Archive for April 2006
Yesterday was Scott and Teresa’s wedding. How is everyone feeling today? Dad?
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Both Amazon.com and Circuit City are now taking orders for the new 80 hour dual tuner Series2 boxes. Current price is $249. The sites make no mention of a rebate but reading the press release from TiVo there should be a $150 mail in rebate available on Monday.
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TiVo Announces First Standalone Dual Tuner Product, the TiVo Series2 DT DVR
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It’s official, TiVo has announced the Series2 Dual Tuner DVR.
http://www.tivo.com/cms_static/press_88.html
04/25/2006
TiVo Announces First Standalone Dual Tuner Product, the TiVo Series2 DT DVR
Record Two Shows At Once, Built-In Ethernet for Easy Networking and Refreshed Upscale Look
Alviso, CA — April 25, 2006 — TiVo, the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today the launch of the TiVo® Series2™ DT DVR. Available at retail beginning May 1, the TiVo Series2 DT is the first standalone dual tuner DVR with the award-winning TiVo® service and features.
The TiVo Series2 DT DVR is optimized for cable households, allowing you to record two shows at once, so now you never have to miss any of your favorite shows — even if they’re on at the same time. The TiVo Series2 DT DVR also incorporates built-in Ethernet and USB ports, making it easier than ever to add the TiVo box to the home network.
“We’ve been hearing from our subscribers that they wanted a TiVo DVR that could record two shows at once,” said Jim Denney , Vice President of Product Marketing at TiVo. “With the TiVo Series2 DT DVR, we’ve delivered that capability to our customers at a very affordable price.”
“We are excited to bring the new TiVo Series2 DT DVR into our stores,” said Rick Bickford, Merchandise Manager at Circuit City . “TiVo is one of our most well-loved brands and we’re confident that the feature enhancements and low price point are going to make the TiVo Series2 DT DVR a big hit.”
The TiVo Series2 DT DVR will join the existing TiVo product line, and is available in an 80-hour model priced at just $99.99, after rebate and service activation. It will also be available at tivo.com bundled with the TiVo service.
Exclusive TiVo service features will be available on the TiVo Series2 DT DVR including:
- TiVoToGo™ Transfers: Take your favorite shows with you on the road by transferring them to a laptop or select portable players.
- TiVo Online Scheduling: Schedule recordings from the office or on the road from anywhere you can access the Internet.
- TiVo Online Services: Broadband connected Series2 subscribers can view both their own photo slideshows and those shared by friends with Yahoo! Photos, and check local weather and traffic from Yahoo!. Additionally, subscribers can browse and buy movie tickets from Fandango, discover new music on Live365, and listen to entertaining podcasts.
- Coming Soon: TiVo continually updates the TiVo service with new features and capabilities. In the coming months, TiVo users will be able to program their TiVo box to record programs directly from select Verizon cell phones. And by mid-year, users will welcome TiVo KidZone into their home. TiVo KidZone will give parents the power to easily make sure that the television programming their children watch meets their personal family standards.
The TiVo Series2 DT DVR will be available beginning May 1, 2006 at retailers including Circuit City , Best Buy, and Amazon.com, and online at www.tivo.com.
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The Bill the Hollywood cartels don’t want you to see
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Many of you have seen or heard about the new amendment to the DMCA being sent to Congress by the Dep. of Justice. We’ve (IPac) gotten a hold of the actual bill and it’s worse than we could have imagined. Link includes actuall bill and steps on how you can fight it.
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According to this story from Bloomberg.com, TiVo has won their patent case against EchoStar.
From this AP story, the jury awarded TiVo more than $73 million in damages
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It looks like Google Calender could be launching tonight! The official Google Calendar logo was found on Google’s servers and calendar.google.com redirects to the actual CL2 login screen now.
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For such a secretive organization, the DHARMA Initiative has left lots of evidence of its activities. Not only has it populated an island with territorial polar bears and sharks, it has defended its territory with a menacing monster that looks deceptively like black smoke.
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Three professional poker players raised the stakes in a debate over Internet gambling Tuesday, calling on Congress to reject three bills that attempt to stop U.S. residents from playing online poker.
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There is little hope that IT will ever truly be aligned with the business–at least if you judge by this sometimes hilarious, sometimes maddening conversation thread on Slashdot a couple of weeks ago. It displays all the worst behaviors of business and IT people – and by accident reveals some good lessons.
A little lengthy but worth the read.
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TiVo and Dish have been battling over a key patent that makes digital video recorders work. A TiVo victory – which experts deem likely – would not only resurrect the fledgling company but also encourage a shift in DVR strategies at the major pay TV providers.
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