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TiVo announces a new upgrade program for existing customers
Today, TiVo announced a new program that will allow current users to upgrade their current DVR set up to a new HD DVR set up. Many TiVo customers probably don’t have the income to purchase all this luxury equipment, such as HD DVR, and are often stuck using their regular DVR. Well, starting today TiVo is rewarding their veteran customers by offering them $50 off an HD DVR. Basically, as long as you have been…
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Remote DVRs A-OK says Supreme Court
If you have Cablevision, then you probably know about its remote DVR features, which allow you to record TV shows remotely for later viewing within…
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The Video Bay to be setting sail soon
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Ye makers of The Pirate Bay are apparently not planning to go sailing into waters unknown even amidst all…
Digital television is finally here, what to do if you have no TV
So you have managed to not pay attention to any of the notices that today is the day that the digital transition is in full effect and old analog televisions cannot receive over-the-air signals without a converter box. What can you do if you’ve been affected? Well if you didn’t… Continue Reading »
How to score at an ATM the non-high tech method
To heck with the high-tech problems associated with going through all the trouble of installing a card reader and hidden camera over an ATM to steal from Joe Public. These guys took the old-fashioned approach—brute force. I can just hear it. “Hey Bubba. What say we go down into that… Continue Reading »
Hulu still rumored to be heading to the Roku set-top box
It would seem that the rumors claiming that Hulu will be coming to the Roku set-tip box just will not go away. Personally, I can only hope this means they are true, however time will tell if that is going to happen. Anyway, in the meantime, the latest chapter in… Continue Reading »
Microsoft Xbox 360 to stream videos from Zune video service
Already, the new Microsoft Zune HD is looking pretty good, with its HD playback and all. At the E3 tradeshow today, Microsoft unveiled an announcement, which didn’t really come as a surprise but definitely got people excited for the latest Microsoft device. The Xbox 360 would be able stream movies… Continue Reading »
Amazon offering gift cards for DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD trade-ins
I wish I could say that this was a brand new offer from Amazon, but either way it was new to me, so it is likely to be new to others as well. In what may be a possible sign of the current economic times, Amazon is currently offering to… Continue Reading »
Bored at work? Watch comedy on Hulu with no commercials
Every now and then Hulu goes commercial free. Today, Hulu’s comedy channel will be commercial free thanks to a deal with Toyota. Toyota is promoting its newest Prius. If you are unaware, Hulu has several different ways to watch programs and movies. You can do searches for video or use… Continue Reading »
What Hulu doesn’t get
Hulu is one the best online video sites available in the United States. One of the weirdest things about the folks behind Hulu (NBC and News Corp.) is they seem to act in a way that counters their best interest. Put a show online? Take it down quickly! There’s software… Continue Reading »
Hulu to go commercial-free tonight
Hulu’s a great way to catch up with shows you’ve missed. Their advertising breaks are even somewhat bearable. Tonight will be different though. Tonight, McDonald’s McCafé promotion starts on Hulu. Together they are bringing commercial-free Hulu programming from 7PM EST to 3AM EST. That’s a pretty cool deal. I’d assume… Continue Reading »
Verizon FIOS TV reveals: faster speed, widgets and Slingbox-like streaming
During a recent media briefing, GearLive was able to get a sit down with Eric Rabe, the Senior VP of Media Relations for Verizon and talked FiOS and judging from the details, this is news that should make just about any Verizon FiOS customer a little happier. To begin with,… Continue Reading »
Online video war part 2: Battle of the network sites
We’re back with another helpful post on how to find the best in online video. Last time, we covered Joost, Hulu, and Sling. This time, we’re talking about the individual networks. While it may be more work to go to different sites, you will get better quality video and that’s… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
