With T-Mobile just now rolling out it’s 3G network, it’s pretty apparent that the US is lacking in awesome technology. Japan and other Asian countries get to watch mobile broadcast television via DVB-T or 1-SEG, which can make a morning commute a lot more entertaining. Unfortunately, iPhone users have been left in the dark - until now.

Released in conjunction with a free iPhone application, this 1-SEG TV tuner will hook up to your iPhone and will provide you with up to three hours of TV viewing. It even has a built-in battery to help you get some extra life out of your iPhone. It’ll run you 10,000 yen or about $100. Not a bad deal for television on the go and a lot cheaper than the iTunes Music Store.

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There’s no better place to sing than in the shower. The problem lies in bringing your stereo into the bathtub without shocking the life out of you. Electronics and water usually don’t mix, unless it’s some sort of fish robot.  That’s why a shampoo shaped FM Radio is a clutch utility to have when in the shower.

OK, so it’s not the satellite radio you were hoping for, but it’ll still blast some tunes for you to sing along with while you clean yourself of the grime you attracted during last night’s mud wrestling match. No price listed on it, however it does take three AAA batteries to operate. The most disappointing factor of all is that it doesn’t store real shampoo in it. It’s all radio, like WHYY.

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TV tuners are where it’s at. Hauppauge has just released a new dual-antenna notebook TV tuner dubbed the WinTV Nova-TD. It connects to your laptop (or desktop if you need it to) though its USB interface. It connects to two antennas which pick up the digital TV signals. It is able to combine the signal from the two into a stronger single signal, or you can choose to have a show playing on your computer while it records another with the bundled PVR software. Multi-tasking in a way that more devices should. You can use Windows XP, XP Media Center, or Vista Home Premium to view your content. For quality TV tuners, Hauppauge never fails, and while there are other solid competitors out in the market, Hauppauge delivers everytime. — Nik Gomez

Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-TD [via Electronista]

Pure’s new Move is a palm-sized DAB digital and FM radio that is only 15cm x 8.5cm x 2.7cm. This baby will last a long time — 40 hours — before you are required to recharge it, and then once it needs recharging, you can use the built-in ChargePAK battery pack. Now that right there is a nice little invention; maybe Apple should take note. If you’re not holding the Move (not THE moves, just the Move) you can stand it up with its stand and rock out all day. This isn’t just a basic DAB/FM radio, for you can control DAB scrolling text. Not only that, but you also get 20 presets, an mp3 player input, and a mini USB connection (Pure is thinking ahead). One more cool feature they brag about is that you can hook your heaphone out to a hi-fi system and use that as a DAB tuner; great success! At around $120, it would probably just be better keeping your iPod. — Nick Rice

Pure Move [via Tech Digest]

It was just a while ago since we thought that Digital TV was something out of this world: amazing quality (not really), amazing coverage (nope) and premium price (not anymore). What we really care more is that we won’t miss any programs that we want, and we want them recordable, cheap, anytime and anywhere. Well, recently USB digital TV tuners (One-Seg Service) have been engaging in a price war, so much that you can pick one up for the price of a prepaid phone (9000 yen = $75). If you happen to drop by Japan, why not? It might not work in your own country, but it makes a decent geeky Christmas gift. Here’s an excellent buyer’s guide to DMB USB modules. And no, you don’t need to know the language, all you need to do is to recognize the picture and the price-tag. — Sam Chan

USB DMB Tuner Comparison [Impress Japan]