TiVo and Intel have agreed to work together on Intel’s upcoming Viiv entertainment PC platform. To be perfectly honest, I’m not exactly sure what the heck Viiv is all about. This is the first time I’ve ever even heard about Viiv.

Digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. plans to use the technology to make it simple not only to transfer from TiVo set-top box to a Viiv PC but also allow for the transfer of shows on the PC to a TiVo. Viiv also will make it easier to move the content to a DVD or handheld player.

Stay tuned for more news and information….

TiVo has updated their rebate offerings to include a rebate for any TiVo purchased between 11/28/05 and 01/07/06. Additional information can be found here. From what I can tell, the offer is the same as before ($150 off/$150 termination fee).

Spotted on WeaKnees Blog.

MegaZone has done a great job summarizing today’s conference call. Check out his post over on TiVoLovers for more information.

Slides from today’s call can be found here. I am currently looking over the slides to see if MegaZone missed anything of importance.

I just received this tip from Dave Zatz. I’m not sure where he found it however, it looks reputable.

ALVISO, Calif., Nov. 29 — TiVo Inc.(Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digitalvideo recorders (DVR), and TGC, Inc., the exclusive TiVo partner in the China,Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Macao TV entertainment markets, todayannounced the expected upcoming availability of the first DVR with TiVotechnology in Taiwan for retail purchase, where cable penetration is over 80percent.

Through TiVo’s relationship with TGC and TGC’s upcoming launch in Taiwan,TiVo is reaffirming its commitment to bring the ‘TiVo, TV Your Way’ message tothe global marketplace.

“Consumers around the world want the TiVo experience,” said TiVo CEO TomRogers. “TGC’s launch in Taiwan is yet another step in our mission to expandthe TiVo experience to high value, wired markets around the world. We arecommitted to enhancing the TiVo brand and to delivering a superior televisionviewing experience to living rooms around the world.”

“The TiVo experience has a very passionate, global following and we haveseen extensive demand for the TiVo technology throughout Asia,” said Ta-WeiChien, President and CEO of TGC. “We are excited about the upcoming launchand look forward to helping extend the TiVo brand internationally.”

TGC, Inc. is operating under an exclusive technology license from TiVo.TiVo owns a significant minority interest in TGC.

Update: More information is availble on Reuters and C|Net News.com.

Apps.tv now has an RSS feed which allows you to be notified when a new app is added. I’ve already gone ahead and added it to my blogroll.

Spotted on TiVoLovers.

In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a lot of TiVo news within the past couple of days. Unfortunately, for me, I am on business travel so I haven’t been able to cover the news like I would like to. That being said, he are a couple of links to what’s going on lately in the world of TiVo. I’ll try and get back on later tonight but I can’t promise anything. Happy reading…..

• TiVo to Add Searchable Ads
• Exclusive TiVo Beta Photos
• TiVo Is earning a lot of money off of rebates

Don’t forget that today is TiVo’s Third Quarter Conference Call. I plan on listening in however, I may not be able to due to work responsibilities.

Here are the details:
Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 2:00 p.m. PST
Dial-in: 913-981-4900 No password required
Replay: 719-457-0820 Password: 8913491
Webcast: http://investor.tivo.com/medialist.cfm

Along with being a supper geek, I’m also a bit of a stickler when it comes to energy usage. If I had to classify myself, I would say that I am a cheap-geek :).  I enjoy technology but I’m always looking to save a buck especially when it comes to energy usage. That being said, I came across this article on news.com. The article talks about how we as consumers are using more and more electricity for our techno gadgets.

Being the cheap geek that I am, I thought I would analyze how much it costs to run a TiVo 365 days a year.  I found this formula online however, I don’t know how many watts a TiVo consumes.  Anybody have an idea?

I bet you are wondering how I am going to incorporate TiVo into this post. Well…think about what you do on Thanksgiving day. More than likely you spend part of your Thanksgiving day watching football and the Thanksgiving day parade? If this isn’t a prime opportunity to use a TiVo than I don’t know when it is. After all, what better way to watch these events than to TiVo them and bypass all of the stupid commercials. Have you already considered doing this?

In the spirit of the holiday season, Dave Zatz is offering the chance to win a free TiVo ornament to anybody who comments on his site from 11/27-12/7. If you haven’t already checked out Dave’s site you really should.

Also, don’t forget the fact that this site is hosting a contest as well.