Court Rules For Firefighters In Ricci Case Jun 30, 2009
The court rejected bids to hear appeals on several cases, including one by Hollywood studios and television networks seeking to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when they want, without commercials. The justices, in an order Monday, say they will not disturb a federal appeals court ruling that Cablevision Systems Corp.'s remote-storage DVR does not violate copyright laws. (CBS News)
CEA Applauds Supreme Court's Decision in Remote DVR Case Jun 30, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States Supreme Court today denied the petition for a writ of certiorari upholding the legality of Cablevisions remote digital video recorder (DVR). The technology is functionally identical to a home DVR, and allows viewers to record programs on a remote system within Cablevisions offices ... In addition, remote computing and data storage, like that allowed by the remote DVR, offers extraordinary benefits. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cablevision Statement On Supreme Court Ruling Clearing Way For Remote Storage-DVR Jun 30, 2009
BETHPAGE, N.Y., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: - ) today released the following statement from Chief Operating Officer Tom Rutledge in response to the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States not to hear an appeal in the remote storage-DVR litigation ... "This is a tremendous victory, and it opens up the possibility of offering a DVR experience to all of our digital cable customers. At the same time, we are mindful of the potential implications for... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Court reverses ruling on race Jun 30, 2009
Refused to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when they want, without commercials. Hollywood studios and television networks argued that Cablevision Systems Corp.'s remote-storage DVR violates copyright laws. (News & Observer)
States can apply own laws to national lenders Jun 30, 2009
High court also declines to hear case to block cable operator s DVR service ... The justices declined to hear arguments on whether Systems Corp. s remote-storage DVR system would violate copyright laws ... With remote storage, TV shows are kept on the cable operator s servers instead of the DVR inside the customer s home, as systems offered by and cable operators currently do. (Boston Globe)
Court turns down DVR appeal Jun 30, 2009
Copying a movie or a TV show for the purpose of offering a "networked DVR" service is apparently OK, given the not to review a lower court's ruling on the matter involving Cablevision. Rick Merritt Computing Editor. (EETimes)
Cablevision Network DVR Clears Federal Hurdle Jun 30, 2009
The court's decision, which was largely expected after , basically clears the path for the controversial product, which would allow a cable company to provide DVR functionality to its customers through technology located at the head end ... Programmers had objected to the network DVR, claiming it violated its copyrights ... "We believe there are ways to take this victory and work with programmers to give our customers what they want - full DVR functionality through existing digital set-top boxes... (Multichannel News)
NDS to Integrate Pontis' Marketing Delivery Platform with the NDS Unified Headend Jun 29, 2009
The award-winning NDS Unified Headend integrates conditional access (CA), Digital Rights Management (DRM) and third-party applications, allowing operators to deliver secure broadcast and on-demand services to a variety of devices including set-top boxes (STBs), mobile phones, PCs, portable media players (PMPs) and digital video recorders (DVRs) using a common infrastructure ... About NDSNDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and applications that enable pay-TV operators to securely... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stratos and Modern Security Solutions to Jointly Market AFIANT Satellite Network Video Management System Jun 29, 2009
The AFIANT Satellite system is differentiated from traditional digital video recorders and video management systems, as it provides a security platform from which to manage surveillance networks. The AFIANT Satellite system offers a cost-effective solution for video surveillance and monitoring of remote assets. (PR Newswire)
Three Central New York Communities Take Step Closer to Real TV Competition Jun 27, 2009
An innovative interactive media guide (IMG) that helps customers quickly and easily find and enjoy content from TV listings, VOD catalogs and the digital video recorder (DVR), as well as personal music and photos from a home network. Among the features of the IMG are. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New iPhone and iPod touch Application From AT&T Lets Customers Schedule U-verse TV DVR Recordings On The Go Jun 26, 2009
