TVSquad

One thing that sets HAVA's place-shifting boxes apart from the better known Slingbox is that every Hava unit has a built in TV tuner. That means you can stream live TV across the internet just by plugging in a cable or antenna, no cable box, TiVo, or other device needed. It's also meant that you could use Hava boxes as networked TV tuners for Windows Media Center PCs.

But now Monsoon Multimedia, the makers of the Hava line, are announcing that you can plug a USB hard drive into a Hava Titanium box to turn it into a fully functional personal video recorder. You can schedule recordings remotely using the Hava interface, or remotely using Hava's PC or Windows Mobile software.

Monsoon Multimedia will be selling Hava branded USB peripherals for the Hava Titanium soon, but I'm guessing if the company issues a firmware upgrade for the box, you should be able to plug any old hard drive into the USB port.