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- TV's future: the partnerships are forming now
- In just the last few days, there were a few news announcements that, separately, were kind of ho-hum. But together, it appears that the stars are suddenly starting to align for the next generation of television, one that's more of an on-demand Internet-based experience, instead of a schedule-driven feed from...
- Tags: Partnership, TiVo Inc., Programming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- pyTivoX 1.1 (Mac)
- pyTivoX lets you transfer your media files from your mac to your tivo. It is a free replacement for the upload feature of Tivo Desktop Plus. Look at iTiVo for the download features. pyTiVoX only runs on OSX 10.5 Leopard and up. It is aimed at users of Series 2,...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, TiVo Inc., Yoav.Yerushalmi, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-04-24
- Microsoft trademarks two more names: Sift and Swivel
- Microsoft trademarks two more names: Sift and SwivelSo I guess I can't sit in my Swivel chair, and Sift flour anymore?;-)hahaa. nopeYou can't. And no more eating those bing cherries or hooking fish, either! MJ
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- The Best Thing In The World: TiVo Transfers
- The Best Thing In The World: TiVo TransfersRE: The Best Thing In The World: TiVo TransfersRecently dumped Comcast and got DirecTV, their HD DVR and guide blows away Comcast's. Only thing good I can say about Comcast is they had HD DVR before Tivo had any HD offering. ...
- Tags: DVR, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Digital video, Cable, TiVo Inc., Comcast Corp., TiVo Transfer, Best Thing, DirecTV
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- The Best Thing In The World: TiVo Transfers
- The headline is admittedly salacious, but I had an epiphany last night that I've just got to share with you, faithful reader. It's called TiVo Transfers and it's awesome. First a little background is in order. A few years ago I was a fiercely loyal TiVo customer...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, TiVo Transfers, Comcast DVR, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Upgrades to $800 Moxi HD DVR boost streaming-media capabilities
- In a world already saturated with DVRs, Digeo decided this year was the perfect time to launch its own model, with the Moxi HD DVR joining TiVo as independent players in a space increasing dominated by cable and satellite providers' own devices. The Moxi, currently sold only at Amazon.com, comes...
- Tags: RealNetworks Rhapsody, Digeo, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Home Entertainment, Digital Video, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-11
- Not Enough Time in the Day to ... Watch TV.
- Not Enough Time in the Day to ... Watch TV.So trueI work primarily from home, and yes, the TV is probably on non-stop from 6:00 am when I get up until 1:00 or 2:00 am when my wife goes to sleep. During that time I'm answering phone calls, responding...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, Watch TV
- Discussion threads 2009-03-27
- Blockbuster inks deal with TiVo
- Blockbuster inks deal with TiVoTiVo is rubbishI think its only used in the US. I had it when it was first launched in the UK but it was slow and unreliable. BT Vision or Sky+ are the new kings of recorders.Well the first Tivos were not that great...maybe you should...
- Tags: Podcasts, DVR, Digital video, Digital media, TiVo Inc., Blockbuster Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-25
- Blockbuster inks deal with TiVo
- Blockbuster said Wednesday that it will distribute its on-demand library via TiVo digital video recorders. Under the deal, Blockbuster's library of titles will be integrated in TiVo's Series 2 and 3, HD and HD XL DVRs. Meanwhile, Blockbuster will sell TiVo DVRs in its stores statement. ...
- Tags: Blockbuster Inc., TiVo Inc., Managed Hosting, DVR, Cloud Computing, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Tivo Desktop 2.7 (Windows)
- TiVo Desktop is an easy-to-use application that lets you publish and share digital music, photos and TiVo recordings between your networked TiVo Series2 DVR and your computer. Digital Music & Photos and the TiVoToGo feature come included with your regular paid subscription to the TiVo service. With new TivoToGo Tranfers...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, TiVo Inc., TiVo Desktop, Digital Music, Digital Media, Digital Cameras, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-02-07
- TiVoDecode Manager 3.0 (Mac)
- TiVoDecode Manager TDM is a free Applescript Studio interface (i.e. "wrapper") for the tivodecode program that automates the process of downloading of TiVo Series 2 files to your computer and decoding into MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 files. It is not for Series 1 ever, DirecTiVos, or Series 3. Features include: Bonjour...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, MPEG-4, TiVo Inc., TheBenesch, Digital Video, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-02-07
- Patent wars: EchoStar cheers reexamination of Tivo patent; Tivo scoffs
- Patent wars: EchoStar cheers reexamination of Tivo patent; Tivo scoffsPatents and corruptionMany years ago a company named See Through Products invented the zip Lock bag. A multinational corporation came along and decided they wanted the patent. They used connection and friends in powerful places, and "proved that they owned the...