New iPhone and iPod touch Application From AT&T Lets Customers Schedule U-verse TV DVR Recordings On The Go - Yahoo ... New iPhone and iPod touch Application From AT&T Lets Customers Schedule U-verse TV DVR Recordings On The Go ... DALLAS, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T U-verse(SM) TV customers can now use a free application from the Apple App Store to make scheduling and managing recordings on their DVR even easier when they're away from home. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
That Guy From Jurassic Park Would Like To Ask You a Few Questions Jun 26, 2009
You wake your DVR. You call up. Zoned out with New York's finest, swaddled in your favorite couch pillows, you feel, at last, protected from the day's unkind surprises. (Slate)
Streetlight Intelligence Inc. adds Chief Marketing Officer Jun 26, 2009
- Silent Witness Enterprises - a Surrey, BC-based public manufacturer of security cameras and digital video recorders. Mr. Warkentin worked served with the firm from 2000 - 2004 as Director of Sales and Marketing and played a key role in the company's acquisition by Honeywell Security Systems. (Canada Newswire)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Jun 25, 2009
Some set-top boxes used with EchoStar's satellite service come with DVR capabilities ... "We've invested in building a comprehensive patent portfolio to protect our intellectual property, and as the DVR category grows, we will be aggressive in protecting those assets," TiVo CEO Mike Ramsay said in a statement ... TiVo is seeking monetary awards and an injunction against future sales of DVRs by EchoStar. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Jun 25, 2009
04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. Courtesy of DirecTV. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Silicon Mountain Announces Allio Link Family of Internet Video Players and Home Theatre Computers Jun 24, 2009
The new Allio Link product line consists of two core products categories: the basic Internet Video Player and the full featured Home Theatre PC."Allio Link Internet Video PlayerThe two models released today were designed with an emphasis on simplifying the integration of the HDTV with an existing broadband Internet connection, delivering an entirely new and emerging source of content to the digital lifestyle - Internet video. High definition content from providers like Joost, Hulu and TidalTV... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TiVo To Match TV Viewing With Internet Activity Jun 24, 2009
TiVo announced a deal with Quantcast, a Web audience-measurement startup, that will allow it to track the Internet activity of about 35,000 DVR customers and sell that research to advertisers and media companies. The PowerWatch for Quantcast service, to be available from TiVo later this summer, combines data from the DVR company's existing 35,000-household PowerWatch ratings panel with Quantcast's direct-measurement offering that tracks views on more than 10 million Web destinations ... Members... (Multichannel News)
Dont count TiVo out just yet: One of televisions... Jun 24, 2009
But when cable and satellite operators began offering their own DVRs, TiVo s growth stalled. But now, after winning a key federal patent battle against Dish, TiVo is back in the game, reminding operators with their own DVR technology that they may have violated its patent ... TiVo is reportedly in talks with Time-Warner to power their DVRs, and acquisition rumors are beginning to swirl. (Multichannel News)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Jun 24, 2009
0 version by offering improved interactive program guide (IPG) features and new tools for use with VOD, high-definition television (HDTV) and (DVR) technology, Microsoft said Tuesday. Specific features include on-demand storefronts for in-home shopping and a new programming recommendation service, dubbed Best Bets, that uses people's viewing history to help them find VOD movies to watch. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
* TiVo aims high following US federal patent ruling Jun 23, 2009
The Alviso, California-based DVR pioneer is in talks with pay-TV providers to sell its recording and playback service to more of the industrys 103 million US customers or license its technology, according to two people with knowledge of the plans ... Dish and EchoStar were ordered to pay US$103 million to cover royalties while they continued to provide their DVR product ... Both are appealing and have told the court they are developing a DVR that wont use TiVo technology. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Dutch muggers caught on Google street view camera Jun 22, 2009
Find waterproof cameras, digital video recorders and more. Read reviews for this Auto Body Shop local Auto Services. (Yahoo News)
