Microsoft has released a $40 TV Tuner to get The Xbox One into the OTA TV game. It can pause and rewind live over-the-air TV and even stream live TV over a local network to a tablet or smartphone using the Xbox SmartGlass app. It can be used with the Kinect voice features to change channels and even works with the Xbox One’s snap mode letting you play a game and watch TV at the same time. There’s only one catch…
It’s only available in Europe.
That’s right Yanks, a Microsoft press release, cited “a number of factors related to licensing” as the reason for no USA love. If you live across the pond you can purchase a Xbox One Digital TV Tuner right way.
Hopefully Microsoft will get their licensing issues worked out and bring this little gem to the States shortly. If I had an Xbox One I know this would be on my wish list.