Portability has become an imoportant part of just about every type of media. While TiVoToGo hasn't been perfect, it still offers a functionality a lot of consumers crave. Investors.com is reporting that EchoStar is about to jump into TV portability with a device called PocketDish:

The PocketDish will download a full-length movie in less than 10 minutes from an EchoStar DVR, say people who know details of the product. It will feature hard-disk drives with up to 40 gigabytes of storage. That's far less than a conventional DVR, but is enough to store 180 hours of standard TV content or 25 hours of TV recorded in the ultrasharp, high-definition format.

EchoStar's PocketDish will be a spinoff of the Archos AV 700, say industry sources. That device uses Linux software and has a 7-inch screen, but isn't sold in the U.S.

This is pretty exciting news and hopefully we'll see cable companies follow suit.

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