Elgato eyetv sat: watch 1080p satellite tv on your computer… if you have a satellite dish

Elgato’s EyeTV Sat captures DVB-S and DVB-S2 satellite transmissions and enables playback on a computer, allowing you to record, export and even share recorded broadcasts over a network of computers. As long as you have a satellite dish. Aside from receiving free satellite transmissions, the EyeTV Sat also has a CI card slot for Pay TV subscribers and can also be used with Pay TV smartcards that support third-party CI receivers. If none of this makes sense to you, well we’re on the same boat; I think the EyeTV Sat is primarily for European customers.

The EyeTV Sat records in lossless MPEG-2/H.264, regardless if the original broadcast was in HD or in standard definition. Recorded broadcasts can be exported to iTunes and then loaded into iPods.

The EyeTV has both Mac and Windows versions and is available at Elgato’s website for £180 ($300 USD). Weirdly enough, the price of the EyeTV Sat in euros is €200, which is a bit cheaper when converted to dollars – $282. Either that or Google is wrong.

Rocking horse cell phone holder

I don’t think I really need a holder for my cell phone, but if I did, I’d want mine to look just like this.

These charming handmade leather rocking horses come to us from the creative minds of Taiwan’s 25TOGO Design.

Each horsey is handcrafted from genuine Brazilian leather, and has a cutout in the saddle to hold a cell phone or media player. They’re available in either brown or black leather, and look great rockin’ along on any desktop. They sell for 980 Taiwan Dollars (appx. $29 USD), a whole lot less than a real horse, and no stable fees either.

I’m not sure if you can get these shipped outside of Taiwan, but if you want to give it a shot, gallup on over to the 25TOGO Store and see if you can rein one in for yourself.

Usb cell turns your computer into a charger

Although they’re nearly twice as expensive as traditional rechargeable batteries, the USBCell from Moixa Energy can be recharged via USB, so if you keep your computer on most of the day, might as well use those extra USB ports to charge the batteries instead of spending extra for a battery charger.

Currently, the only USBCell available is the AA size, but Moixa also plans to sell AAA, 9-volt, and phone/PDA battery versions in the near future. You can buy a pair of AA USBCells at Amazon for about $19 (USD).