TiVo, the company that has long helped subscribers find the TV programs they love, today announced an online “TiVo Matchmaker Quiz” and first ever TiVo Singles Mixer that could help singles find true love.

Ameriquest Spots Land Top Two Slots on TiVo Top 10; Replay Activity Spikes Around Controversial Touchdown, “Gadget Play”

I missed a couple of press releases, I always post links here, so I’ll just do that now. And we’ve hit 500 people watching this community. We’re growing faster than ever - tell your friends about the community.

Toshiba American Consumer Products on Thursday announced an ambitious marketing push in support of HD DVD but conceded that some of the high-definition optical disc format’s interactive features won’t be available in the two first-generation players slated to hit stores next month without a “firmware upgrade.”

This is a good article on playing around with the XML from your TiVo and TiVo Desktop. Definitely for those of us who are geekier than most though - if XML, XSLT, and shell scripting are foreign terms, you probably want to skip it.

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When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue–not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them in their full glory.

My name is John Koblin, I’m with Columbia Journalism and currently working on a piece on TiVo. I’m interested in writing about the “catch up” phenomena — that is, you’re way behind in the shows you’ve recorded on your TiVo and you’re playing catch up — sometimes even missing out on a Friday night or two. If you could talk with me, that’d be so helpful.

You can reach me by email at: jkoblin@gmail.com or cell (908) 642-8957

thanks!

John

Don’t reply here if you want to reach John - use the email or phone number above. But feel free to discuss.

I reported on the beta from CES, but the new TiVo Central Online is now live.

Brian Zucker serves as Technology Evangelist in the Office of the CTO for Dell. In this role, Brian is responsible for driving a deeper understanding of new PC technologies while also helping to define future product direction. He is responsible for communicating the customer benefits of new technologies in emerging products both within the company and to the outside world.