Subscribers can view their shows and
recordings on mobile devices (right now only the iPad and iPhone are
supported), on a Web browser, or on TV through media devices like AppleTV or
Roku. Watch a local sports game in your
hometown while you're waiting at an airport across the country by putting it on
your Aereo playlist and you can stream it live or save it for later. Viewers can buy a $1 day pass (recordings are
stored for 10 days).
The company announced Tuesday that it will launch this year
in 22 new U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, and
Houston. Aereo called that schedule the "first phase" of its planned
nationwide coverage.
It created tiny antennas, each about the size of a dime, and
deployed thousands of them in its data centers. When you pay for an Aereo
stream, you literally rent your own antenna, getting exclusive use of it until
your recording or live stream is finished.
