Daily Archives: Monday, August 27, 2007

Zap2it Labs shut down imminent, Schedules Direct is live

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, the September 1 shut down of Zap2it Labs is almost here, ending the availability of free guide data for users of MythTV, GB-PVR, and other software. As posted previously, Schedules Direct is stepping in with a subscription service to … Continue reading →

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A new way to do image re-targeting

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 by MegaZone

This isn’t the kind of thing I normally post about, but it was just too cool to pass by. TechCrunch posted this video of a demonstration of ‘image re-targeting’ by Dr. Ariel Shamir and Dr. Shai Avidan. Re-targeting is basically … Continue reading →

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More hope for SDV on TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 by MegaZone

I’ve written about Switched Digital Video issues on TiVo before. Well, it looks like past speculation has been spot on – the proposed solution is a USB 2.0 dongle that would connect to UDCPs (Unidirectional Digital Cable Products) and handle … Continue reading →

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