Monthly Archives: June 2008

Dave Zatz DTVPal Unboxing Videos

Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by MegaZone

Following up on his initial hands-on post, Dave Zatz has received his own DTVPal and he’s shot some unboxing and setup video. \ \ \ \ \

Posted in Dish Network, HDTV | Tagged Dish Network, DTVPal, EchoStar, TR-40 | 2 Comments

TiVo Settles Lawsuit

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by MegaZone

No, not the Dish Network/EchoStar lawsuit, but rather a suit from Lycos. Back in January 2007 Lycos sued TiVo, Blockbuster, and Netflix for patent infringement over their recommendation engines. The San Jose Mercury News reports that TiVo has settled the … Continue reading →

Posted in TiVo | Tagged Legal, Lycos, San Jose Mercury News, TiVo | 2 Comments

A Blast From The Past – AOLTV

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by MegaZone

Wow, I haven’t thought about this in a long time. Back in 2001-2002 TiVo and AOL were working together on a box called AOLTV. It was kind of a hybrid of WebTV and TiVo, a TiVo box which would also … Continue reading →

Posted in TiVo | Tagged AOLTV, TiVo | 2 Comments

Taiwan’s TiVo Units Support HME

Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by MegaZone

In the past one of the differences between TiVo units in the US and the TGC (TiVo Greater China) units sold in Taiwan is that the latter did not support HME (Home Media Engine). But this series of photos just … Continue reading →