Excerpts from the official press release at MatrixStream's official site:

San Mateo – June 16, 2008 – MatrixStream Technologies, Inc. is partnering with multiple motor vehicle manufacturers to bring consumers the new MX2 wireless terminal touch screen IPTV platform codename MX-Drive. The MX-Drive uses MatrixCast video streaming technology, allowing consumers to instantly stream video on demand titles and live TV channels in both standard definition and high definition over very low bandwidth from any vehicle equipped with the MX-Drive.

Drivers are of course must focus on the road; however, they can be assured that their passengers are pleasantly preoccupied with the latest digital media offerings.  “Whether you’re a business person who needs to keep up to date with the latest stock news or a parent who wants to keep your children occupied during extended road trips, the MX2 wireless terminal touch screen will keep car and minivan passengers tuned in all ride long” according to Robert Liu, COO of MatrixStream.

[Read the rest of the official press release via MatrixStream.com]

Neuros and DVRupgrade have partnered to bring hackers two new cash money bounties to allow an OSD to synchronize with TiVo's electronic programming guide.

The OSD is primarily used to consolidate all your DVDs and VHS tapes into one box, but, due in large part to it being open source, more adventuresome users are already benefiting from its ability to do so much more (like record live TV, stream YouTube to your TV and music to your stereo, play photo slide shows on TV). And now you can get paid to help it do even more.

From a recent DVRupgrade forums Posting...
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"People love TiVo for its robust program guide and related features, and people love the OSD for the portability of its recordings. So, we've come up with a bounty for a project that combines the best of both devices. Namely for the OSD to piggyback on the TiVo's recording schedule and make portable MPEG-4 recordings of those shows that you choose. It's essentially like having TiVo simultaneously record onto a portable device at the same time that its recording to its hard drive. With no file transfer or conversion, you could have all your favorite shows automatically on your laptop, iPod, iPhone, Blackberry or whatever portable device you prefer. Ultimately, this functionality would be perfect for commuters, road-warriors or anyone that spends their days on the go."

Read more at Neuros.com

Nero and TiVo have released that they plan to partner together to bring TiVo's interface to the PC through a new Nero DVR application. Nero is a premiere provider of media tools for the PC -- famous for their Nero Burning ROM software, used to burn CD's and DVD's. TiVo is famous for its pioneering of DVR technology. Combined, they will likely be a powerful tool for desktop DVR software.

The new software, ostensibly part of a new build of the Nero Ultimate Edition suite of desktop media tools, will have the "look and feel" of TiVo inside the Nero application.  More details will be announced at a future date.

Read more at PC Magazine.