Never enough time… in Florida! TiVo co-founder Barton discusses Interactive Television Emmy. (TiVo) Guba lowers DVD download prices and I don’t care. (BusinessWeek) More discussion of advertising in the DVR age. (Washington Post) Final VC-1 patent licensing terms set by MPEG group. (HDBeat)
Never enough time… First look at Amazon movie downloads. (Hacking Netflix) 1080p meaningless this generation. (Ozymadias) Lions Gate films coming to iTunes? (paidContent) Smaller colleges broadcast sports on web. (Ask)
Never enough time… Record every new fall season show with BeyondTV. (SnapStream) Hand’s on with the MPEG4 HD DirecTV receiver in LA. (DBSTalk) Portable Sirius receiver outed by Crutchfield. (Orbitcast) How-to replace dead drive in a DirectTiVo. (Engadget) RealNetworks to offer open source support for WMV on Linux. (ZDNet)
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
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.
In addition to the features introduced with Beta 1.2, 1.3 adds a conflict manager (about time!) and an audio only mode (which I’ve enjoyed on my 6700). Be aware the firmware portion of this upgrade will add encryption to your Slingstream – effectively killing Applian’s At-Large Recorder. For complete release details and the public download, … Read more
Got a Slingbox? Got a Mac? Time to sign up for beta testing! Sling Media VP Jeremy Toeman says: The application will be live for the next 2 weeks, after which we will close it down, pick out our crew, and get rolling. The program will last a few months, so please make sure you … Read more
Never enough time… Five-second ads try to counter TiVo. (USA Today) Hi-Def codec face-off: WMV-HD vs. DivX-HD. (eHomeUpgrade) Vista Media Center features won’t require NTSC tuner. (jkOnTheRun) Real Rhapsody on Squeezebox. (Engadget)