As I discovered earlier this month, i.TV has indeed been working on TiVo scheduling. Their updated i.TV iPhone app now links to your TiVo web account to schedule recordings. And i.TV’s television guide sure beats TiVo’s own mobile site. Assuming you can get it to work. Although I didn’t have good luck (pic below), Alex … Read more
In case the TiVo Central banners, Now Playing List banners, Music & Photos menu banners, banners after recordings, and commercial button overlays weren’t enough, TiVo’s now pitching ads that render while programming is paused: Using the TiVo Pause Menu, advertisers can, for the first time, reach audiences with targeted product messages displayed within the pause … Read more
TiVo Series 3, HD, and HD XL subscribers who also partake in an unlimited Netflix plan can now stream a wide variety of video content at no additional cost.
Amazon Video on Demand… in HD? We had a brief glimmer of hope earlier this week when TiVo units appeared to offer Amazon Video on Demand in high definition… for about half a day. Sadly, the link directed subscribers to standard definition video rentals. After checking in with TiVo, it appears this was a layout … Read more
TiVo’s new mobile site m.tivo.com launches later today, enabling TiVo subscribers to schedule recordings from a variety of phones.
In what may be one of the final Series2 platform updates, TiVo has launched a priority request page for the Fall 2008 Software (9.3.2). This S2 refresh consists of just a few UI tweaks, designed to spotlight broadband content and emphasize Swivel Search: This service update reorganizes some of the TiVo Central menu choices, specifically … Read more
TiVo subscribers have tapped into Domino’s online ordering system – requesting pizza from the comfort of their couch.
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Vudu boasts more HD content than the rest (but is the biz model the right one?) Set-top box movie service Vudu is claiming to offer more High Definition content than any of its competitors — Apple TV, Netflix, XBox 360, and even Blu-Ray itself … Read more