- Tags: TiVo Inc., patent, Patent Wars, EchoStar Communications Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- Patent wars: EchoStar cheers reexamination of Tivo patent; Tivo scoffs
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will reexamine the claims of Tivo's "Time Warp" patent--again--at EchoStar’s request. EchoStar, which recently lost a lawsuit against Tivo over the patent, requested the reexamination. Tivo won an injunction against EchoStar and asked the U.S. District Court to hold the satellite...
- Tags: Patent, TiVo Inc., U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, EchoStar Communications Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- Blockbuster joins movie-streaming race with 2Wire MediaPoint digital media player
- Blockbuster joins movie-streaming race with 2Wire MediaPoint digital media playerAnd don't forget...Microsoft just updated X-Box 360's Dashboard which now Integrates any user's account with Netflix into it. So they can browse their ques and watch any movies available for instant... all the while integrating Windows Media Center into it as...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Game players, Web site development, Corporate communications, Web technology, Digital video, Hulu.com, TiVo Inc., NetFlix Inc., 2Wire, Blockbuster Inc., digital media, movie
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- TiVo control comes to iPhone
- TiVo control comes to iPhoneYawn, MS innovated this long agoBy tapping into the extremely innovative [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow]SideShow[/url] feature of Vista something OS X has no answer for, I can interact with my Vista Media PC through my Windows Mobile phone using BlueTooth. Not only can I control all aspects of the...
- Tags: DVR, Microsoft Windows, Digital video, TiVo Inc., cable company, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., digital video recorder, cable, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- TiVo control comes to iPhone
- I used to be a huge fan of TiVo until the cable companies made me a deal that I couldn't refuse. While I still like the TiVo interface much better than the abysmal Comcast DVR, it comes down to simple economics. The cable companies are willing to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, TiVo Mobile Site, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Vudu takes HD lead; enough to stay alive?
- Vudu takes HD lead; enough to stay alive?TiVo niche ?DirecTV's has once again partnered with TiVo for a new HD model next year. Without getting technical TiVo uses dual buffers one for each tuner that Dish and DirecTV cannot copy.I don't think it's a niche product since the verb TiVo...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, TVs, TV & Home Theater, TiVo Inc., Apple iPod, Apple TV, Vudu
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
- Vudu takes HD lead; enough to stay alive?
- Vudu, the product and service that brings downloadable movies to TV sets, is chugging full-speed-ahead when it comes to adding HD titles to its on-demand video service. This week, there were reports that Vudu's catalog now has more than 1,100 HD titles, leading a pack that includes AppleTV and Xbox....
- Tags: Set-top Box, Set-top, TiVo Inc., Vudu, Tv & Home Theater, DVR, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7?
- DirecTV’s HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7?Yes I have ....... Have you used a TiVo??I doubt since you actually think that MC has a better interface.TiVo is not perfect, but I had more problems getting MC to do what I actually want/need it to do that I ever...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Blu-ray, OEM-version, TiVo Inc., DirecTV, Media Center PC, SDV Tuning Adapter Support, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-11-08
- Netflix distribution grab continues: Hooks up with Tivo
- Update: Netflix on Thursday snared its latest distribution coup: A long-overdue partnership with TiVo in what amounts to a Netflix everywhere strategy. Under a four-year deal, Netflix will stream its movie and TV episode library on TiVo's digital recorders starting in December. The deal, reported at various...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., TiVo Inc., DVR, Business Structures, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-30

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