TiVo

McHacking: iZ IR Repeater

It’s no secret that I occasionally frequent the golden arches, but now I’ve found a more reasonable excuse to partake in the greasy goodness than long term suicide. Apparently some of their happy meal toys can make a fun weekend project if you have a screwdriver and soldering iron. https://gizmodo.com/fast-food-tech-prototype-intercom-212536 One clever father hacked the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 23

The Tale of the Gay TiVo

Hot off of our intense gay car discussion, yesterday is this intriguing video discovered over on the ‘tube of a man accusing his TiVo of being gay. With more and more consumer electronics having the ability to learn, can these devices really turn gay? Will the Zune start seeking out other Zunes with similar sexual…

Tech News Travis Hudson Dec 14

SNES + TiVo = The Super NinTiVo

What do you get when you take a TiVo, a Super Nintendo, and two drunks? A Super NinTiVo. These guys took a working TiVo unit and shoved it inside the body of a Super Nintendo. Hence, Super NinTiVo. Everything works afterwards, even down to the IR receiver—which they had to order another of because they…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 11

TivoToGo on Mac, Sorta

Just this week we reported that the Tivo DRM had been cracked, and as unsupported Mac users, rejoiced. But honestly, any time I need to start typing code, I’m deterred from taking advantage of potentially illegal activities. https://gizmodo.com/tivo-to-go-drm-cracked-219089 Luckily, there is a solution. TivoDecode Manager is a simple interface for Mac users to take advantage…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 9

iTiVo Rumor: Apple and TiVo Hooking Up, Making a Love Child?

PVRblog is reporting what it calls a “wild rumor” that landed in its inbox alleging that Apple will license TiVo software for its upcoming iTV box, which will reportedly be called the Mac Media Capsule. Then today, one more meager yet tantalizing tidbit popped into our inbox, supposedly from an Apple employee who said this…

Tech News Charlie White Dec 7

TiVo To Go DRM Cracked

The digital rights management (DRM) that locks up the TiVo To Go video you might want to transfer between your TiVo and PC has been cracked. Now you won’t even need to use the TiVo Desktop software if you want to play back something you’ve recorded on your TiVo on a PC. Plus, you can…

Tech News Charlie White Dec 4

Silly TiVo Holiday Ad

Dave Zatz snuck into TiVo headquarters over the Thanksgiving holidays, stealing office furniture and cancelling everyone’s recordings of Lost and Heroes. But the best thing he got out of trespassing was this unreleased TiVo holiday video. And when we say “best”, we mean it was better than the TiVo-branded toilet paper. Not much of a…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 29

Series2 TiVo 8.1 Update Available, Adds WPA

TiVo’s Fall 2006 service update is available, and you could be the first among your (incredibly nerdy) friends to get Wireless WPA support, “enhanced support for recording live events”, and “improved system performance.” We’re all for improving system performance around here, so go check out this update to see if your TiVo’s ready to get…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 16

TiVo Brings Broadband Video to Your TV

TiVo rolled out some upgrades to its service plan this morning. Slated for release later this year, TiVo Desktop Plus 2.4 ($24 bucks for first-time buyers) will let subscribers convert and view Web video from a PC to their TiVo box. This is particularly cool if you have a long list of video podcasts you…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 14

TiVo Jacks Our Wallets with Increased Rates

Effective this month, TiVo has increased their standard monthly fees and screwed around with the discounted rates for multi-unit purchases. 1. At the time of activation of a TiVo Service Only Payment Plan, you will be required to commit to the TiVo service for a minimum of one (1) year. 2. You may choose to…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 6

Shiny TiVo Glo Remote Available as Stand-Alone

TiVo is shipping the Glo Remote, the luxo-premium controller that’s normally included with the TiVo Series 3 HD box, as a $50 standalone product. Of course, it works with the Series 3 but also works with most Series 2 units, too. We have one of these remotes in-house, and really like its shiny piano-black finish.…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 3

DVR Sales Down The Pooper by 49%: TiVo Hit Hard?

