Comments on: TiVo Rumors Galore http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/ An Unofficial Blog dedicated to TiVo News, Information & Commentary. One of CNET News.com's Top 100 Blogs. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Louie Manno http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/#comment-72085 Louie Manno Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:36:23 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/#comment-72085 Hey doesn't this eem like a good idea... What Tivo inovations do you hav ein mind... Lets compare notes Hey doesn’t this eem like a good idea… What Tivo inovations do you hav ein mind… Lets compare notes

]]> By: Louie Manno http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/#comment-33282 Louie Manno Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/#comment-33282 Dear TiVo Blogarenos: I have a suggestion for the folks at TiVo. This idea came to me recently while I was watching CNN as they were doing a story about emergency preparedness. I thought, “I am watching TiVo recorded shows about 75% of the time and if there were an emergency or important news bulletin I would miss it”. Perhaps TiVo could partner with one of the networks and offer “TiVo News Alert”. This could be a user-selected option that would display a popup alerting the viewer in the event of a “Special Report”. The popup might give a network-generated headline and offer viewers a chance to be directed to the news network for additional details. Furthermore TiVo could seek the endorsement of the Department of Homeland Security. From a PR standpoint a press release announcing this new service would surely get the attention of the media. It would send the message that TiVo is in such wide use that this feature has become necessary. When a News Director or Editor makes the call to break into regular programming with a “Special Report” the same criteria could be used to trigger the TiVo News Alert. I am sure that the TiVo code writers and system architects could find a way to pull this off. As a TiVo subscriber I would love to have this feature which would make me feel even better about my TiVo. Three thumbs up, Louie Manno Dear TiVo Blogarenos:

I have a suggestion for the folks at TiVo. This idea came to me recently while I was watching CNN as they were doing a story about emergency preparedness. I thought, “I am watching TiVo recorded shows about 75% of the time and if there were an emergency or important news bulletin I would miss it”. Perhaps TiVo could partner with one of the networks and offer “TiVo News Alert”. This could be a user-selected option that would display a popup alerting the viewer in the event of a “Special Report”. The popup might give a network-generated headline and offer viewers a chance to be directed to the news network for additional details. Furthermore TiVo could seek the endorsement of the Department of Homeland Security. From a PR standpoint a press release announcing this new service would surely get the attention of the media. It would send the message that TiVo is in such wide use that this feature has become necessary. When a News Director or Editor makes the call to break into regular programming with a “Special Report” the same criteria could be used to trigger the TiVo News Alert. I am sure that the TiVo code writers and system architects could find a way to pull this off. As a TiVo subscriber I would love to have this feature which would make me feel even better about my TiVo.

Three thumbs up,

Louie Manno

]]> By: TiVoBlog » Blog Archive » Series 3 TiVo Release Date Competition http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/#comment-33197 TiVoBlog » Blog Archive » Series 3 TiVo Release Date Competition Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:24:20 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2006/08/28/tivo-rumors-galore/#comment-33197 [...] Since everybody else seems to be speculating on the price and release date of the Series 3 TiVo. I thought it was a good idea to host the following competition. [...] [...] Since everybody else seems to be speculating on the price and release date of the Series 3 TiVo. I thought it was a good idea to host the following competition. [...]

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