A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: BBC iPlayer Given the Go-Ahead: WebTVWire Simple Convergence– Caller ID on the TV: Connected Home 2 Go If You’re Gonna Dig the Trenches: Connected Home 2 Go Waivers on the Eve of The Cable Show: Connected Home 2 Go
A few months ago when no one was looking Kyle and John (of AudioFaucet fame) put out a TiVo HME book. Beginning TiVo Programming retails for $39.99, though Amazon has it under $27 and shipped free. Having toyed with the idea of a book and dismissing it due to the massive investment of time (versus … Read more
I’ve gotten a lot of questions on how the Slingbox compliments Apple TV. Being a Sling Media employee, I helped put together a short video from one of our labs. We demonstrate using a Slingbox PRO and HD Connect to placeshift Apple TV iTunes content to a Sprint Motorola Q and Windows laptop. Our new … Read more
While a custom Wii Google Reader wouldn’t have been at the top of my list of interface tweaks (how about a new color scheme?), that’s exactly what Google has done. Since I rarely wear my glasses and most feeds I read for ZNF “work” this doesn’t really appeal to me, not to mention there may … Read more
On Monday, Digeo announced that in Q4 they’ll offer MSOs a new Moxi HD set-top box with CableCARD support allowing them to comply with the FCC’s separable security mandate. They hope to sell these to cable-cos (i.e. Charter) at 1/3 the price of their current boxes. Some features: Moxi 4.1 software improvements including faster rendering … Read more
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I don’t know if my TiVo really gets me (I’m so misunderstood), but if your TiVo does and you’d like to frighten your spouse or children with a pair of funky antennae just leave a comment. I’ll randomly pick a winner tomorrow.
After Akimbo announced that they’re killing the RCA hardware line, I got in touch with my PR rep. We agreed there wouldn’t be much point in a review of the device now, though the GUI may be similar to what they license to other manufacturers/services. She suggested I recycle the box… and as we all … Read more