Beyond the tie: Gift ideas for all kinds of dads Jun 22, 2009
Granted the Netflix, iTunes, DVR, Hulu, YouTube and satellite movie, music and TV options are endless, but consider a juicy DVD big box he would never consider for himself. "In Treatment." Season 1. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Always-on forecasts for lovers of the outdoors Jun 22, 2009
I am also planning to add a digital video recorder to the mix, so that my wife, Lisa, and I can rip through seasons three and four of Battlestar Galactica before the series prequel, Caprica, comes to cable TV next season. Alas, this leaves no room in our budget for the gaming PC that I was drooling over. (Boston Globe)
DirecTV, NBCU Advance on The Ad Front Jun 22, 2009
Currently, DirecTV is working to integrate the Invidi software with its digital video recorder receivers and is aiming to launch the local ad capability in January 2011, said Bob Riordan, DirecTV senior vice president of national advertising and sales. It's a tremendous engineering challenge and we have every confidence that this will happen. (Multichannel News)
Insiders Exit U.S. Stocks at Fastest Pace in Two Years as Market Rallies Jun 22, 2009
at TiVo Inc., the maker of digital video recorders, sold $10. 6 million between June 3 and June 11, after the Alviso, California-based company jumped to a five-year high. (Bloomberg -- US)
Staying fit with a tight budget Jun 22, 2009
Utilize tools such as exercise videos and DVR recordings, too. The superman exercise - where you lay on your stomach and lift your arms and legs - really works the back, McDonough said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
PLAYING THE FEUD: Real winners of the week's hot duels Jun 20, 2009
Letterman's still worth a spot on the DVR, especially if he's featuring one of his go-to guests (Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Marv Albert, etc. . (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
TRA Takes Set-Top Data to the Store Jun 20, 2009
The company aggregates data from TiVo digital video recorders and several undisclosed cable operators, representing 1. 5 million households (1. (Multichannel News)
Adult TV commercials too early in the evening Jun 19, 2009
The DVR Rocks wrote on Jun 17, 2009 8:08 AM:" Yup, the DVR rocks! I used to think every man in America had a little problem in the bedroom and every woman in America was obese- now I just record my favorite shows, spend more time outside and watch the shows I want when I want without annoying or nasty commercials. ". Technology Rules wrote on Jun 16, 2009 9:12 PM:" It's simple - record the program and then watch it back without the commercials. I believe TiVo and some other systems will let you... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Todd DiRoberto and Caleb Wickman of American Satellite Announce Summer Specials with DirecTV Jun 19, 2009
"There has never been a better time than ever to make the switch over to Satellite TV. As a Top DirecTV Retailer, American Satellite has exclusive promotions for Summer 2009. We are excited to announce that the Summer Offer has launched and offers customers who enroll with the CHOICE package and above up to $21 off per month for 12 months! Plus, customers taking CHOICE XTRA or above are eligible for 3 free months of HBO, STARZ and SHOWTIME and a free DVR, HD Receiver, or HD DVR lease upgrade.... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Multichannel Newswire Jun 18, 2009
AT&T this month plans to upgrade all customers on its highest-speed Internet tier to 12 Mbps -- from 10 Mbps -- for no extra cost, as well as introduce new DVR management and video-on-demand features for U-verse TV. #Ad:MCN_2006_Q4_pos2# AT&T shot back Wednesday after Free Press took aim at usage-based billing tests by companies like the telco that it said "are weighing similar schemes to hike prices, shut down the free-flowing Web and keep users in check." Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has... (Multichannel News)
Dish 'Investigating' Another Workaround For TiVo Patent Jun 18, 2009
Dish Network said in a court filing Monday that it is looking into developing another workaround for a patent owned by TiVo, as the satellite company awaits a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals on whether it would be forced to comply with an order to disable some 4 million of its DVRs ... The satellite TV operator suffered a serious blow in the case earlier this month, after Judge David Folsom for violating a court order to stop using TiVo's "Time Warp" patent and awarded the DVR company an... (Multichannel News)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Jun 18, 2009
