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New TiVo HD is full of surprises

A few days earlier than predicted, TiVo HD boxes went on sale today at tivo.com. The new DVR features a totally redesigned motherboard and support for the MCard standard so you don't have to rent two CableCards from your cable company.Ok, so you don't get the fancy glowing remote, but...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-07-24

Digital media systems: a feature comparison

Digital media systems: a feature comparisonThere is a Series 2 Dual Tuner boxTivo released the Series 2 DT Dual Tuner boxes earlier this year (May, I think) and I know at least one person who actually uses one.http://www.tivo.com/2.0.boxdetails.asp?box=series280hrDTDVRTiVo CorrectionsThe TiVo Series3 has basically all of the features of the Series2...

Tags: Corporate communications, DVR, Digital video, Network technology, Vista MCE, digital media, S2DT, tuner, TiVo Inc., video, cable, TiVo Series3

Discussion threads 2006-10-25

Who's got the best seat in the digital living room?

Who's got the best seat in the digital living room?None of them worth the cost or effort.Bottom line, I haven't seen a "system" that is user friendly or does what the consumer really wants.No rush here folks, this turkey is a long ways from being done.The next major battlegroundI like...

Tags: Corporate communications, Network technology, TVs, Sage, TiVo Inc., video, TiVo Series3, BTV Link, S2DT, PC

Discussion threads 2006-10-25

Additional Resources

Will you forget about Android?

Will you forget about Android?RE: Will you forget about Android?The only thing Android is really up against is Apple. Apple's penchant for keeping their boxes and software closed will impact it's flexibility.Android as I understand it, is open source. If that is true, applications for it should explode....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, iPhone comparison

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Have we all become a bunch of anxious, depressed, sleep-deprived irritable stress-heads?

Let's face it, the last month or so has been a challenge for just about anyone's tolerance of stress and has made even the most "stable" of us question our own emotional and mental health. But I've discovered that IT workers in particular, or anyone who...

Tags: Sleep, Job, Beverage, Health Care, Computer, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Food & Beverage, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Sony Bravia Internet Video Link (DMX-NV1)

The moment Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link (also known as the BIVL or DMX-NV1) was announced last year, we knew the product would face an uphill battle. What could Sony's proprietary video streamer offer that you can't already get from Apple TV, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, Vudu, or the Netflix...

Tags: Video on demand (VoD), Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Cable, Broadband Internet, BIVL, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-02

Is Apple out of ideas?

In an interesting BusinessWeek story, Arik Hesseldahl asks: "Where does Apple go from here?" For a company who has made a reputation of surprising consumers and resetting the bar, it's a good question. Of course, this question is asked on the heels of a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-02

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

New Nero software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder

New Nero software turns PC into TiVo TV recorderDoes this include HD?Does anyone know if this offering will provide an HD tuner that will work on Vista PCs?at the beginning of t2008 I wanted to do this same thing with Windows Media Player but I couldn't get the HD tuner...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Nero, TiVo TV recorder, Nero Software, TiVo Inc., Mythbuntu, software, recorder, PC

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

New Nero software turns PC into TiVo TV recorder

TiVo and Nero have announced today that they will be launching a package that turns a Windows PC into a TV recorder, much like the TiVo sitting on top of your living room television, called Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC. Like TiVo's existing TiVo Desktop software, LiquidTV will allow...

Tags: Software, Recorder, PC, Nero, TiVo Inc., TVs, Desktops, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Startup essentials: Dr. Pepper, coffee and accessories

One of my Irregular chums started a GoogleGroup thread about what you need in a job that requires you work from a home office. The same can be said for the 1-3 person startup. The conversation immediately became a discussion of the merits or otherwise of different coffee making facilities...

Tags: Dr., Beverage, Accessory, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Comcast really does care (aka how Twitter helped save Nick at Nite)

Comcast really does care aka how Twitter helped save Nick at NiteYou are not the only one...Fresh Prince is still cool and funny. I did the same as you, but once I started making use of my media center in vista I was watching recorded shows of Inuyasha and Angel...

Tags: DVR, Fresh Prince, Comcast Corp., Nick-at-Nite, Twitter, CableCard

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

You cannot beat open source

You cannot beat open sourceBig Money MattI call Matt Asay "Big Money Matt" because he works for an open source company and makes a good income from it. He's just here for giggles.Next course at the Harvard Music School...How to Stamp Out Amateur Music. Learn the threat that community...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'? Larry Dignan: Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux Ed Bott: TV...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft TV, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., TV, E-mail, Open Source, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-09-19

How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVo

How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVoI think you meant..."With the TiVo DVR, whatever you programmed in last takes priority." From context I think you mean that this happens with the Time Warner SA DVR, since on a TiVo by default new SPs get the *lowest* priority...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, OK IT, TiVo Inc., digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

How I dumped my DVR for a terabyte TiVo

Recently my house was struck by lightning and one of my TiVo boxes got zapped among other things. I had decided to try replacing it with a generic DVR from Time Warner Cable. Boy, was that a mistake. I wanted to like the Time Warner...

Tags: TiVo Inc., Button, Digital Video Recorder, Play, Scientific Atlanta DVR, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-09-18

DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pig

DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pigRE: DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pigAs long as there is any DRM involve, this is for me.Buy Once -> *cough* *cough* -> Play Anywhere. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to *cough* *cough* :DWho audits their books?Curious, who is the auditor of Apple's...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, DECE

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

New RIM apps cater to consumer, not corporate users

RIM, which has been on a push to attract more consumers to its growing line of Blackberry devices, announced new applications today, catering to those who like their TV, music and MySpace. RIM is clearly going after a demographic that's different from the executive road warrior who carried the real-time...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Phone, RIM BlackBerry, TiVo Inc., MySpace, Handhelds, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are ZDNet's 10 favorite items from the past week, including the TiVo HD XL, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50, and the Dish Network's newest digital TV converter box. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-09-08

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices

Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...

Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Games, wii, Xbox360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Blu-ray disc, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-04