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    OCEntertainment: I can only hope this drive-thru crap isn't as literal as it sounds. Wal-Mart's had online-order, pick-up in-store for a while now. If they think losin... more »
    OrbitalGun: This strategy is aimed squarely at a person like me, who loves to order online and passes a Wal-Mart on my way to and from work every day (in fact, cu... more »
    Gann: This just might be brilliant. I don't see it working for TV's so much as those random walmart trips where you have to walk around the entire store se... more »
    thechansen: Wasn't Walmart trying to class themselves up to compete with Target? Stealing McDonalds business model ain't going to help with that. more »
    Curves: "Yeah, I will take a side of fries with that big screen TV.....No Fries? What about a shake? No? WTF is this drive through....." more »
    Odin: To be fair I hate waiting for deliveries. Sitting around, constantly looking out the window, hoping the damn package will arrive. Then they happen to ... more »
    tamoko: There's a drive through strip club here in PA... Wal Mart's so behind the times. RoadsideAmerica.com more »
    Deckard: I absolutely hate shopping at Wal-Mart. The people who work there are poor tortured souls with hardly any lifeforce left in them, exerting minimal ef... more »
    TailsNZ: Interesting idea. Online sales without the waiting or cost of shipping (although you have the time and cost of driving and petrol). It would appeal to... more »
    Shadowlayer: The publishing industry and assholes like these killed the good ol' book, not tech. How about the FACT that while hundreds, maybe thousands of talent... more »
  • #americantech

    All-American Tech: What's Hot Here (and Nowhere Else)

    People are always eager to point out cool technologies that America ignores, but what about the ones that we—and only we—use? Enough with the grousing: Here's what we've got that they don't. More »
  • #tivo

    Amazon HD Video On Demand Offically on TiVo

    We knew TiVo was beta testing Amazon HD VOD,so it's not a huge surprise it's actually official today. TV shows and Movies will be available in HD with most videos supporting 5.1 surround sound. More »
  • #dvrs

    Moxi Steps To TiVo, Adding Rhapsody Music and PlayOn for Netflix, Hulu and More

    Digeo today brings its Moxi HD DVR in range of TiVo with some capabilities it was sorely lacking in a big way, including DLNA 1.0 for home streaming, and PlayOn for grabbing major net video. More »
  • #tivo

    TiVo Search is The Future of TiVo

    The redesigned TiVo Search does away with the Swivel Search and now makes show searching more efficient and HD friendly. More »
  • #amazon

    Amazon HD Streaming Spotted on TiVo

    Are you a big Amazon Unbox fan who has been insanely jealous over Netflix HD streaming? Don't break that remote in passionate rage just yet.
  • #tivo

    TiVo to Pimp Their Subscribers to Amazon

    Bad news for TiVo subscribers—the company is about to reach for new levels of advertising debauchery. If you thought those banners in the TiVo menu system were bad, know that the company is about to take things a big step further and invade actual television programming with Amazon as their partner. From the NY Times: More »
  • #infiniteformatwar

    State of The Infinite Format War: Get Ready for Five Long Years of Set-Top Battle Royale

    One year ago, we predicted that the infinite format war would rise from the ashes of the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war—that a million online services and set-top boxes would suddenly promise to deliver movies and video to your computer or TV. And that each one would essentially be their own format, since none of them are compatible, and each would promise only a fraction of available movies. We were right about our fears, but we also have a solution to a decent download collection. More »
  • #streamingmedia

    TiVo Cheats on Amazon for Disney Content

    While TiVo's offered Amazon Unbox downloads for some time, apparently TiVo isn't opposed to playing the field. The company just signed another video on demand partner, Cinemanow, to bring in Disney content. Their library is tiny with only 1,500 titles and we're not certain whether TiVo will only be accessing their Disney content. But there are two things we really like about this deal. More »
  • #rumorconfirmed

    HD Content Confirmed For Amazon Unbox!

    TiVo has officially confirmed that Amazon Unbox will get HD content in the near future, but execs at the company say a few kinks need to be ironed out first. The current version of Unbox can't process HD content, and availability is limited by bandwidth constraints—something cable companies are in the process of solving. If a previous customer survey is to be trusted, an HD movie rental will cost $4.99, the same as iTunes. [Zatz Not Funny! - Thanks Dave]
  • #tivo

    Hands-On TiVo Unbox Movie Rentals, PC-Free

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  • #homeentertainment

    Amazon Unbox Now Directly on TiVo, No PC Required

    [Update] Living up to Amazon Unbox's name and TiVo's reputation, the two finally ditched the requirement of a PC to browse and select titles, and introduced a video-download service that exists entirely on the TiVo itself, allowing you to rent and buy movies and television shows. Movie rentals will range from $1.99 to $3.99, movie purchases from 9.99 to 14.99, and TV shows will cost $1.99 per episode. Don't worry about storing too many of your purchases on your TiVo's hard drive: Like the Xbox video service, Amazon keeps your purchases on record, and lets you download them whenever you want from its server. More »
  • #homeentertainment

    When Amazon Unboxed TiVo: The FAQ

    Amazon's got a nifty little FAQ up about the TiVo and Amazon Unboxed love fest. Here's what they're starting us off with, but since we're starved for information on the subject, it's better than nothing. What do you want to know about this holy union? More »
  • #homeentertainment

    Breaking: Tivo Boxes to Download Amazon Unboxed Videos

    Amazon and TiVo just made me wet my pants with what could be a killer app in the digital video distribution arms race: TiVo Series 3 and 2 set top boxes will be living room conduits for content from Amazon's Unbox video download service. This is the first single box solution that intermingles downloadable broadband video and traditional TV in one place. With TiVo's amazing UI, user base (1.5 million), and Amazon's selection (4 out of the big 6 studios) these guys are going to have a serious setup. But the tech is in beta, so they're not really launching anything, with only a select group of a couple hundred customers getting the first taste. Clearly, this is a response to Mega-corp Walmart's online video download service announced just 24 hours ago. More »
  • #homeentertainment

    Amazon Taking Unbox to TiVo?

    Word around the hood is that Amazon and TiVo are currently in talks for movie distribution on the TiVo. If you recall, earlier this month Amazon launched their Unbox video download service. Yahoo is reporting that the service would transfer Amazon movies to the TiVo set-top boxes, but personally I think the service would stream the videos to the TiVo—you know, to avoid the DRM anal rapage. – Travis Hudson More »