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TiVo Series 3 Lifetime Subscription Transfer Go Live

You saw our TiVo Series 3 review, jumped out of your seat, and immediately went to order one—right? Well, if you’ve got an old Series 1 or Series 2 lifetime subscription, TiVo’s transfer service is online. Starting now, you can go to TiVo’s website and pay $199 to import your old subscription to your new…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 12

TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder Hands-On (with Video!): Two CableCards, No Waitin’

A little bird dropped a TiVo Series3 into our laps early, just in time for the official launch, right now. The Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder is going for the sky high $799.99 we reported earlier. The good news: it may be worth it. The 720p/1080i resolution digital video recorder packs in two CableCards, letting…

Reviews Charlie White Sep 12

TiVo Series 3 up on Circuit City’s Website

Looks like the TiVo Series 3 ball is starting to get rolling. Circuit City giving it a push of their own and putting up a product page for the HD-capable box already. Best buy tipsters are guessing some real news next week. Here’s hoping $800 somehow becomes $600. Product Page [Circuit City]

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 11

TiVo Releases CBS Sportsline Fantasy Football

TiVo and CBS just launched their Fantasy Football HME app on TiVo machines—too bad the season started weeks ago. Travis may be the Fantasy Football nut around here, but whatever he’s using surely doesn’t compare with this. In addition, TiVo is also putting out CBS Sportsline video showcases and Gold Star promotions. Go Futher Muckers!…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 8

TiVo Lets You Transfer Your Lifetime Subscription To Series 3 For $199

How generous of TiVo to allow you pay $199 for the ability to keep on using the so-called “Lifetime Subscription” in your new TiVo Series 3 units. As you may know, the lifetime subscription feature has been cancelled on all new sales of TiVos, including on the upcoming Series 3 box. Now, if you’ve already…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 7

The Mysterious Origins of TiVo

Dave from Zatznotfunny found this interesting video hidden on the TiVo website. It’s made in a mock 1950s, top-secret UFO style training video, where the narrator is telling you how this strange device works. Pretty clever! Mysterious TiVo Origins Film [Zatz not funy]

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 2

TiVo Series 3 Unboxing – Boy It’s Got A Lot Of Ports

Ooh, la la! PVR Wire got their hands on a Series 3 TiVo and documented every step of the standard undressing ritual. You can see the two CableCard slots, the cable and antenna in, and lots of output slots as well. There’s also the standard phone line, plus an ethernet port and USB ports. Here’s…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 31

TiVo Finally Gets Wireless Adapter With WPA Support

Security-minded wireless users have long switched from the weak WEP encryption to WPA or WPA2 on their wireless routers. WPA and WPA2 are slightly more secure than WEP, which can be cracked within seconds with the right tool. So why has TiVo been so slow to offer support for WPA? Who knows, but at least…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 28

Rumor: HD TiVo Series 3, Released September 17 for $799?

A tipster who works for Best Buy revealed tantalizing tidbits about the upcoming TiVo Series 3 HD personal video recorder. Word is that the highly-anticipated high-definition PVR will be in Best Buy’s inventory on September 17 for $799. Although the tipster said it would be in stores on that date, there was no info on…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 28

TiVo Series 3 Preorder At Enterescape.com?

Escape, a Chicago-area company owned by Best Buy, is apparently offering pre-orders on the TiVo Series 3 already. This ad was sent in by our reader Scott, who says these guys are probably the first to offer pre-orders on the upcoming DVR. The ad itself is fairly ghetto and looks like it was done by…

Gadgets Jason Chen Aug 24

Cox, TiVo Get Hitched, Make Babies—DVR Style

Hooray! Rejoice Cox users—like myself. TiVo has gone and rubbed the Cox overlords the right way and landed a bit of a deal. The TiVo software will be made available for Cox users on DVR units. And the even better news is that no hardware upgrades will be required. The TiVo software will be downloaded…

Tech News Travis Hudson Aug 24

TiVo Series 3 Info on Tivo.com

TiVo.com has a page up where you can register for Tivo Series 3 updates. The page has no other forthcoming info other than that the set is HD. And that it uses CableCARD tech so it can decrypt digital TV signals from satellite and cable boxes without additional set top boxes. In otherwords, stuff we…

