AllThingsD » TV signals http://allthingsd.com Sun, 27 May 2012 01:54:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://allthingsd.com/theme/images/logo-rss.jpg All Things Digital http://allthingsd.com/ 144 22 Qualcomm Makes Bet on Mobile TVs http://allthingsd.com/20091007/qualcomm-makes-bet-on-mobile-tvs/ http://allthingsd.com/20091007/qualcomm-makes-bet-on-mobile-tvs/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:00:48 +0000 Don Clark http://voices.allthingsd.com/?p=16321 Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), which is known more for cellphone chips than products sold to consumers, is betting that a new pocket-sized device will spur more interest in mobile TV.

The San Diego-based company late Tuesday announced that a subsidiary will begin offering what it calls FLO TV Personal Television. Qualcomm said U.S. retailers are expected to offer the device over this holiday season at a suggested price of $249.99.

FLO TV is a wholly owned Qualcomm unit that operates a special network that broadcasts TV signals, rather than having users call up video programming using conventional cellular networks. So far, the service has been available on specially equipped cellphones.

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