GrabBee-HD

I have just bought an HDMI to USB-2.0 grabber called "GrabBee-HD".
http://www.greada.com/grabbeex-hd.html
Motherboard photo: http://www.davekimble.org.au/computers/GrabBee-HD.jpg
Inside it has chips labelled "Sigma PL330B-CPE3" and "iTE IT6604E". Note that it compresses the video with H.264 .

I knew it probably wouldn't have drivers for Linux, but it does have Windows drivers on CD, so since I run Ubuntu-VirtualBox-WinXP I thought it might well work one way or another.

On Ubuntu 14.04, the USB device is picked up:

$ lsusb -v -d 0658:1100

Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0658:1100 Sigma Designs, Inc. Couldn't open device, some information will be missing Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00

  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0658 Sigma Designs, Inc.
  idProduct          0x1100
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1
  iProduct                2
  iSerial                 3
  bNumConfigurations      1

Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 46
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 4
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 4
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 4
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 3
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 3
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 3
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 3
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but it is not recognised as a video capture device by VLC. /dev/dvb/ , /dev/v4l/ , /dev/video0 do not exist.

So I fired up VB-WinXP and installed the Windows drivers and software, and restarted. Then plugged in the device, which should connect the device to the driver, but it didn't. Starting the Grabbee-HD software gives "No video capture device is connected!" Then I realised the USB device has to be passed through the VB interface, VB-Manager > USB > Add > "no devices available".

So because Ubuntu doesn't properly recognise the device, it can't pass it on to VB and XP.

Is there any chance of getting this going on Ubuntu 14.04 natively?