The VideoMate U3 packs a DVB-T tuner into a tiny little thumbdrive. It's designed so that you can watch TV on your laptop on the go, and comes with a mini aerial and some custom software to allow you to record TV. No external power is required: the U3 gets al its power form the USB 2.0 port it's plugged in to.


Also out on the market is the VideoMatePCI, which is a combination analogue and digital PCI TV card. It comes in a low-profile form factor for squeezing inside your MCE PC, and also includes a remote control and some custom software which allows you to power up and down via remote. Compro claim that it's multiple voltage regulators on-board give a cleaner video signal.