Dave Zatz Long Zheng has uncovered a Microsoft trademark application Down Under: Computer software for delivery of broadcast-quality video and television programming over broadband, cable, satellite and wireless networks; computer software for providing video-on-demand services; downloadable films and TV programs provided via video-on-demand; computer software for transmitting personal photos, video and music over broadband, cable, satellite and … Read more
Continuing our If Money Grew On Trees series, today let’s chat about the new WeaKnees Series3 TiVo with 1 terabyte of storage. While I’d like as much internal storage as possible and let someone else handle the upgrade leg work, $1599 sure seems like a lot of cash for 145hrs of HD recording. Considering a … Read more
While I had been hoping for an agnostic solution, Pandora’s first portable offering (!) is on Sprint. A Power Vision plan plus $2.99/mo gets you mobile access and a web account upgrade (as in no ads). The downloadable J2ME app is currently only available on five phones, including the Samsung A900 (aka “Blade”). Support is … Read more
Originally announced at CES, I’ve been given word that Verizon’s FiOS TV Interactive Media Guide ~aka FiOS TV 2.0~ is rolling. The new GUI has just launched in Fort Wayne, IN and will be deployed to existing FiOS TV customers as a software update on existing hardware over the summer. To the best of everyone’s … Read more
I think we’ll be starting a new column: If Money Grew On Trees. There’s quite a bit of interesting and useful tech out there… if only I had unlimited sources. First up is the innovative DirecTV Sat-Go which bundles a DTV tuner, antenna, remote, and a 17″ LCD into a large briefcase for $1499. Without … Read more
TUAW reports that refurbished Apple TV units have shown up online for $249 (list price is $299). While the Apple Store routinely offers refurb items, this seems pretty quick… though perhaps it’s just my perception. $299 to stream iTunes and podcasts to a television isn’t very economical — perhaps folks are realizing that and getting … Read more
XM is down. As in: Many (all?) subscribers are without radio. Sounds like XM pushed a software update which took one of their satellites offline. I suppose this could happen to anyone (like RIM), but right about now if I were still a XM customer I’d be pondering cancellation. Sirius probably is.
Hot on the heels of TiVo dropping the Series3 Rewards “price” and my speculation that units are not selling like hotcakes comes a $200 rebate. The S3 retail price is still listed at $799, though several vendors have been selling it around $600. If those numbers hold, it’s conceivable one could pick up a unit … Read more