Dave Zatz AppleInsider quotes ThinkEquity analyst Jonathan Hoopes: Apple TV can, in our opinion, be easily turned into a DVR with little or no hardware modification and a software upgrade If we define a DVR as a device that time shifts broadcast content (I do), the current Apple TV will never be a digital video recorder. A … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Why The Home Phone Isn’t Better: Connected Home 2 Go DivX Goes To Wall Street: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection Bye Bye, Rabbit Ears: Connected Home 2 Go The Best Tech You Don’t Get To See: Connected Home 2 Go
Netgear Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000) The EVA8000 was released this week for $399. Jeremy Toeman over at LiveDigitally spent about ten hours with it (and shot 20 minutes of video) before flying out of town. I played with the 1080p Digital Entertainer at CES and thought it looked promising. Apple TV Apple TV ($299) is … Read more
According to an USB analyst, by way of AppleInsider… We also expect new touchscreen video iPods, more phones and possibly even TVs in the future,” he added. “With regard to the iPhone, we expect Apple to have a full line of phones from $150 to $600 available for purchase at multiple retailers in several geographies … Read more
NBC, via MobiTV, intends to offer cell phone television show rentals. Deployment is scheduled for Q2, though Forbes reports no wireless carriers have signed on. I’m obviously not the only one who thinks the model is flawed and the pricing is extreme: For one thing, the shows seem expensive, going for a minimum of $1.99 … Read more
Looks like we’re getting close now… PC Mag got their hands on a pre-release Dell coupled with two of those ATI CableCARD decoders I spotted at CES (and a Blu-ray drive). Though the article is extensive (we’re talking screens and screens), I didn’t see much on how CableCARD content is protected. The author was able … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… Customer solves TiVo Series1 DST issue: TiVo Community Official S1 Daylight Savings Time opt-in fix: TiVo “Reel” hoops with John Salley: TiVo Toast Titanium TiVo Transfer fix: Roxio
Of the ~1.5 million Series2 and Series3 TiVo subscribers… How many are Verizon Wireless customers? With a compatible handset? Who want to schedule recordings via cell phone? And are willing to pay an additional $2/mo? If you’re one of the 47*, learn more here.