Stream live TV to your iPhone with Orb

Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:00AM EST

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I came across Orb on JKontheRun.com, and still can't believe how awesome this iPhone application is. I've never used Orb before but now that the company has released OrbLive 2.0, which lets you access all the media in your computer, I think I'll be taking the time to figure out exactly how it works.

The application has been available to jailbroken phones for a while, but now all iPhone owners can download it to their phones from the iTunes AppStore. I downloaded the free application immediately to both my iPhone and PC, and found the setup process to be extremely easy. You will need to have a TV tuner card to stream live TV to your phone, but if you don't have one yet, there are other ways to enjoy this valuable app.

For example, you can set up a webcam to monitor your house, watch Internet TV channels from all over the world, listen to your entire music library, watch home videos stored in your PC, and listen to Internet radio. Basically, you can access all your media from your phone anytime, anywhere.The application uses Edge, 3G, and Wi-Fi, so you'll always have a connection to your home PC.

Two versions of the application are available in the AppStore: one is a free trial, and the other one is the full version which sells for $10. I think the application is definitely worth trying out. I'll be traveling during the holidays, and just being able to monitor my home via iPhone will give me some peace of mind. Check out this video if you want to see the application in action.

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  • 1 Posted by blackcroz on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:08PM EDT Report Abuse

    Way to go..troll. This may be old news technology, but it is new if you didn't want to jailbreak your iPhone. This application is great and simple to use and what could be better than that for the technolgy challenged.

  • 2 Posted by robertlam1818 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    I bought MIX Gold Label Mini DMB-TH USB tuner but I don't think ORB supports DMB-TH. Has anyone able to it working with LIVE TV in HK? Thanks

  • 3 Posted by manishbhatia75 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:05PM EDT Report Abuse

    I have been streaming live tv using Slingbox to multiple phones over several years now including a webcam feed for my house for security..... this is old news technology.

  • 4 Posted by alladi.avinash on Mon May 25, 2009 5:49AM EDT Report Abuse

    Hey , RAI soft Total Media Player is one of the best and well known media players.....its also known to its Youtube and Live Tv feature.... http://raisoft.tk/

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