CNET sat down with TiVo VP Jim Denney for about 36 minutes of on-camera discussion. Over the years I’ve enjoyed my conversations with Jim, but there’s no way I’m sitting still long enough to take in the entire interview…. and will be outsourcing analysis to our readership. Did he say anything particularly revealing about TiVo’s … Read more
One of my twitter buddies experienced an unnatural iPhone 4 Violet Beauregarde expansion today. In her own words: This morning, one of my users brought their iPhone 4 into me. She’s had it 32 days. “The case doesn’t fit right anymore!” she exclaimed. “The back is falling off!” And indeed it was. The battery had swelled … Read more
ZNF regulars might get the sense we’re big fans of Roku’s streaming media product line… and they’d be right. However, we’ve got love in our hearts for a wide range of boxes – including the WDTV Live Plus. Western Digital may not feature the development community and number of “channels” that Roku sports, but it’s … Read more
Photoshopped. Revealed about a year ago, Virgin Media indicated they’d bring the TiVo experience (back) to the UK in 2010. And while the game clock is winding down, Virgin has reiterated that the new product will indeed arrive this year. Along with a few other details: “Virgin Media and TiVo have developed a unique converged … Read more
The Roku 2.8 software update, which we recently had a sneak peek at, is now available and includes: Seasonal home screen banner Ability to re-order channels on the home screen• New grid-style Channel Store New icons for Settings and Channel Store Home screen clock Time Settings added to settings Slowly but surely Roku is polishing … Read more
If you can’t make it up to Ralph’s Cafe on the 43rd floor, the biggest attraction at the Comcast HQ building in Philly is the gargantuan video wall in the lobby. The content changes regularly, so while I was on site for a meeting yesterday, I snapped some pics of the moving scenery. Unfortunately, I … Read more
As I don’t typically track investor relations outreach, I’m not quite sure if this is unprecedented or not. But it does seem noteworthy… TiVo has launched a website summarizing their ongoing patent dispute with EchoStar/DISH Network. And, beyond itemizing their progressive court victories to investors, it appears TiVo’s challenging the judicial system to do the right thing … Read more
Roku has (finally) announced the winners of their Developer Contest. Although the panel of judges was a bit suspect. ;) Yours truly will be picking the winner of the Photo category. Some of my counterparts… ZNF patron saint and friend Harry McCracken (Technologizer) helms Screensavers, while LeVar Burton beams up Social Media. Each category winner receives a cool … Read more