A number of people have said they like the improvements of the Series3 remote and wished they could get one to use with their Series2 boxes. Well, now you can. TiVo is selling it as the “TiVo Glo premium remote” for $49.99. Personally I think the name is… lacking, to put it politely. ‘Glo’? As a commenter at ZatzNotFunny said, it makes me think of Mop & Glo floor cleaner.

Still, as those who’ve read my Series3 review know, I really, really like the S3 remote. Not sure I’d pay $50 just to have it on my other boxes, but if you need a new remote it is probably worth the extra $20 compared to the standard S2 remote ($29.99). While the S2 remote should work with all S1 and S2 TiVos (except the Sony boxes, which use a different command set) as well as the DirecTiVos, it lacks the special buttons for DVD features for the DVD/TiVo combo boxes.

(I see the TiVo store also sells Monster cables now too – for those who like spending FAR too much on cables.)

EDIT: credendovides makes a good point in a comment. The S3 remote can be programmed – it is a learning remote. So, for those who have receivers, TVs, etc, that can’t be controlled by the S1 or S2 remotes, the upgrade may well be worth it.

I picked this up from PVRWire. It looks like a TiVo promo video from the TiVo launch in Taiwan.

EDIT: Sorry, the video was deleted.

Suffering slow downs from the 7.3.1 update? Feeling adventurous? Sign up your Series2 for the Open Beta here. TiVoPony announced it over at TiVoCommunity.com.

He hasn’t said what, exactly, is in the new software. However, in the past TiVo has said they’re working on fixing the performance issues from 7.3.1 for the next release, so it seems like a good bet this is a performance boosting release. There is also word that TiVo will be adding WPA support soon. And this support article might be a hint: Does TiVo Support WPA Encryption for Wireless Adapters?

TiVo is looking to hire a TiVoCast Operations Program Manager. Hopefully that means the department is expanding and we’ll be seeing more content soon.