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MatrixStream Announces In-Vehicle IPTV Solution

Community Headlines — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:35:35 GMT

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]

TiVo and Neuros OSD Integration Bounties from DVRupgrade

Community Headlines — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:47:02 GMT

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 ... (click for details) "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...

TiVo + Nero = PC Desktop TiVo

Community Headlines — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:27:01 GMT

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 .

TiVo Comes to Canada

Community Headlines — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:27:00 GMT

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 shows and skip commercials, will be available across Canada — except in Quebec — through Best Buy, Future Shop, The Brick and London Drug stores for $199. Device owners also need to subscribe to the TiVo service, which has a monthly subscription price of $12.95, with discounts available on long-term contracts. The Series2 DT DVR can hold up to 80 hours of standard-definition programming, TiVo Inc. said in a press release, and can record one show while the viewer watches another. The device can also be hooked up to a broadband connection, which allows the viewer to remotely program it to record using a computer. The TiVo service also allows users to transfer their recordings onto a laptop, iPod or PlayStation Portable. Source: CBC News

TiVo to Offer Demographics Data to Advertisers

Community Headlines — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:33:44 GMT

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 Journal is now reporting that this new service would include viewer demographics - such as age, income, marital status, and ethnicity - to their offering to advertisers. Given frequent worries that TiVo could potentially misuse such data or violate viewer's privacy, and in the wake of announcements that TiVo will be reducing service fees and bringing back the coveted lifetime service fee, this news has made quite a stir, including discussion on TiVo Community .

The Ubuntu Family Expands

Community Headlines — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:19:10 GMT

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 pure media goodness. In one seamless installation you get everything you need to set up your own MythTV. New versions are expected each month.