Flickr Find: TiVo KidZone

Do you use KidZone?  I have it enabled on one of my DVRs however, I mostly use it so that my son doesn’t see some garbage on TV if he inadvertently hits the power button on the remote.  I’m sure that in another year or two I’ll truly benefit from KidZone and all of its [...]

DirecTV HD TiVo To Support TiVo KidZone & Universal Swivel Search

WeaKnees has uncovered new information about the upcoming DirecTV HD TiVo.  According to WeaKnees, the new DVR will provide several features which are exclusive to TiVo DVRs including, TiVo KidZone and Universal Swivel Search.  Along with these features, the new DVR will also support networking.  No information has been released as to whether or not [...]

I Finally Have A Use For TiVo KidZone

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 [...]

Video Of The Day: Tom Rogers (TiVo CEO) Talks About The Future Of TV, TiVo KidZone & Switched Digital

David Pogue Grades TiVo’s Internet Features

Here’s a link to a NYTimes podcast in which David Pogue grades many of the internet features which are available on the Series 2 & Series 3 TiVo.

YWCA and TiVo Promote KidZone

TiVo KidZone seems to be getting a lot of support from a number of organizations which are geared towards families. This time YWCA has teamed up with TiVo to support KidZone and the features it provides.

Via Yahoo News:

YWCA USA and TiVo Inc. announced a new relationship to help parents and caregivers easily access quality [...]

The AP Isn’t Impressed With TiVo’s Extra Features

A business writer from the AP has put together an unfavorable review of some of TiVo’s newest features. I don’t normally cover unfavorable reviews but, I felt like I should cover this one since it brings up a couple of good points. Are some of the new features that TiVo has introduced better [...]

TiVo News I Haven’t Had Time To Cover

NYTimes Now On Your TiVo (ZatzNotFunny)
TiVo.com Slow To Ship Series 3 TiVo (HDBeat)
KidZone = Slow TiVo? (PVRWire)
TiVo Signs Ad Deal With WPP

TiVo Shanan Introduces TiVo KidZone

Davis Freeberg sent me a link to an interesting commercial on YouTube.com (4:47).

During the commercial, TiVo Shanan does a great job describing the features and benefits of TiVo KidZone. It’s an especially interesting commercial if you aren’t already familiar with how KidZone works.

Does anybody know where this commercial came from? I’ve never seen [...]

TiVo KidZone Is Here To Protect Our Children

TiVo’s most recent press release provides more detail on the up coming KidZone feature as well as some research that TiVo performed on the average child’s TV viewing habits. The research came up with some interesting facts that I wouldn’t have expected. This information underscores the importance of TiVo KidZone.

Analysis of ratings [...]