http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/news Latest news, updated every five minutes http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17938_105-10107464-1.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The new TiVo Mobile site provides programming searches and TiVo settings access from any Web-enabled smartphone. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:49:46 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18430 It's possible someone who's been paying even a tiny bit of attention to the evolution of interactive home video technology didn't see this one coming…but we don't know how. DVR pioneer TiVo announced today that it has added the ability for broadband-connected TiVo subscribers to order Domino's pizza for either delivery or pickup directly from their television sets via TiVo.No, really. We didn't just make that up."Joining forces with Domino's Pizza creates an effective marketing and commerce tool for Domino's while enhancing and further distinguishing TiVo as the ultimRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18221 DVR pioneer TiVo has inked a new agreement with CinemaNow that will make popular Disney films available to TiVo owners in standard definition for a $2.99 rental fee. Users will be able to rent a movie using another device—such as a PC or a mobile phone—and have the movie pushed to their TiVo DVR so it's ready for immediate playback when users get home.The new service will be introduced next week for owners of TiVo Series 2, Series 3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL set-top DVRs.The CinemaNow deal parallels recent agreements TiVo has madeRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:40:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/520751.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:30:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/18069 The long-running patent dispute between DVR pioneer TiVo and satellite provider Dish Network has—more or less—come to an end: the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Dish Network's appeal of the long-running patent infringement case, so the company will have to pay $104 million for infringing on TiVo's DVR technology."Because of the Supreme Court's decision, we will pay Tivo approximately $104 million (the amount the jury awarded in 2006 plus interest)," Dish Network said in a brief statement. "The money is in an escrow account and will be releasedRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:30:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17993 Germany's Nero AG has announced Nero LiquidTV/TiVo PC, a new product that includes a TV Tuner and remote control…and software that brings the features of a TiVo set-top box to an ordinary PC. Although PC-based DVR capabilities are nothing new, the product marks the first time TiVo's interface and functions have been made available for ordinary computers."Nero has done a superb job of bringing the TiVo experience to the PC, and have done so in a way that lives up to the rich TiVo legacy," said TiVo CEO Tom Rogers, in a statement. "To be able to extend the features of TiVo to a new platform without compromising the intRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/515753.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:13:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1035_3-10039099-94.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Through a TiVo-Research In Motion partnership, people will be able to schedule DVR recordings via their smartphones--"anytime, anywhere," says Jim Balsillie. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:35:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17808 AT&T has been teasing a new Total Home DVR capability for its U-verse customers for some time, but the company has at least officially announced the new unit, which enables users to play back up to five saved high-definition shows at the same time on different televisions around the house. The Total Home DVR is being rolled out in the San Francisco Bay area now, and should be available to all AT&T U-verse customers by the end of 2008—and the new features are available to existing customers as a software update, rather than requiring new hardware.Read | Permalink | Linking Blogs Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:50:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1023_3-10036058-93.html?part=ecoustics-cnet AT&T is upgrading the digital video recorder on its Internet-based television service, allowing users to record and play back multiple programs on up to eight televisions. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:15:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/513140.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:26:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/513132.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:01:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17763 Just a day after the company spilled news about re-partnering with cable operator DirecTV, DVR pioneer TiVo has unveiled a new DVR unit at this year's CEDIA Expo—and it's a whopper. The new TiVO HD XL includes a 1 TB hard drive, enabling users to record up to 150 hours of high-definition programming. As with previous TiVo HDs, the unit offers dual tuners, THX certification, HDMI connectivity, and a backlit Series 3 remote control. The new DVR is available now for $599.99."With so much HD content now available, we felt it was vital to offeRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:45:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13512_3-10031753-23.html?part=ecoustics-cnet DirecTV and TiVo have agreed to develop and sell a new TiVo DVR for DirecTV's satellite TV service. This announcement is long overdue, but very welcome. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:15:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17749 A new survey or more than 1,000 DVR owners in the U.S., UK, Australia, and Italy commissioned NDS Group (a News Corp subsidiary that makes pay-TV distribution solutions) finds that 7 out of 10 DVR owners say they can't live without the devices. In fact, DVR owners rank their recorders as the second most essential gadget overall, with only mobile phones ranking higher. Among household items, only washing machines and microwave ovens ranks more highly than a DVR…except in Italy, where hair dryers mysteriously edged out DVRs in popularity."The survey results show just how fast the DVR has become an indispensabRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:20:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17744 Satellite television provider DirecTV and DVR pioneer TiVo used to have a very cozy relationship. The companies got together back in 2000, and shortly DirecTV was moving the majority of TiVo DVR devices and creating oodles of TiVo subscriptions. However, the relationship between the two companies began to go downhill, and in 2005 DirecTV announced it was going to develop its own DVRs, developed by NDS Group, rather than stick with the TiVo units. The news was almost a death knell for TiVo, which for a while struggled to put boxes in living rooms and work out deals with other service providers, while trying to convince the industry it really did have a future.Read | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:20:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/512017.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:03:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17691 DVR pioneer TiVo and Hollywood entertainment publication Entertainment Weekly (or just EW) have announced a new partnership that will let users tap into EW's "What to Watch" recommendations and have the programs automatically recorded for viewing. Under the new program, you might not be able to discuss all the details of all the hip new shows around the water cooler the next day, but at least you'll be able to say "Wait, don't say anything, I have it on my TiVo at home!" Voilà! Your day becomes that much more productive."This partnership creates an exciting new service for our fans, closing the loop between the entertainment choices we sp Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:35:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13845_3-10018078-58.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Plug this digital tuner into your PC to pull down over-the-air or cable QAM signals. It comes with DVR software, though you can also use Windows Media Center. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17473 Almost a year and a half ago, Cablevision lost a copyright suit brought by content owners over "remote DVR" service. The basic idea behind remote DVR service is to take hard drive-based video recorders out of cable subscribers' homes and instead let them set up their recording preferences and store their preferred shows on servers managed by the cable provider. When users want to watch recorded video, it streams to the user's residence just like any other on-demand programming.From the point of view of cable providers, remote DVR capabilities make sense: DVR systems can be managed direct Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1023_3-10006580-93.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Cablevision has won an appeal that will allow it deliver a new DVR service that allows people to remotely store movies and TV shows in the Cablevision network. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/148757 TiVo owners will see links to buy products shown in commercials and TV shows directly from Amazon. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:25:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17309 Although DVR pioneer TiVo announced its plans way back in March, the company is finally ready to roll out support for viewing YouTube video using its Internet-connected set-top DVRs. Although the company has partnerships with dozens of Internet services that provide content for TiVo viewers, the YouTube move marks TiVo's first foray into direct streaming of online video.YouTube streaming capability is being offered for TiVo's Series3 and TiVo HD DVRs, and users will be able to watch YouTube videos directly on their televisions, as well as search and browse Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/502103.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:58:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/494562.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:42:00 -0400