Dave Zatz

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Pay Circuit City to bypass the DMCA for you. (Davis Freeberg) HAVA place-shifting boxes now shipping. (Press Release) Hands-on with the new Archos 604 PMP. (T3) Fellow consumer charts Netflix shipping patterns. (Hacking Netflix)

TiVo Updates PC Desktop Software

TiVo has released a minor update to the current iteration of the desktop software. If you’ve experienced any of the symptoms described below, download the new copy here. TiVo says: What is the difference between Desktop Version 2.3 and Version 2.3a? Should I upgrade? Will I need to re-enter my “Plus” key? There are no … Read more

Tech Company Customer Service Rated

If the BBB can rate these guys, why not me? I’m a stickler for good service — I won’t patronize companies providing inferior service. When I had a billing problem with Sprint about 5 years ago and the phone rep called me a liar, I switched to VoiceStream (Jamie Lee Curtis had nothing to do … Read more

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… CinemaNow-burned DVDs likely to fail in many commercial DVD players. (BoingBoing) Humax DirecTV LCD reviewed. (CNET) Dolby to offer 3D projection system. (Engadget) ZigBee and other RF specs face possible litigation. (eHomeUpgrade)

TiVo Series3 Pricing Poll

The obvious follow-up to last week’s S3 release date poll is a pricing survey. How much do you think the S3 TiVo will cost? Free Web poll for your Web site – freepolls.com

Mac Slingbox Beta Gets Underway

I guess this means the Mac SlingPlayer is real! When does Hava‘s Mac Beta begin? ;) Sling VP Jeremy Toeman says: I am letting y’all know that the email just went out to the first wave testers. We will have at least 4 ‘waves’ of testers, and each wave gets almost exponentially larger.

Is Your TiVo Gay?

There’s been plenty of speculation that your TiVo might think you’re gay (for example, the Wall Street Journal documented it in 2002), but comedian Mark Day has an alternate theory: Your TiVo is gay!