Tag Archives: The New York Times

Hotels Turn To Gizmos For Guests

Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by MegaZone

There’s an interesting article in The New York Times today. Hotel chains have been turning to consumer electronics and computers to help draw in and satisfy increasingly tech savvy guests. Gadgets and gizmos are increasingly present in rooms, lobbies, and … Continue reading →

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VUDU Offers Higher Quality HD Downloads

Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2008 by MegaZone

VUDU has been trialing higher quality HD downloads for a little while, but now they’re officially available for all users. The so-called HDX downloads are 1080p24 downloads which take longer to download but offer superior image quality compared to their … Continue reading →

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How Does The Daily Show Compile Their Video Clips? Fifteen TiVos

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 by MegaZone

There’s an interesting discussion in the comments on a recent PVRblog post. Matt of PVRBlog noticed a comment in a New York Times profile of Jon Stewart and posted it: The day begins with a morning meeting where material harvested … Continue reading →

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TiVo And Amazon Announce ‘Product Purchase’

Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by MegaZone

I’ve been saying TiVo should do something like this for literally years now – ecommerce right from the couch with your remote. And now TiVo is working with Amazon to offer just that, through a new feature prosaically named ‘Product … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Video Streaming Service Goes Live – As A Trial

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by MegaZone

I mentioned Amazon’s planned video streaming service earlier this morning in my post about YouTube on TiVo, and now I see that, coincidentally, Amazon is releasing it to “a limited number of invited Amazon.com customers” starting today, according to The … Continue reading →

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