Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Cisco patents “triple play” of services. (Engadget) Comcast rolls out improved program guide. (Comcast) Gemstar/TV Guide sues Digeo/Moxi in patent case. (Reuters) Nokia to ship phones preloaded with Orb. (Engadget Mobile)

Mo’Blogging: DigitalLife, NYC

Amtrak, near Baltimore, 7AM DigitalLife officially kicks off in NYC today. Unlike CES which is industry oriented, DL caters to gadget loving consumers. There will be plenty of opportunity to play with all sorts of stuff (they even have video game tourneys), so if you’re near NYC anytime until the 15th pick up your free … Read more

Moxi Targets Retail With $1k HD DVR In ’07

Wow, looks like Diego is shifting gears… They produce the highly regarded Moxi DVR software, yet have found limited distribution via cable deals. Unlike TiVo which started out retail then moved to sat and cable deals, Moxi has announced plans to finally enter the retail market next fall with a $1,000 dual-tuning multistream CableCARD HD … Read more

The Significance of Verizon’s “New” DVR

Like a variety of publications and blogs, I came across Verizon’s DVR press release yesterday. However, instead of speculating how the telcos will battle the cablecos with new features or getting hung up on the underlying technology I’ll give you two different reasons why this a significant announcement. I assume many of my readers are … Read more

Moxi Adds VoIP Capabilities, New Executives

Diego’s Moxi Media Center, a dual tuner HD DVR, has integrated its existing Telephone functionality into UniTV’s cable services platform. Meaning you’ll be able to access your cable provider’s VoIP services, such as callerID and voicemail, directly through your set-top box. Moxi says: Interoperability with UniTV allows deployment of Moxi Telephone on a much wider … Read more