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TiVo HD Review From Late Last Night

That’s a beauty shot of the $300 TiVo HD we reviewed last midnight. If you use a DVR, you have to check it out. This thing is pretty badass for three bills. [TiVo HD Review] https://gizmodo.com/300-tivo-hd-unboxed-and-fondled-verdict-hell-yes-281624

$300 TiVo HD Unboxed and Fondled (Verdict: Hell Yes!)

If you’ve been saving up your nickels to get a $800 TiVo Series3, you just got yourself a $500 bonus prize. Today TiVo releases the TiVo HD, a scaled-back version of the original Series3 that lists for just $299. We got our hands on one, and managed the even more complicated task of convincing Cablevision…

Tivo Series 3 Lite Specs?

Remember our unconfirmed Tivo Series 3 Lite pics from last week? Maybe they’re real, maybe they’re not, but someone in the Tivo Community forums is claiming to know TiVo Series Lite 3 specs. They’re almost unbelievably similar to the powerful Series 3’s specs, but I know you can’t resist even fake Tivo specs, so here…

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 tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow! That’s Tuesday. While you’re waiting, we may suggest watching last Tuesday’s Eureka season premiere…

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.

First Spy Pics of Upcoming TiVo Series 3 Lite?

Click to viewA tipster sent us these spy pics of what he says is the upcoming cheap version of the TiVo Series 3 personal video recorder, which is rumored to be a sub-$300 HDTV digital recorder to be available this fall. We don’t know for sure if this is for real or not, but the…

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…

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…

Cable Companies To Charge More For Box Rental, Thanks To CableCard

The good news is, as of July 1 cable companies are required to ship new cable boxes that use new bi-directional CableCards, a move mandated by the FCC to support CableCard-based alternatives such as TiVos and Vista Media Center PCs. The bad news is: Everybody’s gonna pay for it. By next January, set-top box rentals…

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…

Comcast’s DVRs are officially getting TiVo software. [Reuters]

Made in Eureka Contest Two: Win a TiVo Series 3

Hey non-iPhone fans! If winning Apple’s newest baby isn’t your thing, we’ve got a new contest sponsored by Eureka where you can win a TiVo Series 3. https://gizmodo.com/contest-reminder-win-an-iphone-272889 No difficult invention designs this time. We’re just doing a trivia contest, and all you have to do is answer the questions correctly and we’ll pick from…

500 HD Channels on Cablevision? No More Programming Until CableCard Is Easy!

Reuters today said that Cablevision would have “the capability” to carry over 500 high-definition channels. This would include the 15 channels that Lazarus-like startup Voom HD Networks (now owned by Cablevision) plans to introduce next Tuesday, along with the 20-some HD channels that are allegedly in the lineup now plus, I suppose, 460 more channels…

When’s CableCARD 2.0 Getting Here?

Engadget HD has the story on why CableCARD 2.0—the standard that everyone’s waiting for to provide bi-directional high- def cable support like video on demand—isn’t here yet. Turns out the standard for bi-directional certification isn’t there, and the associations and coalitions of companies can’t agree to agree on what’s needed for certification. https://gizmodo.com/cablecard-2-0-to-support-on-demand-and-pay-per-view-255902 Come July…

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!]

Air Conditioner or TiVo, You Decide

YouTube user Brainfreiz is having one hell of a predicament that is going to force him to decide between having air conditioning or TiVo. Watch the video to see how he got to that point and help him decide. It is a hot bitch out there, but taking away a man’s TiVo is like taking…

Five Things About TiVo’s Universal Swivel Search

I gave the new TiVo Universal Swivel Search a spin in the past few days, and overall, it’s an excellent addition to the already user-friendly features on the TiVo interface. This is what I think so far: 1. I like the way you can find similar shows to the one you’ve entered, or find shows…