Quick summary… Hardware Enhanced iPod with brighter screen, updated GUI, and games Refreshed Nano (no video) and Shuffle (no screen) lines No killer video iPod device announcement; no built-in Bluetooth iTV: $299 Wireless media extender coming in 2007! Content 70 flicks added to iTunes from Disney studios 640×480 resolution, with Dolby Surround Same licensing as … Read more
TVHarmony AutoPilot (free!) has always offered leading edge TiVoToGo desktop software, being the first with scheduled downloads and commercial skip functionality. I traded several emails with Will of TVHarmony, and I’m impressed with what he’s accomplished (and what he has planned). AutoPilot Beta 2 converts to and from a much greater variety of devices and … Read more
Amazon has jut launched their video download service, consisting of both movies ($10 – $15/ea to purchase) and television shows ($2/ea). Purchased shows can be archived to DVD, but are not playable on set-top boxes. Rented movies must be watched within 30 days, and once started must be completed within 24 hours like similar services … Read more
I get tons of blog-related email, but this one really stands out for its length, passion, lack of spell check, and frequent use of the word chump. ;) Dave, Hey chump……I think you need to try a 622 hddvr which cost me exactly $0. Chump….did you even realize that the 622 has a 300gb hard … Read more
Dave’s collection of ‘buds.
Never enough time… Hands on with Hauppauge’s wireless media streamer. (SnapStream) DivX launches YouTube-alike. (GigaOm) The demise of Sony’s PSP. (TechLore) Netflix movie download servers found? (HackingNetflix) AOL signs deals to offer movie video downloads. (TechCrunch)
According to a blurb in Popular Mechanics (by way of epiZENter) Creative’s Zen Vision looks to be getting a refresh with larger screen, larger form, and larger hard drive option. I assume we’ll also be seeing some tweaks in the OS to better support newer services such as Vongo. My only complaint with the original … Read more
Never enough time… Buy Slingbox, get mobile player free; MS Smart Phone SlingPlayer v1 out of beta; PPC SlingPlayer v1.1 beta now available. (jkOnTheRun) National Association of Evangelicals (who?) approves TiVo’s KidZone. (Christian Post) DVRs help voters avoid campaign ads. (Washington Post) Cisco buys VOD company Arroyo. (TechCrunch)