04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. Courtesy of DirecTV. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Live Games Coming To MLB.com At Bat 2009 Application For iPhone and iPod Touch Jun 18, 2009
Leveraging standards-based http streaming technology, MLB.com will deliver high quality video with adaptive bitrate and DVR functionalities over either a Wi-Fi connection or the carrier network, providing for a truly portable viewing experience. The application also offers live audio broadcasts without blackout restrictions, a continuously updated scoreboard, MLB.com Gameday(TM) functionality, real-time video highlights and Condensed Games, a short-form video recap of the most important hits,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Jun 18, 2009
Some set-top boxes used with EchoStar's satellite service come with DVR capabilities ... "We've invested in building a comprehensive patent portfolio to protect our intellectual property, and as the DVR category grows, we will be aggressive in protecting those assets," TiVo CEO Mike Ramsay said in a statement ... TiVo is seeking monetary awards and an injunction against future sales of DVRs by EchoStar. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Jun 18, 2009
0 version by offering improved interactive program guide (IPG) features and new tools for use with VOD, high-definition television (HDTV) and (DVR) technology, Microsoft said Tuesday. Specific features include on-demand storefronts for in-home shopping and a new programming recommendation service, dubbed Best Bets, that uses people's viewing history to help them find VOD movies to watch. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
DVR viewers add a lot to some shows' ratings Jun 18, 2009
DVR viewers give a big boost to ratings for some shows - USATODAY.com ... DVR viewers give a big boost to ratings for some shows ... By Gary Levin, USA TODAY New DVR data for the just-ended TV season may give some pause to networks fretting about declining ratings. (USA Today)
DirecTV Sets Stage For Local, Targeted Ads Jun 17, 2009
Currently, DirecTV is working to integrate the Invidi software with its digital video recorder receivers and is aiming to launch the local ad capability in January 2011, said Bob Riordan, DirecTV senior vice president of national advertising and sales. "It's a tremendous engineering challenge and we have every confidence that this will happen. But there's no short solution to this," he said. (Multichannel News)
AT&T announces upgrades to U-verse Jun 17, 2009
Telecommunications giant said Tuesday it is ready to offer subscribers who use its U-verse-branded digital television service product enhancements centered around upgraded DVR capabilities ... According to Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T), its new U-verse Total Home DVR feature will be rolled out market-by-market in the next few weeks ... This is improved from older services that only allow them to set or delete recordings in designated DVR receiver rooms. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Cover Story: Thinking Inside the Box Jun 17, 2009
Now, a growing cast of ad-measurement players is looking to supplement or someday supplant the Nielsen currency using data siphoned out of cable, satellite and telco TV set-top boxes and digital video recorders. The actors in this show include Nielsen itself, which already sells set-top-based research, along with Rentrak, TNS Media, TiVo and Google. (Multichannel News)
On Your Mind Jun 17, 2009
I returned the DVR in a box they supplied and I sent it by FedEx. I was ecstatic to be rid of them. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Open The Door And Let In A Draft Jun 16, 2009
Watching some of the replays I still have on my DVR from Mar / Apr, I see that Little had lots of chances but he wasn t finishing like he was earlier in the year. Daren Eliot would contend that Little wore down as the season progressed due to the abuse he suffered playing in front of the crease all year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A low-cost workout Jun 16, 2009
Utilize tools such as exercise videos and DVR recordings, too. The superman exercise - where you lay on your stomach and lift your arms and legs - really works the back, McDonough said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
'Til we tweet again at the next Hoku awards Jun 16, 2009
And like good locals, we got all excited and rewound the DVR and watched it again. "Omigod! That was the Blaisdell! Rewind it!". (Honolulu Advertiser)
CableLabs Releases Tru2way Reference Code Jun 16, 2009
The tru2way reference implementation includes the OCAP DVR extension, and future versions will track with other OCAP extensions such as home networking, according to CableLabs. The code includes a PC Emulator, to let Java developers run precompiled OCAP applications within a Windows-based PC development environment without the need for a cable headend. (Multichannel News)
