PS3 DVR

if you live in Japan, you'll be able to pick up the above, limited edition 250GB PS3 in February. You'll need that big drive, too: If you wait until March, you'll also be about to buy the new Torne accessory that turns your PS3 into TiVo style DVR.
Purchased separately, the Torne will cost $110, and will allow users to record a show while they're watching something else on TV, playing a game, watching a DVD or just eating a banana or something. Once shows have been recorded, they can then be transferred to a PSP for watching on the go, too. Sounds pretty slick.
Gamers in Europe and Australia already have access to PS3-enabled DVR through Sony's Play TV service, but here in the United States, we're currently without a DVR feature for our PlayStations. So what's the deal? Why hasn't Sony allowed this kind of technology here in the United States? I've contacted Sony to ask when/if we would get this PlayStation 3 function. I'll let you know when I hear back.
Until then, let me know: Are you interested or more like "meh?"