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TiVo wireless G USB network adapter

* Easily connect your TiVo Series2 DVR to your 802.11g or 802.11b wireless home network
* Enjoy TiVoToGo™ and Multi-Room Viewing transfers, Music and Photos, Online Scheduling, and more
* Eliminates the need for a phone line, if used with a broadband connection
* Optimized wireless performance with your TiVo® Series2™ DVR
* Real brushed metal base; flip-up antenna with TiVo badge
* For use with a TiVo Series2 DVR only. Not for use with a TiVo® Series1™ DVR (with no USB ports) or DIRECTV DVR with TiVo®. Not intended to be plugged into a PC or Mac.

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Thanks to ZatzNotFunny for mentioning it.

And for those who want more details, ChuckyBox at TiVoCommunity.com posted this link to FCC documents which show the docs, the internals of the adapter, etc. (I’ve had that link for weeks, but I agreed not to share it until TiVo announced the adapter officially.)

This is the chipset being used.

The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

Number one is the Sony Walkman and number two is the Apple iPod – hard to argue with either of those, they produced a sea change.

And at number three is a tie – TiVo and ReplayTV, for changing the way we watch TV and introducing DVRs.

At WeaKnees, we’ve been getting endless questions about the new DIRECTV DVR Plus – the R15, and asking us to compare it to the TiVo-based DIRECTV DVR R10. The question generally boils down to: Which is better? In an attempt to give you the information necessary to answer that question yourself, we’ve written up a comparison of the units, with an emphasis on details of the new non-TiVo R15 since most of our readers and customers are somewhat (if not very) familiar with TiVo DVRs.

It is a decent comparison, and the R15 doesn’t come out looking very good overall – though it has a couple of interesting features. They have more coming.