The FCC has been unsuccessful in spurring competition in the set-top box market since Congress passed a law requiring changes in 1996. The current situation is exactly why we don’t see some of our favorite companies making cable compatible devices — remember when just about every electronics company made a VCR
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Sony, TiVo, NCTA and others chime in on CableCARD’s replacement
You’d be hard pressed to find a TV without some sort of extra box attached to it these days — and with each box comes another remote.
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HD 101: IR blasters, HDMI-CEC, RS-232 and IP control
The latest version (2.8.1) of the TiVo Desktop software is official, and it’s added a few new features in both its free edition and the upgraded Plus package. The basic software has added a few additional settings, but the most notable is the ability to view folders on a PC from the DVR itself
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TiVo Desktop Software hits version 2.8.1, adds folder view from PC, export for iPad, Pre & more
TiVo loyalists have waited a long, long time for this.
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How would you change the TiVo Premiere?
It’s no secret that Google’s been on something of a shopping spree as of late, buying startups left for right like it was trying to win the final round of Supermarket Sweep. This latest one’s a bit more interesting, though.
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Google acquires server hardware startup Agnilux, a bevy of former Apple / PA Semi employees in tow?
It’s not streaking through downtown Dallas remaking Matt & Kim videos just yet but after an uneven start the TiVo Premiere continues to evolve, this time towards something with even more capacity and (hopefully) less lockups. ZatzNotFunny mentions a new software update to version 14.1c has gone live this weekend which is intended to fix lockups some customers are experiencing with more revisions promised over the coming weeks and months to address various performance and stability issues. Forum reactions are mixed, with some dropping back to the old UI for more stability and speed but if you’re living the Premiere lifestyle let us know how things are going for you
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TiVo Premiere is updated and expanded, but is it ready
If the minature box doesn’t give it away then the word “Premiere” certainly does. That’s the first in the wild shot of TiVo’s inaugural Series 4 shifter riding the shelves of Best Buy.
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TiVo Premiere spotted in Best Buy with March 28th retail date
While most of the FCC’s new Broadband plan has been about, well, broadband, there’s also some great news for HDTV fans. We expected a few mentions about CableCARD and its future when the FCC requested comments and declared it a failure , but we’re still glad to see that the FCC listened to consumer electronics companies like TiVo and Sony — among others.
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A CableCARD replacement is due by December 2012, bandaids by this Fall
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. TiVo’s announcement of TiVo Premiere represents the most significant user interface overhaul for the device in years. Based on Adobe Flash and optimized for the high-definition screens that are likely to be paired with CableCARD programming, the new user interface blends together live, recorded, and broadband content.
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Switched On: Thumbs up, thumbs down at TiVo Premiere
For those enjoying media bliss thanks to a little MediaSmart box humming away somewhere in the corner, life just got a even more lovely. HP has announced a partnership with TiVo that allows MediaSmart users to install a Windows Home Server add-in, enabling the two devices to talk sweet nothings to each other. From within the WHS console you’ll be able to suck recorded content from the TiVo onto the MediaSmart’s expansive storage array and, from there, play it on any of your compatible devices (PC, Mac, Xbox, PS3, etc.)
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HP MediaSmart add-in adds TiVo compatibility, enables video transfers to and fro
