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Don’t Buy an Apple Watch Series 3

If you were wondering whether you should save yourself a couple hundred dollars and opt for an Apple Watch Series 3: Don’t. A Bloomberg report says alongside the forthcoming Series 6, Apple is planning to introduce a new, more affordable Apple Watch to replace the Series 3. So far, we don’t know much about this…

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. These ads can work on live TV or prerecorded content, with Fox and Mercedes-Benz lined up among the system’s first customers. Luckily, the feature seems to be quarantined…

TiVo De-lists Series3 Boxes From the Online Store

TiVo’s removed their Series3 DVR from the main shop, leaving only the TiVo Series2 at $150 and TiVo HD at $300. What’s the upshot of this? To us, it seems like they’re either phasing out the Series3 entirely in favor of the cheaper-to-produce TiVo HD, or they’re liquidating the units for an upcoming Series4 featuring…

TiVo 9.4 Summer Update Hitting Boxes This Month

It looks like TiVo’s 9.4 Summer Update has been released ahead of schedule and will supposedly be hitting every box by month’s end. This update brings six new features, two of which actually seem really useful for most TiVoers. Folders will now have the option to be played or deleted, and the guide can be…

Dealzmodo: TiVo HD For $179 With Free Shipping

TiVo’s got a great web special on “factory-renewed” TiVo HDs for $179 with free shipping. Sure, these refurbished units usually end breaking after a few days, but no need to worry it still has TiVo’s regular warranty. [TiVo via TiVo Blog]

Now Playing: TiVo2Go For Series 3 on a Mac for Free

The most recent update to Now Playing widget for OS X gives it the ability to download shows from your TiVo Series 3 and have it automatically decode for playing using TiVoDecode. This looks to be the free alternative to Roxio programs for watching TiVo2Go on your Mac. Although it’s missing functionality to burn discs…

TiVo Now With 2 Terabytes of Storage (Unofficially)

TiVo chop shop WeaKnees is offering the biggest Series 3 TiVo they can muster. Cramming in a 1TB drive internally along with an external 1TB eSATA, they’re offering ready-to-run TiVos with a whopping 2TB of storage space, or enough for 292 hours of HD programming. But when you have enough storage for well over 100…

TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing are coming to Series 3 and TiVoHD boxes in November. [TiVo Community]

Six Takes on the New Tivo HD

The Tivo HD is the product were waiting for but beginning to doubt. Because Tivo’s Series 3 model successfully brought HD to the platform, but at a price reserved for high-end home theaters. So when news of the $299 Tivo HD broke, we were elated. But how does it perform? Hit the jump for our…

Contest Update: Made in Eureka (iPhone and TiVo)

Thanks for all your entries in the Made in Eureka contests! Both the iPhone invention contest and the TiVo trivia contest had a lot of entries, and we’re going to sort through them all and announce a winner next Tuesday. While you’re waiting, we may suggest watching last Tuesday’s Eureka season premiere again.

Contest Reminder: Last Day to Win a TiVo Series 3

Still haven’t entered our trivia contest to win a TiVo Series 3? Skip work and do it today, because this is your last chance to win. Hit the link below to see the questions. Questions [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/trivia-contest-win-a-tivo-series-3-274358

Contest Reminder: Win a TiVo Series 3

Still haven’t entered our trivia contest to win a TiVo Series 3? You’d better hurry, because the contest ends July 10. That’s tomorrow, in case you weren’t sure what day it was today. Contest Questions [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/trivia-contest-win-a-tivo-series-3-274358

Contest Reminder: Win a TiVo Series 3

Hey, captain trivia, Mr. KnowItAll. If you really want a TiVo Series 3, you should hurry up and answer our trivia questions. We’ve gotten a bunch of entries already, but you still have a better chance of winning this than that weird interactive TV game you play tipsy at the bar. Hit the link below…

Contest Reminder: Win a TiVo Series 3

Hey trivia fans. If you really want a TiVo Series 3, you should hurry up and answer our trivia questions. We’ve gotten a bunch of entries already, but you still have a better chance of winning this than actually finding something useful to do with your knowledge of inventions. Hit the link below for the…

Trivia Contest: Win a TiVo Series 3

Interested in winning a TiVo Series 3 in our Made in Eureka Contest? All you have to do is answer these simple invention-based trivia questions, and whoever gets the most correct gets the DVR. If there’s a tie, we pick one at random. https://gizmodo.com/made-in-eureka-contest-two-win-a-tivo-series-3-272936 Mail all answers to [email protected] (one big email, not one email…

Dealzmodo: TiVo Series 3 For $396

Barely beating out the previous Dealzmodo, this Buy.com deal for a Series 3 TiVo goes for $396 if you use Google Checkout, versus Amazon’s $420. Of course, both deals require a $200 rebate, which might scare you off if you’ve been burned by rebates not arriving before. https://gizmodo.com/tivo-series-3-for-400-cheapest-ever-263936 Product Page [Buy.com – Thanks Jody!]

Ten Things You Should Know Before Buying a High Def DVR

Click to viewWith the recent launch of CableCARD Vista Media Centers, many people are reconsidering buying (or upgrading to) a high definition DVR. But with all the different choices and various benefits and drawbacks of each, it’s hard to choose the one that’s right for you. https://gizmodo.com/cablecard-vista-media-center-pc-vs-tivo-series-3-262359 Do you go with a cheap $9 a…

Poll: TiVo Series 3 vs. Vista CableCARD Media Centers

With CableCARD HD Media Centers finally shipping, consumers have a tough choice on their hands. Do they go with the cheaper, yet still pricey, TiVo Series 3 (our review here)? Or do they splurge and get the feature-filled CableCARD Vista Media Center (our video preview above)? It’s tough to choose. https://gizmodo.com/cablecard-media-centers-shipping-get-a-sneak-peek-now-261816 For people like Dave…

TiVo Series 3 eSATA Upgrade FAQ

The guys at tivocommunity have a nice FAQ up about how to upgrade your TiVo Series 3 with an external eSATA drive. Although it’s not “officially supported”, with the maximum 1TB external drive in addition to the internal one, you can get a good 1.25TB chunk of space to hold all your shows. Head over…

TiVo Fights Cable With Cute Ads

I have to admit something: I unplugged my TiVo in late 2004, and have used high-def Scientific Atlanta DVRs ever since. I was sad to see the thing go, and to this day, I have diminished TV enjoyment because of it. You may know what I mean. TiVo has had hard times: the competition costs…