 DaweVision CEO, Peter Dawe
Babel TV, the brainchild of internet pioneer, Peter Dawe and Ionica founder, Nigel Playford is a new device combining Freeview TV, a personal video recorder and internet access.
The technology is being positioned as both a simplifying and time-saving device as well as an environmentally-friendly one. The launch day has been set for November 6th.
Babel TV has been developed and built under the banner of DaweVision Ltd, founded in 2005 to “integrate TV, internet, computing and telephone in ways that have been much hyped but not delivered.” Mark Turner, who worked with Dawe at PIPEX and Demon – Europe’s first two Internet service providers – rounds out the founding team.
Dawe, who is CEO of the enterprise, said:“Anybody can plug a Babel TV box into a Freeview aerial and a broadband connection. That’s all it takes to be all set to watch, record and pause Freeview TV. You can watch TV programmes from the Internet, surf the web and shop online.
“You can keep in touch with family and friends by email, write letters and use other office software. You can share and store photos, play and manage iPod or other MP3 player music, and you can make free or incredibly cheap internet phone calls.”
The company is deliberately avoiding technical buzzwords like 'quad-play' in its marketing material.
The founders also claim that Babel TV is much better for the environment and household electricity bills than conventional personal video recorders and computers. The company is citing power consumption of 15 watts for a Babel TV, compared with 150w for a typical computer or 60w for a typical PVR.
The company appears to have missed the £50 price point it quoted earlier this year, but the unit is still competitively priced. Babel TV boxes will be available online from November 6th priced £295 from www.babel.tv. The package also includes a wireless keyboard and pointer. One gigabyte of secure online storage costs £1 per month.
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