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more about #tivo more comments → Odin: I'm a programmer so camel case is second nature to me. more » fuchikoma: "So once I finished cleaning my GLOCK, I turned off my iPod, set my iRobot Roomba about its duties, and sat down at my PlayStation 3 (powered by nVidi... more » Die Fledermaus: Wow not one person took a puerile leaning to the comments, with the mention in the article of camel case. I am impressed. more » lostarchitect: Settings General Keyboard Auto-Capitalization Off Your iPhone will be an iphone forevermore! more » nutbastard: in a few more years we'll all be speaking lol so teh ifone wil be okayz. more » Die Fledermaus: I am noticing something which plays right into this article. There are several condescending posts by people deriding the quote which uses less commo... more » Xagest: I absolutely hate the"iName" setup. I can never tell if I'm supposed to capitalize the i when I start a sentence with that word. more » redman042: This is obviously a slow news day. Language is always changing, and it always has, influenced by the culture of the day. Just let it happen. Maybe it... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: You know what I hate worse than improper capitalization? Acronyms. That's right NYT, I'm looking at you! more » OCEntertainment: Fun facts: matt's keyboards have numerous stabby marks on them. It is believed by some that a capital letter beat matt up as a child. The walls of m... more » -
#iphone
The iPhone Is an Affront to Language
I dislike capital letters. I dislike exceptional capital letters even more. The iPhone, and indeed most Apple products, suffer from "camel case," as the NYT's On Language calls it. "Steep is the descent into orthographic antinomianism." He's right. More » -
#rant
You Don't Need a TiVo Anymore
This chart of TiVo's slipping subscriber numbers may be surprising, seeing as TiVo is the television recording device (and it's so good), but it's something we've seen coming for a while. We love you TiVo, but you're fast becoming obsolete. More » -
#data
TiVo Is Slowly Dying
It's always strange when a company that's become synonymous with its market—like Kleenex to tissues, or Xerox to copiers—starts fading. And that's exactly what's happening to TiVo, whose subscriber level has dropped to where it was in 2004. More » -
#advertising
Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV's Day
With data, of course! Google, which sells TV ads, is now subscribing to TiVo's user data, so they can make ads more "accountable," just like online. This is good, right? Depends on who you ask. More » -
#tivo
802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter For Tivo Lands At The FCC
An AN0100 802.11n wireless adapter for Tivo is up on the FCC's site. While there's not much information on what the add-on will bring to the DVR, the promise of increased bandwidth suggests more robust network streaming for Tivos in the future. Here's to hoping. [Engadget] -
#dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: Liquid TV TiVo Software and Tuner Card for $60
Sure, Windows 7 Media Center is included with the OS, but if you can't give up your TiVo interface, here's a cheap way to roll your own, HTPC style—$60 for Nero Liquid TV software and a tuner card. More » -
#tivo
Blockbuster Appears on TiVos Today
If you run a TiVo Series2, Series3, TiVo HD, or TiVo HD XL DVR, you should notice a new option to download movies through Blockbuster On Demand. Rentals will range from $3-$4 as the service accompanies other streaming options like Amazon and Netflix. [AOL Money via Engadget] -
#blackberryapps
BlackBerry-Toting TiVo Addicts: You Are No Longer Without an App
TiVo's tardy BlackBerry app may look a little barebones—and what BlackBerry app doesn't, honestly?— but it's a far sight faster than the DVRs' mobile web interface, and it's free. More » -
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#lawsuit
Dish Needs To Pay TiVo Another $200 Million
To punish Dish for not complying with an order to basically stop being a DVR service, U.S. District Judge ordered them to pay about $200 million to TiVo, whose patents were infringed. More » -
#iphoneapps
i.TV 2.0 iPhone App Adds Push Notifications and TiVo Remote
i.TV 2.0 get a little closer to being the only TV app you need, with a refined UI, push notifications, and the big one: built-in TiVo remote, the first of several they're planning to add. Plus, it's less crashy. [iTunes] -
#dvrs
TiVo Sues Verizon and AT&T
Dave Zatz brings to our attention details from the TiVo earnings call. First, they lost more subscribers. Secondly, they're suing Verizon and AT&T for DVR patent violation. Doesn't seem like a good business strategy, but what do I know? I still like TiVo. I just hate most of what's on TV. [DaveZatz] -
#iphoneapps
i.TV iPhone App Grows a Remote Control Framework, TiVo Gives It a Whirl
The already first-rate i.TV program schedule app has a fresh trick: a universal remote control framework that could finally turn the iPhone into the ultimate all-in-one-clicker. To prove they're serious about this, they've nabbed a pretty great first partner: TiVo. More » -
#dvrs
Moxi HD DVR Gets 6TB Drive Support, Spawns "Moxi Mate" Media Extender
The Moxi HD, everyone's favorite not-TiVo, has been joined by a media extender box, alongside a fresh software update, which among other things allows the Moxi to offload video to Lacie's 6TB drive clusters. That's over 1000 hours of HDTV. More » -
#tivo
Best Buy and TiVo Tie the Knot, Insignia TVs to Get DVR Software
