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iphone apps
AT&T's iPhone App Brings Remote DVR Scheduling To U-Verse Customers
If you happen to be a U-Verse customer, AT&T has an app for you. AT&T Remote Mobile Access allows iPhone / iPod Touch users to control their DVR remotely. 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 » -
home theater
LaCie's LaCinema HD Media Streamers Can Play and Record
LaCie has updated their LaCinema HD media streamer lineup with the new Play and Record models. As the names imply, the former can playback media while the latter can also function as an HD DVR. More » -
american tech
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 » -
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 » -
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 »
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Comment by salviati: So tell me again why Hulu's has declared all out war on Boxee? If the reason was because the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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iphone apps
DirecTV's iPhone App Browses, Searches and Sets Recordings
The DirecTV iPhone App is available now, and can let you browse 2 weeks of shows, set recordings and control more than one DVR in the house. And, it's free. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by briancarlstrom: Too bad it crashes when I try to browse by channel. I tried on two different iPhones. It does work... 4 Responses | Other threads
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The Dream Is Alive
DVR/BitTorrent Combo BlobBox Appears, Pirates and Studio Execs Shudder
One of Chen's deepest, darkest fantasies is a set-top box that records shows and pulls in torrents at the same time. Italian hardware firm Telsey and software maker TVBlob just made it—the BlobBox—a reality. More »
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Comment by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: I already have a box that does this. It's called a living room PC. 3 Responses | Other threads
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ces 2009
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
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Comment by ptyork: Okay, let's be fair. This is $800 total including lifetime subscription. Tivo HD is $700 ($300 + $400) and Tivo... 2 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
politics
The 'Barack' Obaba Spycam Belt Buckle
That's not a typo. You can celebrate the inauguration the old fashioned way, with a spycam/DVR belt buckle featuring a visage that in no way resembles our future President. 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.
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Netflix on Tivo
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 »
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Comment by elgringoguapo: Go to hell Tivo. I have a series 2, lifetime subscription. I can't move it, nor do I want to at... 12 Responses | Other threads
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question of the day
Question of the Day: How Far Back Do Your TiVo Shows Go?
According to CNN, you are not the only one who may have "TiVo guilt." Plenty of people keep shows on there forever. So, how far back do your unwatched TiVo / DVR shows go? More » -
tivo
Use Your Cellphone To Control Your Box With TiVo Mobile Website
Adding to an ever expanding list of new features like pizza ordering and Netflix streaming, TiVo's now bringing you the option of SlingBox-esque control of your box on your cellphone. Their new mobile site, m.tivo.com, allows both subscribers and non-subscribers to browse television shows, schedule recordings to their TiVo box and possibly find new shows worth hitting the record button for. According to TiVo, the site is optimized for all cellphones and cellphone browsers, so anybody with internet connectivity can use it. M.tivo.com is in beta beginning today and will be available on a wider scale within a few weeks. More » -
halloween
TiV-o'-lantern Scares the Commercials Away
The specific story varies, but as legend has it, the original Jack-o'-Lantern came about as a punishment after a crafty gent named Jack played a trick on the Devil. We don't know if TiVo was trapped after their similar stunt, giving man a way to skip past pesky commercials before advertisers sealed the company's soul in a pumpkin, but it sure makes for a spooky bedtime story. [Thanks Dang!]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Giz Has Lost It: What, no Apple-O-Lantern? 2 Responses | Other threads
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app store
DVRPics iPhone App Beams Your Photos to TiVo
It's not going to change the world of iPhone apps or TiVo forever, but the $1 DVRPics app is a neat, cheap, little addition to the Apple App Store library nevertheless. The purpose is pretty straightforward: The app displays the photos on your iPhone or iPod touch on your TiVo. Features are bare bones for now, notes TiVo Blog, but the apps's developer, Chris Lundie, wants us to know that the ability to make slideshows in advance is coming. Also, Lundie notes that Apple's draconian practices do not allow direct access to the photo library. This is the reason why DVRPics can’t make all your photos available to the DVR at once, he said. [App Store via TiVo Blog]
