I've been wondering this myself. However the linked article speculates that it may be for Dishnetwork's Cinamanow. Honestly, I think this makes logical sense since the DTVPal DVR can be hooked up to the internet. I think it's logical to assume it may be there for VOD services.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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One of the pictures shows a smartcard. Any idea what that's for?
I've been wondering this myself. However the linked article speculates that it may be for Dishnetwork's Cinamanow. Honestly, I think this makes logical sense since the DTVPal DVR can be hooked up to the internet. I think it's logical to assume it may be there for VOD services.