Thanks to WSJ Live, via AOL ON, it looks like an upcoming TiVo Roamio Slide Remote has just been outed. The new IR/RF remote currently shipping with Roamio is getting something of mixed reviews, due to the exclusion of a learning function, as provided by prior TiVo remotes, and reduced range compared to the discontinued TiVo Slide. Perhaps this accessory will improve upon both of those… while obviously returning the much-desired physical QWERTY keyboard! No telling if backlit keys will also make a repeat appearance, or if there’s even much value in such a feature. Stay tuned? (sourced via the IDF)
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Wonder if it'll be backwards compatible with S4 and/or S3 models... Maybe one with a RF/BT dongle and one without? Hm. Actually, as long as it supports Mini and Amazon's really coming, I'm good.
My remote of choice gets even better! Very nice of TiVo to let Mossberg check it out.. talking about access! :)
That's the deal companies make with the devil... you give Walt everything in exchange for a shot at coverage. Heck, how many embargos revolve around his publishing schedule? But sometimes it backfires, as it did for TiVo when he savaged the unreleased out-of-home streaming and now inadvertently leaked this little guy.