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Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit: The group of copyright scholars and advocates gathered Wednesday at the Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood demonstrated that while copyright must function in a converged world, opinions on how it should function are as divergent as ever. The panel pictured from left to right consisted...; Tags: Innovation, Lawsuit, Patent, Harbor, TiVo Inc., Fred, Lohmann, Copyrights, Copyright System, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Denise Howell; Blog posts 2008-03-31
TiVo judgment is fascinating, yet frightening: Ok, I know most people would not consider a 37-page legal opinion "fascinating". But as a computer science major and armchair software patent quarterback (not to mention long-time TiVo fan), that's exactly how I'd describe today's written decision by the US Court of Appeals in which they ruled that...; Tags: Patent, TiVo Inc., Object-oriented, EchoStar Communications Corp., Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-01-31
Comcast to announce Fancast video portal: watch out, TiVo and Blockbuster stores: Here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the most overarchingly important innovation I've seen so far just has to be Comcast's new Fancast service. Fancast.com will let subscribers search for and manage their TV shows as well as movie viewing. You will be...; Tags: VoD, Comcast Corp., Blockbuster Inc., Video, TiVo Inc., Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Portals, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-08
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
Videora Tivo Converter (exe): Videora Tivo Converter is a free Tivo video converter that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's so you can play them on your Tivo. The software can convert all types of video files (avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, vob, mpeg, DVD's, YouTube, etc.) into the proper video formats...; Tags: Video, TiVo Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-12-11

What to do with Apple's $15 billion in cash: Try nothing: What to do with Apple's $15 billion in cash: Try nothingTiVo is a has been coTheir craizy subscription fees just to DVR something does not bring anything fancy.Actually, buying Tivo would be a good idea...Nothing would put Apple in the Living Room more than Tivo!I would be happy to see...; Tags: Keyboards, Research & Development, Monitors & displays, Insurance, TiVo Inc., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-07
TiVo reports narrower loss: TiVo reports narrower lossDirecTV TiVoI have a DirecTV TiVo and love it. But only a few months after DirecTV terminated the contract with TiVo, they unit started rebooting every 1.5 hrs.It turns out that DirecTV updated the TiVo software without notification from version 6.2c to 6.3e. My problems started...; Tags: TVs, DVR, TV & Home Theater, Digital video, TiVo Inc., DirecTV; Discussion threads 2007-11-28
NBC in pact to use TiVo's viewership data: NBC in pact to use TiVo's viewership dataZapping through adsI get a little annoyed that TV companies think that people watched commercials before the advent of DVR's. We used to video tape all the shows we ewatched so that we could forwards through the commercials, then we did the...; Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, viewership data, NBC, TiVo Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-27
Tivo Desktop (9): 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: Desktop, TiVo Inc., Tivo Desktop, Digital Music, Digital Media, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2007-11-22
News to know: Digital media ethics; Adobe flaw; AT&T; Gamemaster interview: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Where do you stand on digital media ethics? Ed Burnette: Interview with a Game Master. IBM, 'Second Life' open borders for virtual worlds. Ryan Naraine: Adobe warns of critical PageMaker, Illustrator flaws Russell Shaw:...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Digital Media, Gartner Inc., AT&T Corp., TiVo Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ethics, Flaw, Business Ethics, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Leadership, Management, Web Services, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-10
TiVo's Comcast rollout behind schedule: TiVo's Comcast rollout behind scheduleI hope they'll make it available to all customersThe Motorola HDTV boxes leave a bit to be desired.... The only real benefit is that it's basically free (no $300 price tag) and the monthly fee is $13 for a DVR.If I could get the full...; Tags: TiVo Inc., Comcast Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-10-09
Taking the 'Inter' out of Internet: TiVo-Rhapsody deal just another nail in the Internet's coffin?: Recent events involving Tivo, Real Networks, and eBay are a reminder that right before our eyes, the "inter" is being taken out of "Internet." Although some people might argue this point, the "inter" in "Internet" is about interoperation. For the longest time, prior to the commercialization...; Tags: Protocol, Layer, TiVo Inc., eBay Inc., Internet, Tcp/Ip, Ethernet, Networking, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-10-09
Zimbra plays matchmaker for Comcast and Yahoo!: Earlier this year, Comcast announced their planned launch of SmartZone Communications Center -- targeted for late 2007. Jay Fortner in Read/Write Web offers an excellent description of Smart Zone, components of which will result from Comcast's technology partnerships with Zimbra messaging and Plaxo contact management. SmartZone Home Page ...; Tags: Comcast Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Zimbra, TiVo Inc., Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Maurene Caplan Grey; Blog posts 2007-09-25
Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 3): Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 3)Media business is growingand OF COURSE Microsoft want a piece of that pie.In recent news NBC left Apple's iTunes and have started their own service, heavily DRMed of course using Windows Media but with too restricted usage, so most of us...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVR, Media Business, DVD, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management, digital video recorder, DVD player, Microsoft Windows, TiVo Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
Set-top box makers still waiting for customers: Set-top box makers still waiting for customerstech vs consumers, and VHS historyThe tech is out there, no question. It may need to be refined a little, but its there. By this, I mean that you can get a media centre edition MCE PC which will do pretty much everything in...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2007-09-13
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the TiVo HD, BlackBerry 8830, a gaming laptop from Alienware and Falcon Northwest's newest gaming desktop.; Tags: Games, Alienware, TiVo Inc., game, RIM BlackBerry, photograph, laptop computer, desktop; Image galleries 2007-07-28
New TiVo HD is full of surprises: New TiVo HD is full of surprisesI don't see how they will survive...I don't get it.HD Box plus 3 years of service and the service is simply a TV listing:Service plan: $299.00Box fee: $799.99Subtotal: $1,098.99Holy crap!I currently rent a dual-channel HD recorder from my cable company. The box, along with the service,...; Tags: DVR, Network technology, TiVo Inc., cable; Discussion threads 2007-07-25
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
TiVo HD: When the TiVo Series3 finally arrived in September 2006, it was the first cable-compatible TiVo to record high-def programming. But that long-awaited Holy Grail of TiVos came with a prohibitive $800 price tag that, in a world where cable companies provide serviceable HD DVRs for just a few extra dollars...; Tags: DVR, Network technology, Digital video, TiVo Inc., cable, TiVo Series3, cable company; Product reviews 2007-07-24
Cheap(er) hi-def TiVo coming in August: Cheaper hi-def TiVo coming in AugustFor that price, I might actually get one. And Ed, a question for you.$800 USD did not interest me.Do you know if the HDD can be upgraded by the end user? I've done that to my Series 2. Not that I think I need 400...; Tags: TiVo Inc., hard drive; Discussion threads 2007-07-17

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