PVRLib > Yahoo! to offer free DVR service
[Journerdism] Since Tivo and others are charging for the hardware and the service, Yahoo Go is going to look very appealing to those folks not already using a DVR product.
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news from me: The new model comes initially in an 80-hour configuration with a 180-hour version to follow at some unspecified time. The first ones are supposed to be available already over at the TiVo website but I sure couldn't find them there. (via Cosmos)
Rob Cottingham: But about two weeks ago, I called the TiVo support line, fed up with a months-long problem where every single TiVo show we recorded was being flagged for timed deletion: one week was the longest we could keep anything, and any show we began to watch was deleted within 24 hours. (via Cosmos)
Slice of Scifi Podcast: The top contenders are Josh Duhamel (Win a Date with Tad Hamilton), Scott Speedman (Evolution: Underworld), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Hayden Christensen (Star Wars Episodes II & III), Jon Heder (Napolean Dynamite) Shawn Ashmore (X-Men), Jesse Bradford (Happy Endings), and Nick Stahl (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Carnivale). As of this printing Josh Duhamel was in the lead. (via Cosmos)
TiVo Lovers: TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), today announced that Matthew Zinn has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Privacy Officer. (via Cosmos)
Alice Hills Real Tech News - Independent Tech: A new website, called Explorer Destroyer, has decided to try to destroy the use of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, and it’s using Google to help fund it, believe it or not. You download their script, install it on your website, and you have three different options to promote it to your users. (via Cosmos)
[Medialoper] The Daily Loper - April 26, 2006: The Daily Loper - April 26, 2006 Todays links of interest: Yahoo Releases DVR Software for PC Guess what. Yahoo isnt competing with TiVo.
[Technology Wrap] Yahoo Launches DVR Service: Y! Go: Use Yahoo Go to manage photos, search Yahoo videos, watch stored movies on your hard drive, listen to music, and manage television shows via a full DVR (like Tivo). Yahoo Go is only available for Windows machines (although you could just have Boot Camp for Macs).
[EA Forums - Water Cooler Conversation Without Leaving Your Desk] For Those of You Who Want Tivo Benefits Without... : For Those of You Who Want Tivo Benefits Without Tivo's Price Apr 26, 2006 - 3:22 PM Yahoo may have something that will interest you. It's called Yahoo Go TV and it has DVR capabilities and more. Best of all, it's free. 0 comments | 1 Views
[iampowered.com - engaging technology to energize everyday life] TiVo Introduces Dual Tuner DVR: Responding to customer demand, TiVo on Tuesday introduced its first standalone digital video recorder with dual tuner capability. The new model will be optimized for cable households and features built-in Ethernet and a refreshed look.
[Zatznotfunny.com] Zatz Not Funny. . .»Blog Archive » Yahoo To Offer PC DVR Services ...: Back at CES, Thomas Hawk learned Go TV would be a free offering similar to Google’s method of buying up and distributing Picasa. I assume Yahoo will ultimately leverage the Meedio platform to interface with their music services and perhaps offer movie downloads.
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[Gizmodo.com] Gizmodo, The Gadget Blog: dvr_anywhere.jpg If you have TiVoToGo and a TiVo Series 2 DVR, Orb DVR Everywhere will let .add gizmodo...
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[Treespeaker.blogspot.com] Tree Speaker: Weve had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Yahoo! in the past few ... "A lot of times, my TiVo DVR records my favorite TV shows while I'm at the ...
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