Tech News Brian Lam Aug 23

TiVo Trying To Poach DISH Network Subscribers

So it’s good news for Dish Network PVR users, as a federal appeals court blocked the injunction to shut down existing devices, but bad news for Dish Network, as TiVo is trying to leech off some DISH subscribers while DISH’s pants are down. https://gizmodo.com/dish-network-pvrs-wont-be-shut-down-195206 TiVo is a pioneer in Digital Video Recorder (DVR) products and…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 19

Dish Network PVRs Won’t Be Shut Down

Dish Network PVR users can breathe again: a federal appeals court has just blocked a court ruling that would have forced the network to stop selling the PVRs and shut down the ones they’ve already sold. The federal court blocked the injunction that was part of a case where TiVo sued EchoStar, claiming that their…

Tech News Richard Baguley Aug 18

DUALjack Wirelessly Extends Telephone Lines

By plugging in the DUALjack into any standard power outlet you can wireless add a telephone jack to your house. Split into two units, the base unit plugs an electrical outlet and has a plug for the main telephone line. In the next room you plug in the extension unit which then wirelessly receives the…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Aug 18

TiVo House Party: Share Your Love of TiVo with the Neighbors

If you’re a proud TiVo owner and feel like spreading some TiVo cheer to the neighbors, keep an eye on the TiVo House Party. It’s a service that hooks people up with free junk (“something fun and free” in their parlance) so as to host—wait for it—killer house parties. You supply your name and e-mail…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Aug 16

Verizon’s Spiffy Home Media DVR: What Does It Mean For You?

Verizon announced yesterday that they’ll be coming out with the Home Media DVR, which is supposed to enable its FIOS (their fancy fiber to the home initiative) customers to stream DVR’d content around the house. Sound the trumpets. What might this mean for the average consumer, though? Pioneer of all things TiVo, Dave Zatz points…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Aug 15

Taiwanese TiVo Ads

Damn it, my publicist said nobody outside Taiwan was going to see this, and now it’s all over the internet! She’s sooooo fired. In any case, in the first ad, I’m explaining that even if you have to work, you won’t miss out on your favorite TV series. It’s America’s NUMBAH ONE! recording device with…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 6

Time Warner Cable Apologizes, Says They Will Support TiVo Series 3

Remember when Time Warner Cable in the Raleigh area said they wouldn’t support TiVo Series3 units with CableCARDs? Well, it looks like they’ve gone back on that decision and told one of their subscribers that they will in fact support Series 3 and any other CableCARD capable devices. https://gizmodo.com/time-warner-cable-not-supporting-tivo-series3-units-wit-190088 …once the tivo series 3 device…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 6

TiVo Wins Emmy, Deserves It

At the Interactive Television Emmy Awards, TiVo will be taking home the hardware for Outstanding Achievement in Enhanced Television Programming. The PVR software and hardware developer beat out all the other finalists in that category, including AOL Music on Demand, CNN Enhanced and DirecTV Interactive Sports. “TiVo was the very first offering in the DVR…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 27

TiVo Series 3 Lifetime Subscription Transfer Go Live

TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder Hands-On (with Video!): Two CableCards, No Waitin’

TiVo Series 3 up on Circuit City’s Website

TiVo Releases CBS Sportsline Fantasy Football

TiVo Lets You Transfer Your Lifetime Subscription To Series 3 For $199

The Mysterious Origins of TiVo

TiVo Series 3 Unboxing – Boy It’s Got A Lot Of Ports

TiVo Finally Gets Wireless Adapter With WPA Support

Rumor: HD TiVo Series 3, Released September 17 for $799?

TiVo Series 3 Preorder At Enterescape.com?

Cox, TiVo Get Hitched, Make Babies—DVR Style

TiVo Series 3 Info on Tivo.com

TiVo Trying To Poach DISH Network Subscribers

Dish Network PVRs Won’t Be Shut Down

DUALjack Wirelessly Extends Telephone Lines

TiVo House Party: Share Your Love of TiVo with the Neighbors

Verizon’s Spiffy Home Media DVR: What Does It Mean For You?

Taiwanese TiVo Ads

Time Warner Cable Apologizes, Says They Will Support TiVo Series 3

TiVo Wins Emmy, Deserves It

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