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By Jack LoftusComment by ShironR: The only thing is.... What is someone took pictures that they don't want anyone to see? That will be the funny... more » | Other threads
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tivo
Tivo and Echostar DVR Patent Saga Ends With $104 Million Payout to Tivo
After getting resoundly swatted in court by Tivo time and again for walking all over its patent for a "multimedia time warping system" (cool retro-future speak for a DVR), Echostar (now just Dish) is finally admitting defeat once and for all. Following its loss to TiVo in a US Appeals court earlier this year, Echostar appealed to the Supreme Court, which just decided not to hear the case, leaving Echostar nowhere else to turn. More »
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Comment by lol123: i can only hope this means the cable companies will start using tivos for their dvrs. i loved my tivo... 5 Responses | Other threads
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tivo pc
Ars Technica Plays with LiquidTV/TiVo PC, Thinks It's Pretty Good
Ars got their hands on Nero's freshly-announced LiquidTV/TiVo PC team-up, and thought the TiVo software and Hauppauge TV Tuner hardware was a good experience for $200 ($100 for software only). They looked not only at how the UI functioned in the PC environment, but also at export options, content exchange, and hardware performance. Here's what they liked and didn't like. More »
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Comment by RobertJP: Another good one is MediaPortal for windows. You can customize it in hundreds of ways. It was easier to setup... 2 Responses | Other threads
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tivo
Nero LiquidTV Software Builds a Whole TiVo into Your PC
Possible-new-interface-haver TiVo and Nero, the old CD burning guys, have announced a new piece of software that will give your PC all of the capabilities of a TiVo box, allowing it to tune in to and record television through TiVo's familiar interface. The announcement was a long time coming, as TiVo and Nero announced their curious partnership almost a year ago. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Chewmieser: MythTV = 100% free Just buy a capture card, an IR remote (optional), and download MythTV. Voila! No fees. 3 Responses | Other threads
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tivo
A Sneak Peek at the New TiVo User Interface
TiVo is apparently focus testing a new, more modern user interface that puts content—and ads—front and center. Besides finally adding Picture-in-Guide so you can keep watching a show while chugging through the guide, the main menu is now lined with a row of pictures along the top. The thumbnails are a combo of recently watched, favorites and suggestions—as well as ads. More details, and videos of the new UI in action are below, courtesy of Dave Zatz. More » -
open source DVR
Neuros Hackable Open-Source Set-Top Box Updated: OSD2
Neuros has taken another stab at the open-source set-top box market, and created the "Open Source Device 2." The original OSD was aimed at developers, but ended up finding use as a DVR. The new OSD2 has a more conventional box, can encode video at 720p in MPEG-4 format, H.264 D1 resolution (that's DVD quallity) from an analog video source, upscale video to 1080i or transcode it for a PMP. It's got a serial port, IRBlaster port, connections for Wi-Fi antenna, USB, LAN, HDMI, composite video and stereo audio, and even packs an SD port. It's shipped with a Linux-based firmware stack, but is completely open to user OS hacking. Available now for $250. [Linuxdevices]
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By Kit EatonComment by baltwade: I think I read over the specs fairly carefully and I didn't see any mention of a cable card reader.... 2 Responses | Other threads
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tivo
TiVo Coming to BlackBerries, Eventually
BlackBerry manufacturer RIM and TiVo manufacturer TiVo have teamed up to offer what sounds like SlingBoxesque mobile entertainment on RIM phones. There aren't many details now, but the press release explains: More » -
at&t u-verse
AT&T U-Verse Update Now Allowing DVR on 8 TV Sets At Once
In an attempt to one-up Verizon's FiOS, AT&T has finally rolled out a new software update for its U-verse service that'll let subscribers watch recorded shows on up to eight different TV sets. FiOS only offers multiroom DVR for seven different televisions currently. The feature is already available in San Francisco and nearby subscriber cities, but ought to be rolled out to the rest of the Bay Area this week. While I'm sure this is a welcome change for anyone who's been using U-Verse, I doubt being able to DVR on one extra set will help AT&T gain the ground it so desperately craves. If it really wants to catch up with FiOS, maybe it should hurry up and bring us Microsoft's IPTV feature set already. The press release is after the jump. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by bsnguy: This is not Total Home DVR but Total Home VOD (Video On Demand). One cannot *record* from any STB; only... 1 Responses | Other threads
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dvr
Niveus Media DVRs Will Tease Your TiVo, Take His Lunch Money
