Roku Licenses TiVo Patents For Future Enhancements
Roku just upgraded the firmware in its media player and Roku TV operating system to monitor what users watch on live TV to help make meaningful recommendations for over-the-top…
Vizio Adds Google Home Control To SmartCast Products
One week after announcing it had updated the SmartCast platform powered by Google’s Chromecast, TV/video display maker Vizio said that its SmartCast enabled products are now compatible with Google…
Philips PVRs ‘Powered By TiVo’ Planned For Fall
The Philips and TiVo brands will be reunited this Fall on a line of Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) designed for use by consumers looking to avoid pricey cable or…
TiVo Unveils 3 TB Bolt+ OTT 4K/HDR Cable DVR
TiVo officially unveiled the latest edition of its Bolt set-top box, just in time for this week’s CEDIA Expo 2016 in Dallas. Called the Bolt+ (available starting Sept. 15, 2016…
Rovi Completes Acquisition Of TiVo, New TiVo UX Interface Revealed
Rovi, the giant of on-screen program guide technology and search and recommendation tools, completed its $1.1 billion cash and stock acquisition of digital video recorder (DVR) pioneer TiVo, Thursday,…
FCC To Proceed With Cable Box Rules Change Proposal
The Federal Communications Commission voted three-to-two Thursday to continue on with a proposal from Chairman Tom Wheeler to shake up cable and satellite equipment business models and possibly give subscribers…
TiVo Unveils Bolt Set-Top Box With 4K, Commercial Skipping
TiVo introduced this week a new 4K Ultra HD-ready DVR option for cable and over-the-air TV viewers who also want to integrate built-in standard and 4K streaming services. The new…
Tech Gifts 2014
As techie people ourselves, we’re unsure what kind of gifts people give that aren’t tech. Cookies? Cookies are good. Cookies should have been on this list. Cookies aren’t on this…
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