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- DVR
- (1) Digital Video Recorder A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR...
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- Why I didn't like "Microhoo"
- Yesterday was not a good day to be Jerry Yang. A year after returning to the helm of the company he co-founded, Yang found himself faced with an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, one that offered to pay a 50% premimum over the price of Yahoo stock. Though not ruling the...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Developer Orientation, Team Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, DVR, Management, Investment, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Archos Wi-Fi media receiver includes dvr for recording TV content
- Archos has just launched a new set-top Wi-Fi media receiver that one-ups Apple TV by enabling you to record content from your television. The Archos TV+, which includes a Web browser, also enables you to watch Web content like YouTube video and certain programming from network TV Web sites. ...
- Tags: Archos, Video, Wi-Fi, Digital Video Recorder, Programming, Archos Wi-Fi Media Receiver, DVR Capability, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, DVR, Digital Video, Development Tools, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- Rumor Mill: What you'll be buying from Apple next
- Hey there, this is Jason's twin brother Jake. Jason asked me to pen a quick column on Apple rumors, so here goes... Released products are fine, but what about what's coming out next week, next month or next quarter? Here's a fun Friday peek into Apple's labs,...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Alioscopy, 3G, DVR, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Americans 18-49 actually watch more primetime TV, thanks to dvrs
- In DVR homes, television usage live viewing plus DVR playback for persons 18-49 was 3% higher at 9:00 PM and 5% higher between 11:00 PM and midnight in November 2007 than in 2005, according to Nielsen. by NB
- Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Digital Video, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- 11% of Americans time-shift their primetime into 11pm-midnight
- The traditional prime time period (8-11 PM) is expanding as people create their own “personal television schedules” and push prime time as far back as midnight, Nielsen says. 11% of viewers age 18-49 in DVR homes are playing back recorded programming between 9 and 10 PM. 7% are playing back...
- Tags: Programming, TVs, DVR, Development Tools, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, NB
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Comcast CEO makes cable pitch
- Comcast cable subscribers will have several new products available by year's end. Among those announced in CEO Brian Roberts' Tuesday morning CES keynote speech in Las Vegas were 'AnyPlay,' which is being touted as the first portable DVR player. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi reports on the highlights of...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., News.com, CEO, DVR, Digital Video, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking
- Videos 2008-01-09
- CES: My day one highlight? A surge protector
- As day one of CES comes to a close, some quick snapshots of three of the more interesting products I've come across both on the show floor, and at the myriad press-only events that accompany the show. Belkin Conserve Surge Protector Yes, you read...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Player, Slacker Portable, DVR, TVs, Wiki, Digital Music, Notebooks, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Online Communications, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- 80% of TiVo owners and 82% of other dvr owners likely to skip commercials
- Both TiVo and service provider DVR customers are just as likely to skip most commercials. Nearly 80% of TiVo customers and over 82% of service provider DVR customers indicated they skip all or most commercials. Both types are also both likely to record significant amounts of TV per day, with...
- Tags: Service Provider, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Digital Video, Business Services, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, site admin
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- US dvr penetration is at 20%
- Nielsen estimates DVR penetration to be at 20%, up from 12% in January 2007. Ratings increase just over 15% due to DVR playback from live to live-plus-seven. The average rating against adults aged 18-49 was 2.5 for live viewing and 2.9 for live-plus-seven viewing; an increase of only 16.7%. While...
- Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, site admin
- Blog posts 2007-12-28
- Harmony Remote (3)
- The new remote features improved one-touch activity buttons and a button layout optimized to control digital video recorders DVRs such as TiVo. It's also the company's first remote to include the new Harmony 7.0 software, which makes setting up the remote and fine-tuning it on the PC easier than ever....
- Tags: Logitech, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Video, DVR, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-11-12
- Sling Media announces SlingPlayer for S60 devices
- I started using a Slingbox now called the Slingbox Classic a couple of years ago after Sling Media was kind enough to give each Mobius attendee a box to evaluate. I have to admit that the Slingbox actually resulted in me upgrading my TV setup to an HDTV with a...
