TiVo Extends Digital Video Recording Service to National Cable Television Cooperative Members

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2005 by MegaZone

National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), an organization of independent cable television companies serving over 14 million subscribers, and TiVo Inc., the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced an agreement to make TiVo® service available as a stand-alone option for subscribers throughout NCTC’s more than 1,000 independent cable operators.

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TiVo Joins the Collection of Nation’s Most Influential Inventions

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2005 by MegaZone

Joining the esteemed ranks of inventions such as the toothbrush, seat belt, computer and alarm clock, several TiVo inventions are featured in a new year-long exhibit at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Museum in Alexandria , Va. , beginning July 13.

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Deal extends TiVo’s digital reach

Posted on Monday, August 1, 2005 by MegaZone

In a move likely to help TiVo’s distribution to small communities throughout the United States, the DVR king has inked a partnership with the organizational arm of hundreds of small- to mid-size cable companies.

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Fox movie studio backs Sony’s Blu-ray DVD

Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2005 by MegaZone

Twentieth Century Fox film studio on Friday gave its backing to Blu-ray technology for next-generation DVDs, becoming the last of Hollywood’s major movie groups to choose sides in a pitched battle over standards.

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New DVR drops jaws in London

Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 by MegaZone

When Cory Doctorow visited last weekend’s OpenTech conference in London, he was stunned to see a box about the size of a 1990-era VCR boasting some pretty forward-looking capabilities.

Eh – I have to agree with the comments from Chris Rowen and add my own:
1. It only records native digital broadcasts, obviously to avoid needing huge numbers of MPEG encoders.
2. The UK only has a handful of channels. The concept simply won’t work in an environment with many channels, such as the US. (Let alone most US channels still being analog only, even on ‘digital cable’.)
3. The device has 3.2TB of drive capacity – the thing must cost *at least* $1500, and I’d bet rather more than that.

I mean, the concept is interesting and all – but I think it is a complete waste. You’d be paying for a lot of HW you really don’t need, since almost everything you recorded you’d never want to watch. I’d rather do some planning and record just what I’d like – like TiVo and other DVRs do.

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