Most of us will be happy with consumer-priced stock DVRs or TiVos. But for those who are looking for something better for the ego, Niveus has just revealed their updated media centers, the Rainier, Pro Series and Denali Limited Edition. All three lines support 8 CableCards and 10 Media Center Extenders. The Rainier is modest, storing 1TB of data with no fans. The rack-mountable Pro Series continues the fanless trend and packs 4TB of storage, 32GB SSD, Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia Series 9 graphics card (for when 1080P video just isn't enough). The Denali Series (pictured) is similar to the Pro Series, but maxes at 2TB of storage to make room for a Blu-ray drive. These monster media centers will be available in Q4 2008. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by thatgirlinnewyork: why is everything hulking/oversized named "denali" in this country?? 1 Responses | Other threads
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tivo review
TiVo HD XL Review: The Same Great TiVo Taste, Just More Of It
The TiVo HD is a good, cheap alternative to the recently de-listed TiVo Series 3 for people who didn't need all that much storage and all that many fancy features. But what if someone wants even more built-in storage than the 20 hours of HD that the TiVo HD provides? They've now got the TiVo HD XL. More » -
tivo
TiVo HD Coming to DirecTV Next Year
TiVo and DirecTV have a chaotic history, but now that it's all straightened out, the two companies can move forward to release new hardware. Now they're planning a follow up to the HD DirecTiVo, the aging, discontinued HD TiVo platform for DirecTV that used inefficient MPEG2 encoding. Expected in the second half of 2009, the new TiVo HD will support MPEG4 recording and newer TiVo features like Swivel Search. As a former TiVo user who's now running an HR21 with a less than optimal interface, I can only see more DVR options as a good thing. [Zatz Not Funny]
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By Mark WilsonComment by squishyalt: DirectTV is a SCAM! Stay away from DirectTV! They promised us 30 days to decide to keep the service. ... 6 Responses | Other threads
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tivo
TiVo Auto-Delete Flag Returns (Thank God It Was Only Star Trek)
In case you didn't already know, broadcasters can slip "flags" into TV shows telling your DVR to not record it or to delete it when it hits an expiration date. TiVo users last had a run-in with the auto-delete flag a couple years ago (Media Center users had a more recent taste), but according to a reader of PVR Blog, it looks like it's back and haunting Star Trek fans. More » -
playtv
PlayStation 3 PlayTV is Non-Transferable After All
When we heard that PS3 PlayTV DVR recordings would be transferable to PSPs and PCs, we we're absolutely thrilled, proclaiming, "For the first time in a long time, we want to grab Sony and kiss them square on the lips." Well, put away the Binaca, because Sony has taken back their promise for undisclosed reasons. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by StealthNinja: Why not just make the screen be built with everything that's part of the frame itself, so it's mobile and... more » | Other threads
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dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: Free Home Media HD-DVR For a Year With Verizon FiOS
Sign up for some sweet, sweet fiber pipes via Verizon FiOS between now and October 4th and you can bag a year's worth of free Home Media multi-room DVR—the nifty recorder that can play three different saved shows on up to six TVs simultaneously, with individual pause/play controls on each set. You know, the one Kevin Garnett likes so much. More » -
dvr
Court Rejects Studios and Networks' Copyright Beef With Cloud-Storage DVRs
Waaay back in 2006, Cablevision planned to roll out a DVR which stored shows on Cablevision's servers rather than on hard disk inside your set-top box. As they are wont to do, the studios and networks saw an opportunity to suck more revenue out of the system, citing obscure copyright conditions which call for fees when content is "retransmitted" in any way. Now, a judge has smacked down their suit to block remote-storage DVRs, meaning DVRs in the cloud could see the light of day after all. More » -
iphone remote
MythTV's MyMote iPhone Remote App
The idea of controlling your DVR via your iPhone is nothing new, but this MythTV iPhone remote allows Linux DVR users to get in on the fun of using their phones as visual remotes. It's got a real-time program guide so you can easily set recordings, plus the standard channel and volume buttons to flip around channels with. The only thing we have to complain about is that the UI is fairly ugly and not refined at all, but it's bearable. Unfortunately all of us here use either TiVo or Media Center or the cheap set-top-box provided from our Cable company, so we can't test it out. Let us know how it works for you. [eHomeUpgrade]
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By Jason ChenComment by lotusflwr: I've been trying to get MyMote working. When I first launched it, I got excited because it saw my lone... more » | Other threads
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television
TBS, I Can Pause My Own TV, Thanks
