# What Is This Gizmo I Saw Advertised During the Super Bowl? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450 "2010-02-10T18:18:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/1 "2010-02-10T18:18:50Z")
I was in a noisy bar and couldn’t catch everything, but one ad that sticks out is an ad for a gizmo that allows you to watch TV anywhere. It looked to be about the size of a cell phone. Any idea what this is and who makes it? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/2 "2010-02-10T18:21:36Z")
[http://www.flotv.com/](http://www.flotv.com/) Flo TV ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/3 "2010-02-10T18:23:04Z")
Flo TV $199, but also requires a monthly subscription. [http://www.amazon.com/FLO-TV-Television-PTV-350/dp/B002M3SMV2/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1265826130&sr=8-1](http://www.amazon.com/FLO-TV-Television-PTV-350/dp/B002M3SMV2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1265826130&sr=8-1) ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/4 "2010-02-10T18:57:32Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/5 "2010-02-10T19:07:30Z")
FYI: Slingbox is now active on iPhones. I’m not sure what their capabilities are on other cell platforms. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/6 "2010-02-11T07:09:26Z")
Hah! My cell phone is (of course) the size of a cell phone and I [watch television on it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Multimedia_Broadcasting) (picture in link is for a Samsung phone; however, my phone is an LG). Better yet is that the TV doesn’t require a subscription! ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/7 "2010-02-11T07:16:09Z")
Can you watch [Hulu.com](http://Hulu.com) on an internet connected phone? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-gizmo-i-saw-advertised-during-the-super-bowl/528450/8 "2010-02-11T19:38:21Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Hah! My cell phone is (of course) the size of a cell phone and I [watch television on it](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Multimedia_Broadcasting) (picture in link is for a Samsung phone; however, my phone is an LG). Better yet is that the TV doesn’t require a subscription! But does it rely on over-the-air UHF signals? I’m guessing that this FloTV thing is the TV equivalent of XM or Sirius radio.