TiVo Series3 8.1 Software Rollout Begins

Originally slated for a late 2006 release, the 8.1 update for Series3 units is finally rolling. Notable features include TiVoCast capability, KidZone, WPA support, and the Recently Deleted folder… plus “a number of bugs and issues” have been resolved. This update pretty much unifies (if not the code base) the functionality of the S2 and … Read more

Details On 17 Online Video Services

Marshall Kirkpatrick, of TechCrunch and SplashCast fame, breaks down and differentiates 17 online video services. Covered sites include Brightcove, Veoh, Vimeo, Mixpo, Panjea, Blip.tv, Revver, YouTube, MetaCafe, DailyMotion, MySpace, iFilm, Joost, ClipSyndicate, Grouper, VodPod, and of course his own SplashCast. Head over to Marshall’s site for the text or watch the video clips (so fitting, … Read more

Xbox Live App For OS X

Now that my primary computer is a MacBook Pro (thanks, Sling) this Cocoa Xbox Live application caught my eye. MacLive logs into your account and displays your friends and their status, plus a list of games you’ve played. Selecting check boxes results in a visual notification when a buddy signs on or when the selected … Read more

Apple Brings Lionsgate Films To iTunes

Wonder why Apple keeps mentioning how much music and video they’ve sold? (1.3 million feature-length films as of Macworld.) It’s not to impress us consumers, it’s to pitch additional studios… And today Lionsgate joins in: Lionsgate and Apple today announced that movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store … Read more

FM Strikes Back

Turns out FM isn’t dead after all… The Nokia N800 Internet tablet has a hidden FM receiver, while the forthcoming Motorola SLVR L9 FM allegiance is a bit more public. I actually dropped XM a few months ago when the amount of commercials seemed to increase and my niche stations were expanded to appeal to … Read more

More On Amazon Unbox + TiVo

Those of you who read ZNF regularly or have come across some of my comments on the TCF can probably guess the Amazon Unbox on TiVo service excites me: Being able to rent feature length films via the Internet for television playback is my personal holy grail. So I checked in with TiVo, Inc this … Read more

Dave Joins Sling Media (!)

dave-slings.jpgLet’s just say it’s been a crazy few weeks… As the title says, I’ve joined Sling Media! Obviously, I’ve been a fan for a while and Sling’s CES announcements convinced me these guys are really out there pushing the envelope in the digital media space. So, I’m extremely excited and flattered to be able to work with this group.

I’ll have a variety of roles here at Sling — the two most visible ones will be my presence on the Sling Community Forum and as the point man for writers/editors in the blogosphere. The communication will be two-way: not only will I be conveying company information, I’ll also be taking everything in to keep the executive team and various internal groups informed. As a blogger, I’m also hopeful you’ll see me heading up something, somewhere, at some point.

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Wal-Mart Unveils Movie/TV Downloads And I Don’t Care

Wal-Mart’s video download service debuts today (in beta form). Top new release movie purchases run ~$20 and TV shows are $1.96. But why would I pay the same price (or more) to buy a movie at “near DVD” quality and without extras? Heck, they’ve even outsourced the buying of discs and burning to me (assuming … Read more