DVR Archive

  • Try Yahoo Go! DVR and get back to us

    Try Yahoo Go! DVR and get back to us

    It seems like such a no-brainer: Yahoo released Yahoo Go! DVR software free today. If you have the right hardware installed on your machine and also the right cables to hook your PC to your TV, this DVR software look like it could take [...]

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  • Are TV networks going to FORCE you to watch the ads?

    Are TV networks going to FORCE you to watch the ads?

    There’s a story on CNET about a CRAZY invention by Philips that prevents viewers from changing channels. The article cites U.S. Patent No. 20060070095 stating that the device: 1 – prevents a viewer of a direct (nonrecorded) broadcast from switching channels when an advertisement is displayed [...]

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  • Tivo wins patent suit

    Tivo wins patent suit

    This afternoon Tivo was awarded $73 million in damages in it’s patent dispute with Echostar. Now maybe they’ll have enough money to get their HD-Tivo out to us and I can fall back in love with them! On a more serious note, they [...]

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  • Why we may never see an Apple DVR

    Why we may never see an Apple DVR

    As I’ve already made it painfully evident, I love TiVo and DVR technology. Also, I’ve recently become a consumer of Apple products. Logic (and maybe a little wishful thinking) lead me and others to believe that Apple would be bringing a Mac-mini based [...]

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  • TiVo thinking about giving their DVRs away

    TiVo thinking about giving their DVRs away

    In an effort to increase their subscriber base, Tivo is thinking about giving away their boxes for free. Reuters says: TiVo currently serves about 4 million subscribers, including about a two-thirds from partner DirecTV Group Inc. It is under pressure from Wall Street to expand its customer [...]

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