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[Gadget News] When TiVo announced their new CEO I speculated that this might be the start of a new direction for the DVR company. Sure enough TiVo have announced a new division who’s job is to both keep their current cable and satellite partners happy, but also to expand business relationships.

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Perspectiveshttp://homepage.mac.com/larryhol/iblog [Perspectives] The Future--of Old Media and New: Wal Mart has announced it's following Best Buy and Circuit City and won't stock VHS videotape any longer. The tool that I struggled to master as a delivery device is obsolete!

[Reinvent TV] EchoStar Invests in Archos: The DVR's that Archos is developing for EchoStar will have 20-40GB hard drives and screens that range in size from 2.2 inches to 7 inches. According to EchoStar, the devices, which will be marketed under the brand "PocketDish," will support USB 2.0, making it possible to download a recorded movie from an EchoStar set-top box in around five minutes.

http://tivo.normgregory.com [Tivo.normgregory.com] tivo.normgregory.com: Doing business with cable and satellite companies offers far less money, but from far more customers. More important, the cable and satellite companies could reach tens of millions of households, allowing TiVo to profit from secondary businesses, like offering premium services and advertising on its service, or by doing audience measurement research.

Pvrblog.com[Pvrblog.com] eBay coming to TiVo | PVRblog: Jeff McManus, a developer lead at Paypal/eBay announced that his group released a eBay client for the HME. The developer package is here and like he says, it's an early proof-of-concept, but someday soon you may be able to browse and purchase items on eBay, from your couch.

Gigaom.com[Gigaom.com] Om Malik’s Broadband Blog » TiVo: battered, bruised and bewildered: He pointed out that one of the reasons why projects like MythTV are taking off is because they are open source, have a community and are also addressing the market need: features which TiVo can’t roll out (like Internet sharing etc) because its beholden to its network/satellite partners. Mike Ramsey is going to be at eTech, and I hope he gets up and makes a radical enough announcement that attracts more developers to TiVo.

Bigblog.com[Bigblog.com] Search: Lawyers others questions radio TIVO like devices @ Big Blog: XM Teams Up With Audible and Plans to Launch Handheld Satellite Radio Devices .TiVo, Microsoft and Intel have joined forces and announced a announced a .

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