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PVRLib > January 04, 2007

HDTV cables - Is it too Much to Ask for a Mouse with a Freakin’ Laser Beam?

[1 HDVT Blog] I guess its not too much to ask for a mouse with a freakin laser beam on its headerrfront because the new Kokuyo USB mouse has a laser built-in. What purpose exactly the laser is to serve Im not sure.I assume the manufacturer thinks it will be us”¦ Sexy iHolic DMB TV PMP The Korean iHolic HTV-200 is a small black DMB TV and portable media player.

November 16, 2006

Tivo is becoming the new gatekeeper

[P2P Blog] More troubling is the fact that Tivo uses it’s Tivocast feature to sign up TV studios as content partners. Tivo tested this feature with Rocketboom - and it was revolutionary: For the first time you could subscribe to a video podcast and watch it on your livingroom TV without even touching your PC.

Posted at 03:24 AM

August 31, 2006

TV Guide & 4INFO bring TV listings and more to cell phones

[Gadgetell - The Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things Blog] This builds on 4INFO’s ability to deliver sports scores, yellow page listings, stock quotes, movie times, hotel reservations, weather forecasts, horoscopes, flight status, package tracking, fantasy sports, drink recipes, and yes, even pickup lines. So this solves the problem of how to get the girl but why can’t we have a DVR in the U.S. that is programmable over your phone.

Posted at 03:24 AM

August 24, 2006

ATI Catalyst Media Center

[HDTV Reviews & Information @ HDTV Lounge.Net] With TV Wonder 650 consumers can receive free over-the-air high-definition broadcasts and improved quality analog TV programs enhanced with amazing Avivo image quality. TV Wonder 650, with a manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP) of USD$129, includes an easy-to-use High Definition PVR to record content in a variety of formats: DivX, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WMV9.

Posted at 03:25 AM

December 08, 2005

LG 42”³ Xcanvas With 160GB inbuilt PVR

[ PVR Spot: DIY PVR, TV Cards and more] HD-ready LCD TV will feature a built-in 160GB hard drive for recording your HD shows and movies. This is great because it allows you to ditch the PVR box and keep your living room (or bathroom, if you’re that cool) looking streamlined and uncluttered.

Posted at 09:35 AM

December 03, 2005

Connecting Dots

[Reinvent TV] It will also have two-way interactive TV capabilities, and will run OpenTV's OpenTV Core middleware and that company's PVR 2.0 software Australia's other major pay-TV provider, Foxtel, also uses OpenTV's middleware and PVR platform.

Posted at 07:26 PM

October 31, 2005

Must-see TiVo

[Rob Cottingham] Global’s reporter, the charming and talented Nathan, came by the other night to tape us with TiVo and capture our pontifications on the future of pop culture in an on-demand era. There was something disquieting about TV coming over to watch us watching TV.

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Posted at 11:09 AM

October 28, 2005

Briefly - Discounted LCOS, Plasma Roundup, Snapstream HD DVR

[HDBlog.net] “SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today that world-renowned TV tuner card manufacturers ADS Technologies, KWorld, and VBox Communications will bundle Beyond TV, SnapStream’s award-winning DVR software, with their aftermarket HDTV tuner card products.”

Posted at 12:41 PM

An entire season in one glorious night

[TV Squad] I actually watched all 4 seasons of Alias and the first season of Veronica Mars this summer...Im currently working on Lost season 1...I never sat in front of the tv for a whole season tho...24 hours straight...I couldnt do that...I have watched at most probably 5-6 episodes a day. Summer is such a great time to catch up on tv...screw watching reruns or reality show that I have no interest in.

Posted at 12:37 PM

October 25, 2005

Speakables for TV - free voice control for Mac-based PVRs

[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] I don't currently use any of the Mac-based PVRs because I enjoy lounging on the couch (aka the Veg Zone) to watch TV and I have no desire to connect my Macs to my television, but I will admit that I find the idea of being able to turn on Seinfeld just by screaming "Serenity now!" quite appealing!

Posted at 02:50 PM

October 22, 2005

Turn your Mac into a PVR

[Digital Tech Life] myTV.PVR is a combo TV tuner from Eskape Labs that allows users to turn their Macs into full-fledge PVRs. Featuring a built-in MPEG encoder, the external device has composite/S-Video, stereo audio ports, is USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible, and comes with a remote control transmitter.

Posted at 10:26 PM

TiVo Apps.TV Launched

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] While the website isn’t officially owned or operated by TiVo, www.apps.tv is live and offers third-party Home Media Engine (HME) applications directly via broadband to Series 2 TiVo’s running 7.2x - no PC or Mac required. The current selection is small;

Posted at 10:21 PM

October 20, 2005

Hauppauge Releases Mac DVR

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] Hauppauge says: As an external unit connected via USB 2.0, myTV.PVR is flexible and convenient enough to instantly turn any Mac into a full-fledged Personal Video Recorder. Users can watch life TV in a window or full screen, pause live TV with instant replay and schedule TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once-only schedule.

Posted at 01:40 PM

October 12, 2005

Cable TV Upgrades

[ MtDewVirus - Home of Nick Momrik] Cable TV Upgrades Yesterday a couple of guys from Charter Communications came by to upgrade my cable TV. I now have DTV, DVR, and HDTV.

Posted at 12:44 AM

August 22, 2005

First ever Freeview HD and DVD recorder

[System Reviews» News and reviews of PC systems] The DMR-EH60 is the first ever hard drive and DVD recorder to feature a digital TV tuner - required for picking up Freeview’s 50-odd TV and radio stations - instead of an old skool analogue tuner.

Posted at 11:57 AM

SnapStream Media Announces Beyond TV 4

[Gadget News] No doubt HDTV support will be the thing that causes the greatest excitement, but given how few people actually have HDTV right now, I’m thinking that DivX support is really the best new feature. Beyond TV 4 will enable you to watch live TV while recording direct to DivX format and will come with the necessary encoders and decoders.

Posted at 11:44 AM

July 09, 2005

TiVo Movie Download Service Beta

[TV Snob.com - TV on DVD, LCD TV, Plasma, HDTV, DVD, DLP, TV Shows, Portable TVS, Flat CRT, PSP, & Portable Video Devices - News] Movies? Who wants movies? How about a TV download service? I know there's on Demand - but come on - let me download the...

Posted at 02:32 PM

Placeshift your TV with a Slingbox

[PVR Wire] As our sister site Engadget reported earlier today, the Slingbox hit the streets today. In case you missed out on the announcement, let's recap what the Slingbox is and what it can "sling."

Posted at 02:28 PM

July 08, 2005

Today’s Links (this will be placeshifted too)

[theory.isthereason] Slingbox is a new Personal Video Recorder (PVR) that lets you redirect a live video stream from your cable or satellite TV to a computer anywhere in the house, or, through a broadband connection, anywhere on the Internet. I guess it’s like Cisco’s TV over Keywords: gadgets, internet, video, wireless

Posted at 10:29 AM

Live TV anywhere

[TV Squad] I'll be the first to admit that devices such as Tivo and DVRs are really nice, especially when you find yourself writing about television on a daily basis. However, it also seems like the viewing experience, as it becomes more convenient, has also become unnecessarily complicated.

Posted at 10:26 AM

July 05, 2005

New way to watch TV - Slingbox

[~Tech Angel~] I first saw the Slingbox when I was checking out CNet footage of the Consumer Electronics Show this year. What is a Sling box?

Posted at 06:40 PM

June 27, 2005

Ads creep into programs as TV counters commercial-skipping

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Posted at 06:16 PM