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The inauguration is everywhere - you can’t miss it!

by Heather Wood on Jan 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM

So, have you been worried that you might miss a minute of the historic inauguration coverage that will take place in DC next week?  Well, fret no more.  Websites, satellite companies, television networks and even photo sharing sites plan to give you a firsthand look at all of the action.… Continue Reading »

AT&T and DirecTV may partner with Hava to fight Dish

by Iyaz Akhtar on Jan 12, 2009 at 08:09 PM

Competitors of Dish are scrambling to figure out what to do now that the SlingLoaded 922 has hit.  While every major company offers a DVR, there’s only one that can placeshift without additional hardware and that’s Echostar’s Dish. Hava, a Slingbox competitor, told Gadgetell that they were working with major… Continue Reading »

Netflix is loose, dates everyone: now TiVo

by JG Mason on Oct 30, 2008 at 08:19 AM

Whoa, Netflix!  First came the Watch Instantly on the PC, then dedicated boxes, then Mac, then yesterday’s announcement of Xbox and now this one: TiVo will stream Netflix content on series 3, HD and HD XL receivers and up (sorry DirecTV users, no soup for you).  Hot dang, what is… Continue Reading »

DirecTV plans to release a TiVo powered DVR

by Mark Rollins on Sep 3, 2008 at 11:39 PM

Some of you may remember the DirecTiVo that was introduced three years ago.  It didn’t quite work out, and it left many DirecTV users quite disappointed.  It appears that an attempt at redemption is at hand as DirecTV plans to release a TiVo powered, high definition DVR.  This DVR is… Continue Reading »

New DirecTV satellite to bring 150 more HD channels

by Elisabeth Young on Mar 20, 2008 at 06:34 PM

At 3:48 pm today, a Boeing 702 model satellite was launched aboard a Sea Launch ZEnit-3SL rocket from the Odyssey Launch Platform.The new satellite called the DIRECTV 11 was introduced to enhance the HD capacity of DirecTV. Which means that subscribers will be getting an additional 150 new HD channels… Continue Reading »

DirecTV looks to start up their on-demand service

by Colbert Low Boon Leng on Mar 20, 2008 at 08:09 AM

DirecTV has announced that they’re going to release their latest feature – some sort of video-on-demand which they had been testing out through the years. DirecTV stated that, although they have had been some trouble setting up a video-on-demand system on their satellite-TV, this time, it’ll be different. This feature… Continue Reading »

DirecTV offering remote recording via cellphone

by Ed Arnold on Jan 20, 2008 at 07:17 AM

DirecTV is set to offer an excellent new feature for DVR customers. Remote recording will allow you to log into the mobile DirecTV site (m.directv.com) from your phone and set up recordings on your DVR while you’re away from your couch. This feature is coming stock on the now shipping… Continue Reading »

The Water Cooler: TiVo lives on (and has some cash)

by XXEvan Cabat on Apr 17, 2006 at 06:38 PM

Evan will be filling in as The Water Cooler contributor while Bryan continues his plot to take over the world, for the next few weeks, across the pond in London . There’s good news for losers like me who look forward to the end of the day when they come… Continue Reading »

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