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We’ll believe it when we see it, of course. Livestation is a service that claims to be “Slingbox without the box.” Once subscribed, you can watch television streamed to your computer, via peer-to-peer, from anywhere. And now they’re apparently set to announce an iPhone app that will do the same thing. Like we said, it seems like a great idea — who wouldn’t want to watch some TV while waiting for the train or sitting the doctor’s office — but investment money and promises do not a working iPhone app make.

Even the Livestation rep says it’s still in development right now, and he won’t give a date other than “soon.” I have no doubt that we’ll soon see streaming TV on the iPhone — with the growing popularity of sites like Hulu and Netflix’s own streaming video service, and a similar promise of streaming shows from i.TV, it definitely seems like that’s where media is headed, even portable media. But this isn’t something to hold your breath for quite yet — I’m happy with Weatherbug‘s already-working video weather reports.

TUAWLivestation iPhone app promises live TV over wifi originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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