Monthly Archives: August 2011

TiVo Premiere Elite to Ship Mid-September, On Shelves Mid-October – Pending FCC Waiver

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by MegaZone

Last month, TiVo petitioned the FCC for a waiver to allow them to introduce a new four tuner, digital only DVR – the TiVo Premiere Elite. Last call for comments on the petition was a couple of weeks ago. Now … Continue reading →

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TiVo to Report 2Q11 Financial Results on August 24th

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by MegaZone

TiVo will be reporting their financial results for the second quarter of 2011, ended July 31st, on Wednesday, August 24th at 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET. Information on the financial call and webcast will be posted online. I’m hoping we … Continue reading →

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30% of US Homes Have an Internet Connected Video Device

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by MegaZone

I found this surprising at first, but reading the numbers it does make sense. 30% of US households have an Internet connected device capable of handling video for their TV. The most common device is, not too surprisingly, a game … Continue reading →

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More Consumer Electronics Deals From Amazon

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by MegaZone

I posted a few Amazon deals last week, and this week they have some more. The first one is kind of funny given my post earlier today (or yesterday now I suppose, but I’m still up) about 3D HDTVs and … Continue reading →

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FCC CableCARD Self-Install Rules Are In Effect

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 by MegaZone

So, the new FCC rules for CableCARD, tuning adapters, et al., took effect on Monday. So, where do the cable MSOs fall? Comcast: Checking their website it doesn’t look like anything has changed since last week. There are still FAQs … Continue reading →

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