Yesterday, we wrote about how TiVo is fairing after launching their Series 3 DVR. Since then, we’ve had some astounding numbers come in that show US DVRs sales are down 49% for January through August, as compared to last year. Since TiVo is number one in this space, they might be taking the brunt of…

Tech News Brian Lam and Brian L. Clark Oct 31

Point: How is TiVo Doing After Launching Series 3?

By Brian L. Clark As much as we like TiVo and its new player, the company needs to face reality: Production shortages and an extraordinarily high price have plagued the Series 3’s release. How are they selling? No sales figures are available for public consumption, but there are lots of other ways to tell how…

Tech News Brian Lam Oct 30

DIY: Upgrade the Series3 TiVo Hard Drive

Our pals over at EngadgetHD took on one hell of a project and came out successful. As much as we love the TiVo Series3, for $800 we would like a bigger hard drive than 250GB. Sure it’s still almost 100GB more than most Cable Company DVRs, but we need more than 35 hours of HD…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 26

Dealzmodo: TiVo Series 3 $680

Who: You What: TiVo Series 3 Where: TiVo Community Store When: Until Sunday How: Code word TCDEAL Why: Because $680 is better than $799 Product Page [TiVo Community Store via Zatz Not Funny]

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 24

Dealzmodo: TiVo 80-Hour Series2 w/ 1-Year of Service, $125

TiVo is having a super special on their older, Series2 TiVo units. TiVo is offering up the 80-hour Series2 box with one-year of service for $125 with free shipping. I’m not a big TiVo nut, but Froogle is showing TiVo Series2 boxes still going for $200, and TiVo service is $20 per month. If my…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 23

Series 3 Tivo Modded for 1TB

Not happy with your DVR recording device that costs a lot of money? Do what lightrunner, from tivocommunity did, and open it up and begin tweaking. He initially wanted 2TB of storage, but ended up with 1TB—oh well. I was disappointed to find out that the eSata port on the new S3 was not yet…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 17

TiVo Tattles to FCC: Cable Companies Being Dicks About CableCard

If you’re thinking about springing for one of the latest TiVos with CableCards inside, you might be in for some rough sledding, if TiVo itself is any indication. It’s been meeting with the FCC (here’s the follow-up letter from that meeting), decrying “CableCard deployment issues,” meaning that TiVo is trying to get the FCC to…

Tech News Charlie White Oct 16

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…

Commerce Travis Hudson Sep 22

Conspiracy Unveiled: TiVo, Apple, Microsoft, CEDIA, CTIA, Nintendo, Photokina Out to Kill Bloggers

I finally pieced it together. You set embargoes to lift in the middle of the night. Your information “leaks” right before I’m supposed to take the girlfriend out to dinner. You gang up, and throw down CEDIA, CTIA, and Photokina in different time zones. You launch blockbuster gadgets like TiVo Series 3, Zune, and Nintendo…

Tech News -Brian Lam Sep 14

McHacking: iZ IR Repeater

The Tale of the Gay TiVo

SNES + TiVo = The Super NinTiVo

TivoToGo on Mac, Sorta

iTiVo Rumor: Apple and TiVo Hooking Up, Making a Love Child?

TiVo To Go DRM Cracked

Silly TiVo Holiday Ad

Series2 TiVo 8.1 Update Available, Adds WPA

TiVo Brings Broadband Video to Your TV

TiVo Jacks Our Wallets with Increased Rates

Shiny TiVo Glo Remote Available as Stand-Alone

DVR Sales Down The Pooper by 49%: TiVo Hit Hard?

Point: How is TiVo Doing After Launching Series 3?

DIY: Upgrade the Series3 TiVo Hard Drive

Dealzmodo: TiVo Series 3 $680

Dealzmodo: TiVo 80-Hour Series2 w/ 1-Year of Service, $125

Series 3 Tivo Modded for 1TB

TiVo Tattles to FCC: Cable Companies Being Dicks About CableCard

Amazon Taking Unbox to TiVo?

Conspiracy Unveiled: TiVo, Apple, Microsoft, CEDIA, CTIA, Nintendo, Photokina Out to Kill Bloggers

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