Monsoon Multimedia has just given iPhone and iPod touch users a new way to watch live television while on the go. The recently released app is simply called the HAVA Player and will work in conjunction with your existing HAVA setup. In terms of iPhone and iPod touch compatibility, you will need OS 2.2.1 or later.

Assuming you already have a HAVA set-top box in your home, the iPhone app will run you an additional $9.99 and in turn allow you to watch and control your television from anywhere. The app will give you full control over your home set-top box which includes the ability to watch live television as well as schedule or watch previously recorded DVR content.

Additionally, the app also features a “Favs” section which will allow you to set your favorite channels to make navigation easier on the smaller screen.

For those interested in watching television from your iPhone that do not have a HAVA set-top box at home, currently there are four units to choose from ranging in price from $149.99 up to $249.99.

Hey, folks. Just a reminder that we are giving away the Pantech Matrix Pro dual slider phone and a Hava Gold (it placeshifts your TV). You have til the end of today to enter for the Pantech Matrix Pro. Keep reading to find out how to enter.

Slingbox isn’t the only game in town when it comes to placeshifting your television and its content. Monsoon Multimedia’s Hava is an alternative. This box does plenty that the Sling just can’t. Pair up the device with a USB hard drive and you’ve got a DVR. If you want record video you’re watching through the Hava software player, no problem — hit record. No hacks required. Keep reading for the full review.

Want to send your television to any PC? How about for free? The good folks at Monsoon Media have partnered with us to give away a Hava Gold. The Hava is a place-shifting device that runs circles around the Slingbox in some respects. Say you wanted to watch your Hava box on multiple machines — more »

Competitors of Dish are scrambling to figure out what to do now that the SlingLoaded 922 has hit. While every major company offers a DVR, there’s only one that can placeshift without additional hardware and that’s Echostar’s Dish. Hava, a Slingbox competitor, told Gadgetell that they were working with major companies like AT&T and DirecTV. more »

We’ve told you about Hava before. It allows you to placeshift your television kind of like Slingbox. Monsoon Multimedia’s Hava goes well beyond Slingbox with its latest offerings. Media Center integration First off, the Hava integrates with Windows Media Center. The plugin tricks Media Center into thinking that your Hava feed is a TV tuner, more »

While the Nokia N810 WiMAX Internet Tablet remains pretty useless, with the announced delay of Sprint’s WiMAX service roll-out, here comes something else that’ll help you put that sorry device to good use. You see, the HAVA HD streamer, a lesser known app than Slingbox in the portable TV category, is now available for Nokia’s Internet Tablet PCs. Yes, and that even includes the old models. This announcement was officially made by Monsoon, the company who makes the HAVA HD streamer, during CTIA Wireless 2008. An early version of the HAVA player was tested by folks from Internet Tablet Talk, and they conclude that the portable version is even better than the PC version. If this is true, then that’s great news for Nokia tablet fans. Continue reading for a video of the HAVA player in action…