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With the popularity of the TiVo, virtually all other DVRs tend to be at least a bit overlooked.  Digeo, the company behind the Moxi DVR is trying to change that and become a big player in the market.  With it’s new feature set announcement it is taking a step in… Continue Reading »

TiVo already has a number of services available in its Video on Demand section including Amazon and Netflix.  This morning, they added Blockbuster OnDemand.  If you have a Tivo Series2, Series3, HD, or HD XL, you will be able to access the Blockbuster content.  Also part of the deal TiVo… Continue Reading »

TiVo has announced today two new partnerships that will hopefully bring in new customers as the company releases a new generation of high def DVRs.  Alticast and SeaChange both have technologies that can enhance viewer experience while using a TiVo DVR. Alticast produces software that makes set top boxes that… Continue Reading »

You read that right.  In the midst of story after story of record corporate losses and job cuts, TiVo will announce its first profitable fiscal year.  After being left for dead just a few years ago, TiVo has used a combination of new features, new contracts, and a lawsuit win… Continue Reading »

The CEO of TiVo, Tom Rogers, has come forward and addressed the ad crisis that is hitting the television industry.  He admits that TiVo is a big part of the problem since the device allows users to fast forward through commercials.  The company plans to find alternative ways that advertisers… Continue Reading »

It’s safe to assume that most of us enjoy at least some television, no matter what type of programming we watch.  But, the major flaw of television is having to schedule your time around its schedule.  That problem has obviously been solved for years, especially since the dawn of DVRs… Continue Reading »

One of the main complaints of DVR owners is that there never seems to be enough room to store all of their recordings.  This is especially true in the case of high definition recordings that take up more room than standard recordings.  Apricon has attempted to solve this dilemma by… Continue Reading »

TiVo put together demo of its brand new TiVo Search to get everyone better acquainted with the new interface.  First off, the redesigned graphics are a great improvement over the original non-HD TiVo menus.  In fact, jumping out of the new TiVo Search back to the older system is jarring. … Continue Reading »

Earlier today, Digeo introduced the Moxi HD DVR.  They also introduced a product that will be released later this year called the Moxi Mate which you can see atop the actual Moxi HD DVR.  The Moxi Mate is a simple concept.  You buy a Moxi HD DVR and hook it… Continue Reading »

Paul Allen (a.k.a. the other Microsoft founder) is behind a venture called Digeo.  Today, Digeo announced the Moxi HD DVR. What’s so special about another DVR?  Apparently, Moxi’s menu system won two Emmy awards.  I don’t really know how that works, but it happened.  Unlike the TiVo, there are no… Continue Reading »