- Tags: Application, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Sling Media, TV, S60, SOLO, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, DVR, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- AVS Video Tools (exe)
- AVS Video Tools formerly AVS VideoConverter, also includes AVS Video ReMaker, AVS DVDtoGo, and AVS Capture Wizard. Convert, split, join, remove commercials, edit, rotate, add logo, cut scenes, apply effects, extract audio tracks and images, capture, transfer, copy, rip, and burn DVD and video files with AVS Video Tools. All...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Mobile, Online Media Technologies, Video, Sony PlayStation Portable, Tool, DVD, Corporate Communications, DVR, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-09-04
- IVIVO (6)
- IVIVO is a revolutionary application that builds on the success of its acclaimed IVIVO Player and immediately transforms the online video landscape. IVIVO acts as a specialized video media player, browser, and DVR digital video recorder for discovering, viewing, and managing online video. IVIVO combines the breadth of the Internet...
- Tags: Online Video, Video, Digital Video Recorder, Ivivo, IVIVO Player, Internet, Corporate Communications, DVR, Digital Video, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-07-13
- ReplayTV Remote (widget)
- Remotely control your ReplayTV PVR from your desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: ReplayTV, DVR, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-07-12
- Casema Selects Scientific Atlanta DVB/PVR Set-Top to Expand Digital Footprint in the Netherlands
- With 1.4 million subscribers, Casema is one of the leading cable network operators in the Netherlands. During its existence Casema has been responsible for the standardization within the European cable market and numerous innovations in the area of cable television. The company wanted to expanded digital video services to more...
- Tags: Netherlands, Set-top, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Personal Video Recorder, Digital Video Broadcasting, Casema, DVR, Cable, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies 2007-05-22
- AVS Mobile Uploader (exe)
- AVS Mobile Uuploader is a tool that helps you to easily upload files and folders with media content to various portable devices - Sony PSP, Apple iPod, SanDisk Sansa, Archos DVR 500/600/700, Creative Zen Vision, Portable Media Player, iRiver H10, GSM and CDMA phones. AVS Mobile Uploader is a part...
- Tags: Mobile, Online Media Technologies, AVS Mobile Uuploader, Productivity, Media Players, Advertising & Promotion, DVR, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-05-14
- UGuide For Treo (prc)
- UGuide allows you to use your treo to view television program guides, receive daily personalized recommendations, and remotely schedule recordings on your Windows Media Center PVR. Features: search recommendations; remote PVR recording; TV list; TV grid; favorite channels.Version 1.3.6 fixes registration problem for certain zipcodes that had only satellite lineup;...
- Tags: Palm Treo, Personal Video Recorder, UGuide, DVR, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2006-10-06
- TivoSlimserverClient (2a)
- TivoSlimserverClient is a software application that turns your network-enabled Tivo Series2 DVR into a streaming audio client for SlimServer. TivoSlimserverClient makes it easy to navigate your music collection, and offers the added benefit of jukebox-like song queuing. Version 0.2a may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Streaming Audio, TivoSlimserverClient, Web Technology, DVR, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2006-07-11
- From VCR to IP Surveillance
- The more end-users become familiar with DVR technology, the more they realize that DVR represents just one more step in the ongoing digital evolution of CCTV systems. Innovation continues beyond the DVR, and a viable, cost-effective alternative has emerged: IP Surveillance or Networked Video - video transferred over IP infrastructure....
- Tags: Innovation, IP, Digital Video Recorder, VCR, DVR, Digital Video, Network Technology, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2006-03-23
- Introduction to IPTV
- The last mile (or first mile, depending on your perspective) of the telco network is instrumental in determining what services can be offered. Initially, limitations in this portion of the network restricted service to standard telephony. More recently, technology enhancements enable support of revenue-producing, bandwidth-hungry applications such as digital TV....
- Tags: Network, IP Television, Nortel Networks Corp., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Digital Video, DVR, Broadband Internet, Networking, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
- White papers 2006-02-24
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