Daily Archives: Thursday, July 31, 2008

Series3 TiVo Fades Away

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MHA

Thanks to Darren over at EngadgetHD, who noticed that what everyone’s suspected would occur seems to have come to pass. TiVo has quietly removed the Series3, the company’s original HD DVR, from its offerings. Both new and refurbished product listings … Continue reading →

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A New HME Music Player For TiVo – Harmonium

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

I received a tip from Harmonium’s creator, Charles Perry, including a press release (below). Harmonium looks like a fairly nice music player, and it is nice to see some new HME working being done these days, despite the dearth of … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Announces First Blu-ray Player With Netflix Streaming

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

Back in January Netflix announced a partnership with LG Electronics to embed the Netflix streaming player in various LG products. At the time it was expected to be included in an LG dual-format player, HD DVD and BD, of course … Continue reading →

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TiVo Now A Major Movie Star

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

I just found an interesting article in Current. Apparently the upcoming comedy film Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black also heavily features TiVo, to the point of it being a major plot point. Every phone … Continue reading →

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TiVo (Re?)Launches Power||Watch Ratings Service

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo put out a press release Wednesday with the headline TiVo Launches Power||Watch™ Ratings Service, Teams With Starcom to Release Initial Findings, which struck me as odd since they already announced the launch of Power||Watch last November with a release … Continue reading →

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