Daily Archives: Monday, March 3, 2008

My Take On The End Of TiVo Rewards

As I reported earlier, TiVo is ending the TiVo Rewards program. I first signed up for TiVo Rewards in November, 2004, but I didn’t really make a big deal out of it. I didn’t yet have the site. I was … Continue reading

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TiVo Earnings Preview

TiVo reports their earnings this Wednesday and Forbes.com is running an AP earnings preview article. As I’d expect, the two main focuses are on the EchoStar appeal victory and the Comcast software roll-out, both of which happened during the last … Continue reading

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GameTap TV Joins TiVoCast

GameTap TV is the latest edition to the TiVoCast lineup. New episodes about video games and gamer culture appear each weekday. You guessed it, you can subscribe online or on your TiVo at TiVo Central -> Find Programs -> Download … Continue reading

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Toshiba Picks Up The Pieces After HD DVD Failure

The Wall Street Journal talked to Toshiba’s CEO, Atsutoshi Nishida, focusing mainly on the HD DVD decision. While I still blame Toshiba for starting the format war in the first place (I really should get around to writing up my … Continue reading

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Sub-$200 Blu-ray Players In Time For The Holidays

I’ve said it myself several times, I expect to see Blu-ray players with sub-$200 MSRPs on shelves in time for the holidays. We’ve already had sub-$300 MSRP players announced, due by mid-year. As more and more players hit shelves, especially … Continue reading

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