BroadClip debuts MediaCatcher for iPod

BroadClip today announced MediaCatcher (Windows only), its new easy-to-use 'broadcatching' system with a Web-based program guide. MediaCatcher represents the first PVR specifically designed to deliver content to the video iPod as well as other portable media players -- such as music-enabled cellular phones -- according to BroadClip. "With video-capable mobile devices becoming more common than television sets, we believe portable devices like the iPod are the new 'TV'. Unfortunately, there's a disconnect - with shows costing between $2 and $20 per download from iTunes there is no good way to fill up one's portable media player with video. So there are many millions of video players out there without much video to watch." MediaCatcher is designed to "bridge the disconnect" by allowing users to fill up iPods and other portable players with video content. Setting up a BroadClip account is a one-time fee of $140 that includes the cost of the hardware, which requires Windows 2000/XP. The company notes on its website, however, that Mac and Linux compatibility are on the way.

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