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Tuesday, Nov 10
Moxi DVR Prices Slashed, New 3 Tuner Model
Ben Drawbaugh (EngadgetHD) and I agree that Arris still needs to tighten up the Moxi UI and we’d both like to see ATSC OTA tuning, but $1000 (no monthly fees) for three rooms of ad-free Moxi-controlled digital cable is a reasonable deal. Especially in light of TiVo multi-room viewing being...
Saturday, Nov 7
Opinion: TiVo to Launch 802.11n Wireless Access Point
My TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD each communicate with my home network via TiVo’s very own 802.11g USB wireless adapter. And the solution just isn’t fast enough to copy HD content from one TiVo to another for real-time progressive download playback. So, I assume one goal of this product is to impro...
Thursday, Oct 29
Introducing Cisco’s FlipShareTV
How I love thee, FCC, and thy never-ending bounty of product announcements. Scanning through the filings this evening, I solved the Flip remote control radiation testing mystery report. After perusing the unreleased “FlipShareTV” product manual, it seems the three-piece package is a...
Tuesday, Oct 27
FiOS TV Updates: Mac OS X, More Storage
About a week ago, Verizon launched Media Manager for Mac OS X. While it’s not quite as capable as their Windows version with drive scanning and Internet video capability, this desktop app makes iPhone (albums, events, slideshows) and iTunes (playlists) available for streaming to FiOS D...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Blockbuster VOD now live on TiVo
TiVo to Serve Blockbuster VODBlockbuster Leaks TiVo PartnershipBlockbuster Launches Movie Rental Box Announced in March, Blockbuster video on demand service has just landed on Series 2 and Series 3/HD TiVo units. It’s a good move for Blockbuster as they struggle to find relevance bey...
Sunday, Oct 11
Offline Playback headed to Rhapsody on iPhone
Yet, more notable from the Real forums is the authentic employee engagement… and their stated goal of bringing Rhapsody mobile client parity to the iPhone. Which may very well justify the monthly subscription fee for new customers.
Wednesday, Sep 30
Harvard Law School talks TiVo
13:39] I talked, last week to one of the big network channels and asked them if they have any idea how to get their content to mobile phones, and he said [the network broadcaster's] only strategy was to use cable company and not independently distribute content on their own…since the cable...
Sunday, Sep 27
SARA, The Steampunk DVR OS?
Stay tuned for additional coverage as my experimentation continues… I’ve got a drill and an RF remote. I’ve also got a Slingcatcher. And Ceton’s upcoming Windows Media Center M-Card tuner, coupled with extender hardware, looks promising.
Saturday, Sep 26
TiVo and the CCI Byte
0×01 – Copy No More – Internally, TiVo DVRs treat this the same as 0×02 TiVo Series3/HD Get External Storage, Multi-Room Viewing, TiVoToGoWanna Test TiVo’s iPod & PSP Transfers?TiVo, Macrovision, And The Stealth Broadcast Flag
Wednesday, Sep 23
Digeo/Moxi acquired for a mere $20M
Which is why I expect the Moxi HD DVR to take a backseat to a renewed focus on serving cable providers. Although, as DirecTV continues to serve ReplayTV owners, the few Moxi HD DVR customers should continue receiving guide data for some time – even with a de-emphasis on retail. Additionally,...
Saturday, Sep 19
ZillionTV Gives Up on 2009
That’s not to say there’s isn’t room for success in this space, as it sure looks like networked gaming consoles and Roku (having moved hundreds of thousands of units) are thriving as secondary sources of video content. But my money’s still on the existing, entrenched cable and satellite p...
Saturday, Aug 29
WiFi Roku Remote? There's an App for that.
And TiVo is up first. I prefer their look and layout over DVR Remote. However, i.TV doesn't yet support multiple TiVo units or offer virtual QWERTY keyboard ...
Wednesday, May 13
Comcast to Take TiVo National by Year End?
As TiVo (TIVO) investors are aware, TiVo linked up with Comcast (CMCSA) to deliver their DVR experience onto third party cable company hardware (Motorola). And while the initial fruits of their labor began deployment as a Comcast offering in New England in late 2007, we’ve yet to see a bro...
Tuesday, Mar 3
Opinion: CNET weighs in on the DTVPal DVR
CNET has posted their review of the DISH Network DTVPal. And it seems John Falcone and I are pretty much in agreement. The DTVPal DVR ($250, currently sold out) falls somewhere between a VCR and TiVo in functionality. In general, I find the interface sufficiently powerful but, like the remo...
Tuesday, Feb 17
The Free Media-centric iPhone Apps of the Week
DVR Remote isn’t new, but the “Lite” version is. Meaning you can test drive this app for free before deciding to pay $3 for the full version. It’s definitely worth checking out, and we’ve come a loooong way from my terminal-based remote control demo last spring. In addition to typical network...
Friday, Jan 30
Will Your TiVo Tweet?
Apparently I am not alone in my opinion that Activity Streams are the next big thing. Some of the most influential people in social media (MySpace, Google, Plaxo, Comcast, Nokia just to name a few) recently attended a DiSo meeting to discuss the future of how their user’s activity will be pu...
Friday, Jan 23
DTVPal DVR Unboxing & Setup
I’ve previously been a bit lukewarm towards DISH Network’s DTVPal DVR, but as I contemplate dumping pay TV at some point this year I’m more motivated to explore all over-the-air (OTA) recording options. And the DTVPal DVR ($250) is pretty much one of only two mainstream retail HD DVR set-t...
Monday, Jan 19
Opinion: ZNF ‘Round The Web
Leaving comments across the blogosphere… Video Of The Day: Engadget’s Netflix HD Streaming Shootout I haven’t run my own Netflix streaming shootout, but I do own TiVo(s), Xbox 360, and the Roku box. For ease of use and quickness, Roku wins. But it only outputs 720p HD. Meaning an old HD set lik...