TBS has opted to not only advertise during television shows through those pesky lower third banners, but to go so far as to pause the show you are watching to do it. A particularly offensive case of interstitial marketing, needless to say, it's not going to do wonders for the network's ratings. Oh, and for the TBS marketing gurus high-fiving right now and claiming that any press is good press, we have two words for you: Michael. Jackson. [kottke via bbGadgets]
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By Mark WilsonComment by karmaghost: "TBS: Now that's funny... 'cuz it's sad." more » | Other threads
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tivo
Australia Gets TiVo Minus the Subscription Fees
The Seven Media Group is so excited to distribute TiVos in Australia before the Beijing Olympics (and worried about fierce regional competition) that they're actually offering the boxes with full service sans subscription fees. If you ask the average non-TiVo user why he/she uses an alternative DVR, 9 out of 10 people will probably point to recurring costs. Even with TiVo's lifetime subscription back in action, the company still asks for a lot of money to provide basic DVR services. Not to stereotype here, but you're telling me that Australia gets boxing kangaroos, Crocodile Dundee and free TiVo service? Lucky! [SMH via Zatz Not Funny] -
nbc
Microsoft Will Totally Bork Your Media Center DVR If NBC (or Anyone) Asks It To
Last week, courtesy of NBC, people with a Windows Media Center DVR setup got a rude reminder that broadcasters can flip a switch (called a broadcast flag) to tell DVRs not to record a show. Here's the thing: Honoring the flag is actually optional for software and hardware makers, after courts smacked down the FCC proposal to make them mandatory. But Microsoft has confirmed that they do whatever the broadcaster tells them, again, even though they don't have to. NBC hasn't confirmed yet whether or not the American Gladiators flag was intentional, but their history doesn't give me a fuzzy feeling. Update: NBC says it was an accident. More »
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Comment by Xeno: My media center is now loosing all it's DRM randomly and will not let me watch or record anything. This... more » | Other threads
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hdds
Seagate Showcase 1TB DVR Extender Records 12 HD Streams at Once (Now You Just Need 12 CableCards)
Seagate is taking their first crack at external DVR storage with the Showcase line of HDDs. The Showcase drives range in size from 250GB to 1TB, work with both eSATA and USB connections, and can record a whopping 12 HD streams simultaneously. For now, Motorola cable boxes are the only ones compatible with the Showcase, so TiVo owners and others should hold off until we hear more. They'll be on sale this fall, full release after the jump. [Seagate] More » -
slingbox
New Dish Network 722s HD DVR Has Built-In Slingbox and Slingcatcher
At their Team Summit Retailer Conference over the weekend, Dish Network pulled back the curtain on a new flavor their latest HD DVR, the 722s. It's got a built-in Slingbox, plus Clip + Sling and Slingcatcher functionality to boot. The pile of whip cream on that box of synergy awesomeness is a brand new HD UI; a built-in, Yahooified browser; and a new remote with a touchpad and trigger. There's some other minor Dish stuff happening at the link too, if you're interested, but this new box is the headliner—all that and a can of Buffalo Pringles. [Multichannel via Zatz Not Funny] -
question of the day
Which Couldn't You Live Without, HD or DVR?
Our memories have grown fuzzy. We can't remember exactly what watching TV was like 10 years ago, but we're pretty sure that it involved a 16mm projector, slide rule and a horse that walked in circles around the room (oddly enough, the horse wasn't actually connected to anything). Now we have a slew of new viewing technologies options, like streaming media, DVRs and high definition broadcast. And today, we're forcing you to make the Sophie's Choice of the entertainment center: More » -
question of the day
Question of the Day: What Do You Use To Record Your TV Shows?
The news that TiVo has brought back lifetime subscriptions got me thinking about how many people subscribe to TiVo versus going with a cable DVR or a PC-based method. In my opinion, it doesn't really matter as long as I don't have to sit through LOST with a commercial break popping up every 5 minutes. So, the question is, what do you use to record your favorite TV shows? More » -
media center
Media Center's Do Not Record Broadcast Flag Is Still Alive
Recently, some Windows Media Center owners were blocked from recording American Gladiators and Medium because of an incorrectly set broadcast flag from NBC. What's the deal here? The broadcasters (NBC, ABC, HBO) can turn on a flag in their data stream that tells whatever DVR machine on your end that it's NOT alright to record a show, protecting Pay-Per-View or premium channel content from being archived. This has actually been around for years. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by theDagda: The Broadcast Flag is not supposed to work with Free to Air TV, since the FCC's mandate on implementing it... more » | Other threads
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