Monthly Archives: July 2008

Amazon’s Video Streaming Service Goes Live – As A Trial

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by MegaZone

I mentioned Amazon’s planned video streaming service earlier this morning in my post about YouTube on TiVo, and now I see that, coincidentally, Amazon is releasing it to “a limited number of invited Amazon.com customers” starting today, according to The … Continue reading →

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TiVo Officially Announces YouTube Availability

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by MegaZone

As I reported earlier, TiVo is launching YouTube support on Series3 and TiVo HD units with the new 9.4 software revision today. Now they’ve put out an official press release confirming the launch.

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TiVo Goes On Sale In Australia Two Weeks Early

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by MegaZone

Although slated for retail availability on July 29th, Business Spectator is reporting that TiVo units are now available for purchase in Harvey Norman stores in at least three Australian states. Under the launch plans as announced, Harvey Norman was to … Continue reading →

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TiVo 9.4 Update Does Have YouTube Support, Launch Imminent

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by MegaZone

When I reported on the release of the 9.4 software for the TiVo Series3 & TiVo HD on Tuesday, I speculated on whether the update also included the promised YouTube support. Well, that question has been answered – it is … Continue reading →

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Giant Amazon Blu-ray Buy Two, Get One Free Sale – Over 100 Titles!

Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon is running their largest Blu-ray sale in quite a while, Buy Two, Get One Free with 109 titles on offer. The sale runs 00:00 Pacific time, July 15, 2008, through 23:59 Pacific time, July 27, 2008. Simply add titles … Continue reading →

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