This is the HAVA Titanium HD that was on sale earlier this month for $119.99, only the HAVA Titanium HD WiFi is bundled with a USB WiFi adapter for an extra $30 - $149.99. Full MSRP is $249.99. The HAVA is a place-shifting device from Monsoon Multimedia, generally similar to the better known Sling Media Slingbox. While it is labeled ‘HD’ and it accepts HD resolution input, that is down-sampled and it really only streams in 720×480 - not HD - so don’t be confused by the naming. Compatible HAVA clients are available for Windows XP/Vista, Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, and Nokia Internet Tablets running Maemo.

Disclaimer: I’m employed by Sling Media and HAVA is an erstwhile competitor.

Dave Zatz over at Zatz Not Funny spent a little hands-on time with HAVA Mobile running on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. HAVA, a product of Monsoon Multimedia, is a placeshifting application similar to Sling Media’s Slingbox. And like SlingPlayer Mobile the HAVA Mobile client runs on various mobile devices such as Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 smartphones, and the Nokia Internet Tablet’s running Maemo, which is a platform not supported at this time by Sling. The tablets have a nice form factor for mobile viewing devices. See his post for more.

Disclaimer: I’m employed by Sling Media and HAVA is considered a competitor.

It has actually been openly available for a while as a public beta, but now Monsoon Multimedia is officially launching the HAVA Mobile Player for Nokia Internet Tablets. They issued a press release and everything. The free client runs on the Nokia N800 and N810 and allows you to stream content from your HAVA place-shifting device.

The press release:
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Buy,com has the HAVA Titanium HD for $119.99. The HAVA Titanium HD from Monsoon Multimedia is a place-shifting device similar to the Sling Media Slingbox SOLO. Clients are available for Windows XP/Vista, Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, and Nokia Internet Tablets - no Mac OS, Palm OS, or Symbian UIQ support.

I work for Sling Media, and the HAVA is ostensibly our primary competitor.