In marketing parlance, this is a strategic partnership by which TiVo, with the help of Best Buy store placement and aggressive advertising, will increase its market share, and Best Buy, through advertising placements in TiVo DVRs, will develop long-term relationships with its customers. In irritating child parlance, it's Best Buy and TiVo, sittin' in a Tree, M-A-R-K-E-T-I-N-G. Either works. More » -
#tivo
TiVo May Be Coming To Time Warner Cable
According to Bloomberg, TiVo is preparing to make a push into more living rooms, including Time Warner Cable subscribers, now that a federal court ruling backs the company's digital-recording patent. More » -
#dvrs
Court Grants Stay On EchoStar Injunction (Translation: Dish Network DVRs Are Safe, For Now)
Yesterday EchoStar, makers of Dish Network DVRs, was ordered to pay over $100m to TiVo for lifting parts of the company's DVR software. Again. Worse still, the companies were told to strip the offending capabilities from customers' DVRs. Or not! More » -
#tivo
TiVo Gets Another Huge, Court-Ordered Gift From a EchoStar
Satellite provider EchoStar has been ordered to pay TiVo $103m for lifting some of their DVR software technology. (Again.) This is great news for TiVo, who hasn't been doing so well lately. Not so much, though, for EchoStar customers, who might end up losing DVR functionality in their set-top boxes for a while. [Reuters] -
#tivo
After a Short Break, TiVo Gets Back To Losing All Its Money
First quarter results are in for TiVo, and they're not great: revenue is down 9% from the same quarter last year, forcing the company to report a hefty loss just a few months after recording their first year of profitability, ever. More » -
#tivo
TiVo Will Not Approve (or Even Test) Seagate Showcase and Other DVR Expanders
I don't know if this is a pro-Western Digital story or an anti-TiVo story, but I just learned that the companies are so cozy together, DVR expanders from Seagate or others are officially blocked. 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
TiVo Flash Developer Posting Hints At Intensive UI Refresh
TiVo's looking for a seasoned flash developer to help out with "embedded systems." The UI's not bad, but it's showing its age, so it makes sense that TiVo is looking for ways to refresh it. More » -
#review
Moxi HD Review: Beats Cable, But It Ain't TiVo
When I hooked Digeo's Moxi HD DVR up, I told my wife it's like TiVo, and she said, "Then why don't we just use TiVo?" After several weeks testing it, I have no good answer. 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 Gets Blockbuster OnDemand Rentals and Purchases Soon
TiVo just acquired the right to stream Blockbuster's OnDemand content through Series2, Series3, HD and HD XL boxes. More » -
#unconfirmed
Amazon HD Video On Demand Now Beta Testing On Select TiVo Devices
Amazon is reportedly in the midst of beta testing a VOD HD implementation for TiVo devices. The quality is apparently "outstanding," and the progressive downloads allegedly handle surround sound quite well. More » -
#tivo
TiVo Gets Its First Full Year of Profitability
TiVo's fiscal year that ended Jan 31, 2009 was its first full year of profitability EVER, which is good news if you own a TiVo, or like TiVo, or invest in TiVo. -
#tivo
TiVo Was Almost Called Bongo, Plus Other Tech Name Origins
Mentalfloss has a list of eight tech product names, their origins and what they could have been called. For example, TiVo could have been Bongo, and Hulu means butt in Indonesian. Haha, butt. [Mentalfloss] -
#ces2009
Digeo Moxi HD DVR:
I have watched the Digeo Moxi DVR evolution since it came into the world seven years ago. It was vapor we loved to love, but now, it might actually be living-room ready. UPDATED More »$400$800, No Fees, 500GB HDD, Might Even Be Real -
#software
DVR Remote Is Another, Better Way to Control TiVo With Your iPhone
Not long after we saw the App Store's first TiVo remote for the iPhone, we see its second, DVR Remote. More » -
#iphoneapps
TiVoRemote: The App Store's First TiVo Remote App
TiVoRemote is the App Store's first network-based remote control program for TiVo. Aside from the novelty of changing the channel, you can use the iPhone's full QWERTY keyboard to search for programming. More » -
#tivo
TiVo Gets Text Message Scheduling via kwiry
kwiry, the web application which enables commands via text messaging, has now added support for TiVo Scheduling. The service is open to any phone capable of texting and no web connection is needed. 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 » -
#sports
Kobe Bryant Can't Live Without DVR
It's no surprise that Kobe Bryant is a huge game film addict, but the LA Times's look at the tech Kobe uses to feed himself massive amounts of video daily is a great read. -
#recessionomics
Hobomodo Review: I Sold My Identity for Free TiVo Cookie Cutters
As an intern for Gizmodo, hobomodos have become my favorite part of our daily gadget deals: my marketing information in exchange for free TiVo cookie cutters? It's yours before you can even say "leaky faucet." More » -
#tivo
TiVo Sticks Ads Into Timeshifting
Today, TiVo has begun implementation of a new feature allowing advertisers to insert text ads into paused programming. That's right, skipping those commercials is finally becoming impossible. -
#netflixontivo
Netflix Available on Tivo NOW!
Dooooooods! Not only can you order pizza and carry on a technosexual relationship with your Tivo, but as of today, you can watch Netflix on it. I'm never leaving the house again...ever. More » -
#timeshifting
Army Using TiVo Tech for the Most Un-TiVo of Purposes
US troops in Japan are getting a massive server array to improve their TV. But instead of delivering what-you-want/when-you-want programming like TiVo, the servers will simply bump all shows 9 hours ahead. See any problems? 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.


