TiVo.com has launched a new TiVo rewards sweepstakes. To take part in the sweepstakes, all you have to do is refer a friend to the TiVo service between now and Nov. 15, 2007. One lucky winner will receive following merchandise (totaling in at $3039.97): TiVo HD DVR
If you’d like, you can always enter my email address (raianoat AT gmail DOT com) when you activate your TiVo. If I were to win this sweepstakes I would be completely ecstatic!
If you purchase a TiVo I would appreciate it if you put me down as your referrer (raianoat AT gmail DOT com).
Lately TiVo has been adding new channels to TiVoCast on almost a daily basis. Today, Stephen Mack (Director of TiVoCast Operations) announced that TiVo has added Indy Mogul (indymogul.com) and Threadbanger (threadbanger.com). I wonder if we’ll see any more channels in the near future? In a little less than a week TiVo has added a total of six channels!
Indy Mogul looks kind of interesting however, I don’t think I am going to subscribe to Threadbanger. Here’s a complete list of all the TiVoCast channels that I currently subscribe to:
What channels have you subscribed to?
durfee.net has developed a plugin for Windows Home Server (WHS) which allows you to publish videos, music & photos to your TiVo. Unfortunately, I’m not beta testing WHS so I can’t tell you how well this work. If you are a WHS user, I’d love to hear what you think about this software. I really think it is a great idea and I hope that the author continues to update it.
The TiVo Publisher Add-In for Windows Home Server (TiVo/WHS) is an implementation of the TiVo HMO “Calypso” protocol for Windows Home Server. The add-in installs as a service, which makes your WHS music, photos, and videos shares browsable from any TiVo that supports home networking.
Yesterday TiVo added Channel Frederator as a TiVoCast channel and today they’ve added three additional channels (Fast Lane Daily, Pulp Secret & Veracifier). All of these programs can be download to your TiVo by heading to: TiVo Central -> Find Programs -> Download TV & Movies.
Let me know what you think about each of these programs. I plan on checking out Veracifier. The other two channels don’t interest me mainly because I’m not into racing and I gave up comics when I turned 10 ;).
Spotted on TiVoCommunity.
TiVo is once again up to some clever marketing. This time around, TiVo has published some “research” which indicates that the qualities that people seek in a companion mirror the qualities of the new TiVo HD. Read on for some creative marketing….
Just today Stephen Mack (Director of TiVoCast Operations) announced that TiVo has added Channel Frederator to the TiVoCast lineup. Channel Frederator can be accessed via the following menu on your TiVo: TiVo Central –> Find Programs –> Download TV & Movies –> Channel Frederator. According to Stephen, the program will also be listed on TiVo’s website starting tomorrow.
It’s great to see TiVo add a new show to TiVoCast especially since we haven’t seen any new programs in a while. I look forward to hearing what people have to say about Channel Frederator. I’ll probably subscribe but I’m not sure that I will stick with it…
When TiVo KidZone was first released I thought it was a great feature however, at the time of its release I really didn’t have a use for it. A year and a couple months later I now find TiVo KidZone extremely helpful. My 2 1/2 year old son now knows how to turn on the TV and I’m pretty sure he even knows how to use the remote. We don’t allow him to watch TV whenever he wants to but, being a 2 1/2 year old he sometimes turns on the TV without our permission. That being said, I decided to enable TiVo KidZone on both my Series 2 and Series 3. As I’m sure you’re aware, there’s a lot of junk on TV that isn’t appropriate for a 2 1/2 year old. If possible, I’d like to prevent my son from seeing something that he shouldn’t. Thanks to TiVo, I no longer have a TV in my house that isn’t “protected”.
I especially like how KidZone groups all of my son’s shows together and how he only has access to the programs that are appropriate for his age group. I also like how it blocks “Live TV” that isn’t appropriate for him to see. Another nice thing about KidZone is that it is easy to deactivate whenever I want to watch TV.
If you have small children, I highly recommend that you give TiVo KidZone a try. TiVo has done a nice job developing this feature. Check it out if you have a child in your house. I’m sure you’ll be pleased….
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As a side note, I would like to thank Brian for putting me down as his TiVo rewards referrer. If you’d like to put me down as your referrer, all you need to do is enter my email address (raianoat AT gmail DOT com) when you activate your TiVo. Thanks Brian!
Sometimes it’s the little things that make a difference. Such is the case with TiVo Desktop 2.5. Version 2.5 introduced a new feature that allows you to automatically import transferred and transcoded files directly into iTunes. For me, this feature is more important than being able to playback DivX files or Vista compatibility (I don’t currently own a Vista box).
Auto importing TiVoToGo files has me excited mainly because it has greatly improved my experience with TiVoToGo. Prior to Tivo Desktop 2.5, I use to have to periodically tell iTunes to scan the directory where TiVoDesktop saves my TiVoToGo files (Files –>Add Folder to Library…). This was a hassle and often times I would end up not having a show on my iPod simply because I forgot to tell iTunes to re-import the directory. Now with 2.5, I don’t have to worry about re-importing my TiVoToGo directory on a periodic basis. TiVo Desktop 2.5 transfers, transcodes and imports into iTunes all of my favorite shows. All I have to do is simply plug my iPod in so that I get the latest videos.
Nice job TiVo Inc! Maybe you do read this blog (I mentioned that TiVoToGo files should be automatically imported into iTunes in a review of TiVo Desktop Plus version 2.4).
