OrbLive Streams Live TV to Your iPhone or iPod Touch

iPhone/iPod touch only: You may be familiar with Orb for its music or TV-streaming abilities (it can even turn your Wii into a media center), but now the folks at Orb have taken on the iPhone and iPod touch with a new application called OrbLive. You can now stream live television to your device, in addition to music, videos, photos, and everything else Orb is known for. Hit the jump for a look at Orb’s live streaming in action and a guide for installing OrbLive on your iPhone or iPod touch.

After giving OrbLive a good try, I’m happy to say it’s been impressive so far. Live TV was a little glitchy, but watching my already-recorded TV went off without a hitch. You won’t get great results over EDGE, especially for video streaming—but it’s a really nice implementation, even if you’re only going to watch a little TV from another room on your home network. OrbLive is freeware, and as you can see in the video, requires a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch. Not jailbroken yet? Freedom is just 45 seconds away.