Daily Archives: Thursday, September 15, 2011

TiVo President and CEO Tom Rogers to Present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

TiVo President and CEO Tom Rogers will be presenting at the 20th Annual Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. A webcast of the presentation will be made available online at http://investor.tivo.com/ Conference Details: 20th Annual Goldman Sachs … Continue reading →

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Sky-high Gadgets – The Boeing 787 In-Flight Entertainment Systems – Update: It Runs Android

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

Boeing just released this video of a test of their in-flight entertainment system. Damn, I think those seats are better equipped than my office. Good size LCD screens, a remote that is also a game pad and QWERTY keyboard, power … Continue reading →

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Is Dish Network Having Employees Spam Blogs? (Like This One.)

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

At first I thought it was an isolated incident or two, but I’m starting to think Dish Network may be actively having people spam blogs to promote their services. The latest offense is from my post on Amazon’s special pricing … Continue reading →

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NASA Unveils Their Next Launcher, the Space Launch System

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

NASA has unveiled the conceptual design for their new launcher, replacing the Ares I and Ares V of the cancelled Constellation program. Frankly, I’m disappointed, but not surprised. The overall design is clearly a reduced cost version of the Ares … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Cable Responds to TiVo’s Response to a NY Times Blog Entry about an Incident with Time Warner Cable. Whew!

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

Back in mid-July the NY Times Gadgetwise Blog ran an entry about the bad experience the author had getting Time Warner Cable to install a CableCARD in this new TiVo Premiere. It reads like a summary of every complaint users … Continue reading →

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