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MatrixStream Announces In-Vehicle IPTV Solution
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...
TiVo and Neuros OSD Integration Bounties from DVRupgrade
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...
TiVo + Nero = PC Desktop TiVo
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...
TiVo Comes to Canada
TiVo is finally arriving in Canada in early December. They are releasing a 40-hour, dual-tuner, standard-definition Series2 TiVo in time for Christmas. From the press release... The TiVo set-top device, which allows viewers to record...
TiVo to Offer Demographics Data to Advertisers
TiVo Inc. , maker of the TiVo digital video recorder, will announce on Thursday a new service to advertisers. TiVo already leads the pack in selling updated-to-the-second viewing trends to their advertisers. The Wall Street...
The Ubuntu Family Expands
Ubuntu's added another great project to it's solid collection of operating systems. But Mythubuntu 7.1 , the lastest addition to the Ubuntu clan, is not just another operating system. This one's devoted to nothing but...
Privacy Freaks: This One's For You
As if those fancy home surveillance cameras weren't tempting enough to the private and paranoid among us. The USB 2.0 DVR Guardian lets you keep your eye (and an ear) on your stuff online or...
New Dual-Tuner HD-DVR for Our Northern Neighbors
Bell Express Vu , a Canadian provider of Direct-to-Home satellite TV, is replacing its old ExpressVu 9200 HD DVRs with a new, dual-tuner model: the ExpressVu 9242 . Cool new features include ethernet, USB, and...
More TiVo Goodness in 9.2
Break out those external HD drives, people, because TiVo's finally done it ! The latest software release, version 9.2 , includes official eSATA support, something many of us have been impatiently tapping our feet about....
Last Post: October 20, 2007 9:34 PM by Chris Miller
UK Goes Digital
Wednesday marked the beginning of the UK's official switch from analog to digital TV. BBC Two is the only channel to convert so far, but in four weeks the rest of the public channels will...
A Commercial-Free Windows Media Center
A new application called Lifextender is set to make Windows Media Center lovers a much happier bunch of people. Lifextender snips out the commercials for you so you never have to see them at all,...
Microsoft Spreads Itself Another Micron Thinner
In its dedication to taking over the world, Microsoft's ramping up its effort to entertain us. The company's just released some slick-looking MCE Extenders so you can hook your PC up to your TV. Using...
Last Post: October 12, 2007 6:18 AM by Vicki Schmitz
Dish Network Purchases Sling Media
This just in from the "out of left field" department... It was only a short time ago that Sling Media publicly revealed they have been working with DirecTV on their new SuperCast NFL service, only...
ReplayTV Shows Off Personal HD Solution
Replay TV (remember them) made the transition from standalone DVRs to PC software some time ago. Now it looks like their dabbling in hardware again, but not in standalone boxes. Their just announced "Personal HD"...
Slingbox Clip+Sling: The Inside Story
We've been hearing about the upcoming "Clip+Sling" feature for quite some time now, though relatively few additional details have been released since the CES show in January. The basics have been covered pretty well (read...
DirecTV Debuts HR21 High End DVR
At this year's CEDIA conference, DirecTV finally took the wraps off their latest offering in the DVR space. DirecTV owners with a yearning for some top-notch hardware may finally get their wish, as the "prosumer"...
Last Post: December 31, 2007 12:47 PM by dvrnut
Capable Networks Acquires TiVoCommunity.com
All of us at Capable Networks (CN) are thrilled to announce the acquisition of one of the coolest sites on the 'net: TiVoCommunity.Com! It's our hope that CN's constantly growing network of gadgetry-focused communities will...
Sony Taking on TiVo?
The race to win the number one spot in hybridization of video game consoles and home theater capabilities has left Sony eating Microsoft's dust. But it looks like Sony's finally stepping up, giving Microsoft a...
Last Post: September 5, 2007 3:02 PM by The Butler
From Cool to Creepy, Latest LinuxMCE Has it All
Combining an innovative stylish interface with wizard-based screens, LinuxMCE 0704 is powerful, packed with features, and pretty ( check out the demo ). You don't need to be an engineer to set it up, and...
Time Warner Cable's "Virtual DVR" Misses The Point
Whoosh! Did you hear that? Yeah, that was the whole purpose of a DVR hurtling past the collective heads of the powers-that-be over at Time Warner Cable . If you've been wanting a DVR, but...
Last Post: August 16, 2007 10:23 AM by bob larribeau
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