Money may not buy you love, but it can apparently buy you an exclusive for TiVo’s March 2nd secret product, according to a leaked memo from Best Buy. TiVo blogger Dave Zatz received a copy of the memo from an anonymous source and and while we haven’t received confirmation that the memo is legit, it [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, TiVo | 1 Comment »
The US patent office must have gotten their hard drives unpaused, because hot on the heels of winning a patent related to closed captions on a DVR, TiVo has been awarded another patent at the heart of the DVR experience. With the application having been filed in October of 1999, it took the USPTO over [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Netflix, Technology, TiVo, VOD | 7 Comments »
TiVo doesn’t know whether or not their injunction against Dish’s DVR will hold up yet, but that hasn’t stopped them from adding to their patent portfolio in the meantime. In a remarkable filing with the USPTO, TiVo appears to have now won an important patent for displaying closed caption information to DVR customers. In addition [...]
Posted on February 11th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, SA, Slingbox, TV, TiVo | 9 Comments »
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Media, Technology, TiVo, VOD | Comments Off
See larger view of chart here While old school media types like to insist that content is king, when it comes to viewing said content, the format and media player can make a big difference in the quality of the user experience. With new options seeming to crop up everyday, I wanted to take a [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Netflix, TV, VOD | 3 Comments »
I’m a big fan of internet video, but nothing can replace the big screen high definition experience and while I knew it would happen sooner or later, I still wasn’t fully prepared when my big screen Sony Wega gave a loud pop and ceased to display the magic flickering lights that I’ve fallen in love [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: TV | 6 Comments »