Interesting concept here…as an early gen not surprising there are some issues, but overall pretty cool. Engadget So as a receiver the Netboxx hits all the right marks, but the big news here is the ability to act as a networked media player thanks to VuNow. Sadly things wouldn’t go so well here. Connecting to the network was completely pain-free […]
Read moreHrmm….any guesses on what this could be? Maybe some new integration with online video services? Engadget Saying "Inventing the DVR was just a warmup" raises our expectations quite a bit for TiVo’s upcoming event in New York City. From the locked down nature of the company’s CES presence there’s definitely something in the works, but save for some leaked TiVo […]
Read moreWell, if your business isn’t making enough money to sustain, why not sue everyone that has a similar technology to yours since you won once already?! TiVo does do a lot of things significantly unique in their DVR offering, but to say they invented the technology is fairly suspect. ZnF After taking a pound of flesh from DISH Network (with […]
Read moreIf Apple (finally) makes a DVR, are you interested? The one thing you can be sure of, is everything would work, as in whatever you record would play on your iPhone, Mac and of course, AppleTV, and then whatever this new device would be? Very interested to see, my guess is this would be the evolution of the AppleTV itself, […]
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Looks like Comcast is stepping up their game, but you have to wonder if they would have done this if not for the DirecTV commercials specifically mentioning this feature. Now here’s my question being a Windows Media Center enthusiast–if the feature is so important that two of the largest MSO’s have it, shouldn’t it be in a $2000 computer system? […]
Read moreJust goes to show you the cable companies are doing just fine even in this economy. Really helps when you have a monopoly, but it’s good to see hopefully this means an improvement in set top boxes being rolled out. Maybe the guide won’t take 10 minutes to scroll through now. Home Media Mag Sales of set-top boxes used for […]
Read moreI’m not sure how to interpret this report of some technology being investigated. It sounds pretty cool on what hand, but I’m with the other comments on the concern of privacy in having a camera in my DVR. Light Reading Prime Sense, an Israel-based company founded in 2005 that raised $20.4 million in "B" round funding last May, showed off […]
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I’m not sure the market for something like that here in the US with all the DVR options we have, but I’d like to play with one just to see how it works and matches up. The integrated player is nice but I agree that at these prices they really need to include a Blu-ray drive. CrunchGear The most […]
Read moreGood news for you TiVo owners, as it continues to get one step closer to the HTPC world. It’s funny how TiVo not only has to be competing with DVR’s for their TV features, but also all the extra add-ins they throw in. Should be fun as everyone continues to up the ante. Zatz Not Funny Today, TiVo will enable […]
Read moreYes! You guys enjoyed the wise thoughts Richard Corliss the other day on why Netflix sucks that I couldn’t help myself from posting his follow up article on how to fix netflix. I personally love his suggestion to find a better post office…because that 2-3 day wait is unbearable. Enjoy! Time But since Netflix lets titles stay out indefinitely, it […]
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