iRecord lets you record TV shows, DVDs directly to an iPod
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 8, 2006 at 10:19am
iSkins has released the iRecord, which will will record your TV, DVD, etc., directly to your 5G (video enabled) iPod or PlayStation Portable without a computer. It’s a US$214 Personal Media Recorder that records video and audio data onto USB mass storage devices.
To use it, hook up your iRecord to a DVD player, VCR, TV, STB or any other analog video source, press iRecord’s record button and a show will record directly to your iPod or PSP. You can now playback the recorded contents on your favorite portable media player with no other steps involved, according to the folks at iSkins. You can also record your video gaming sessions or walk-throughs on USB flash devices including your iPod or PSP directly. You can be playing on your favorite gaming console such as PS2® or on a PC.
The iRecord uses art patent-pending compression techniques to offer three hours of video/audio recording per gigg. It uses H.264/AVC for video encoding and AAC for audio encoding. Music only recording is supported by MP3 audio compression to be compatible with a wide variety of MP3 players.
The iRecord supports NTSC, PAL and SECAM video standards. It charges your iPod when connected. iRecord firmware can be updated through its USB port whenever new product features are made available. Also, the iRecord package includes a power adapter and audio/video cables.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
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David R. Foley Says:
the units was released by Streaming Networks, not iSkins, and the MSRP is $199.99 not $214.
Posted on December 10, 2006