 compatibility

by Michael Rose (Mar 10th, 2010)

Same price, same features (mostly) but a sleek and slender new look: yesterday Elgato introduced the latest revamp of its EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner for high-definition digital television. The US$150 widget gives you the option of watching over-the-air digital television in full HD glory, and can also ...

Macworld 2010: Elgato products roundup

by Michael Rose (Feb 12th, 2010)

Although it isn't exhibiting this year, flagship Mac television hardware gadget maker Elgato still had a presence on the show floor in the person of marketing VP Adam Steinberg, who visited our booth yesterday. Adam ran down some of the current Elgato product offerings, including the Turbo.264 HD ...