Dave Zatz

TiVo Versus EchoStar: Turning The Screws

I assume you recall that TiVo went to court, spanked EchoStar, traded press release posturing, and then… nothing. A bench trial was held at the end of June, but the judge has yet to rule on treble damages or TiVo’s request for a permanent injunction. In the meantime, EchoStar appears to be manipulating the system … Read more

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… TiVo CEO Tom Rogers speaks. (NYTimes) DVD Copy Control Association to lighten DVD restrictions. (Engadget) MobiTV powers XM on Alltel Wireless. (Orbitcast) PMP roundup. (PCMag) Viacom to buy Atom Films. (TechCrunch)

GameFly’s Slimy Retention Tactics?

I’m what you’d call a casual gamer — I’ll play a game a few hours a day over a long weekend maybe once a month. I joined Gamefly.com, a service like Netflix, in 2005 as an economical way to get a different title each month. I’ve been downsizing recently in preparation for a move and … Read more

TiVo Series3 Pricing Poll Results

As you can see in the chart below, over 80% of us feel the S3 will come in between $200 and $800. That’s a huge range, so I’ll just hope the lower end wins out. The comedians who voted for under $200 may want to review some recent info out of TiVo… Megazone transcribes: One … Read more

SlingPlayer 1.3 Out Of Beta

SlingPlayer 1.3 has been released. As with the beta software, you’ll get sexy new skins, a conflict manager, higher LAN throughput and resolution, and several other goodies. If you run Applian’s At-Large-Recorder, you’ll probably want to skip the firmware portion of the upgrade. Go get the details and the download here.