Beyond the tie: Gift ideas for all kinds of dads Jun 16, 2009
Granted the Netflix, iTunes, DVR, Hulu, YouTube and satellite movie, music and TV options are endless, but consider a juicy DVD big box he would never consider for himself. "In Treatment." Season 1. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Wrentham, Mass. Jun 5, 2009
Advanced DVR technology with the option of Verizon's Home Media DVR, featuring ... Multi-Room DVR, which eliminates the need for multiple DVRs in the home ... With the Multi-Room DVR, customers can use one DVR to record programming that can then be watched on up to six other TV sets with a FiOS set-top box in the home. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
By definition compression is going to provide a loss to picture quality. Mpeg2... Jun 5, 2009
Another great thing about this switch for MPEG4 is for Dish Network DVR customers, as now recording HD shows from channels such as HBO now take up much less space on your DVR;s hard drive. This means your DVR now has more space to record more HD content ... "This means your DVR now has more space to record more HD content." Well, not MORE space, just a better use of what space it already has; aka: smaller file sizes. (Multichannel News)
TiVo Statement on the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision to Issue a Temporary Stay of Injunction Jun 4, 2009
June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: ), the creator of and a leader in television products and services for digital video recorders (DVR), offered the following statement today on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. decision to issue a temporary stay of injunction in its lawsuit against EchoStar Communications Corporation. "We are very pleased with the recent decision by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, to fully enforce... (PR Newswire)
TiVo soars after court victory over Dish Jun 4, 2009
Court finds rival violated TiVos patented digital video recorder technology ... NEW YORK - TiVo Inc. shares skyrocketed Wednesday after a federal court ordered rival Dish Network Corp. to pay the company $103 million plus interest for violating TiVo's patent by using a modified digital video recorder technology. (MSNBC -- Business)
Dish Network wins stay of contempt order Jun 4, 2009
The Englewood-based satellite broadcaster said a federal appeals court suspended that had levied $103 million in new damages against Dish Network and said it had 30 days to disable some functions of millions of digital video recorders used by its subscribers. We are pleased that the Federal Appeals Court in Washington temporarily stayed the district court s order in the Tivo litigation, said Dish Network in a written statement. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Dow cuts off string of gains Wednesday Jun 4, 2009
The Englewood-based satellite broadcaster Thursday was won by concerning its digital video recorders. Other Colorado decliners. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
U.S. Court Of Appeals Stays Dish Ruling In TiVo Case Jun 4, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Wednesday granted Dish Network's request to temporarily stay a district court ruling that would have required the satellite TV operator to disable some 4 million DVRs within 30 days. In a statement Dish and EchoStar said: "We are pleased that the Federal Appeals Court in Washington temporarily stayed the district court's order in the TiVo litigation. Dish Network customers can continue using their DVRs. We believe that we have strong grounds for... (Multichannel News)
TIVO WINS ECHOSTAR LAWSUIT Jun 4, 2009
Shares in TiVo gained more than 50 percent yesterday after a Texas judge ruled in favor of the digital video recorder maker in its patent infringement lawsuit against EchoStar Communications ... But late yesterday a US appeals court stayed the Texas court's order forcing EchoStar and DISH Network to disable millions of digital video recorders that infringe on a patent. (New York Post -- Business)
Dish Network Granted Stay in TiVo Ruling Jun 4, 2009
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas found Dish to be in contempt of a permanent injunction on TiVo's digital video recorder Time Warp technology, which lets viewers pause, rewind and fast-forward live shows. Judge David Folsom ordered Dish to pay TiVo $103 million plus interest in damages. (ABC News -- Wire)
Court orders EchoStar to pay TiVo $103 million Jun 3, 2009
Reuters A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder. By Paul Bond Paul Bond. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Court Finds EchoStar In Contempt In TiVo Case Jun 3, 2009
Satellite Operator Ordered to Pay DVR Company Additional $103 Million ... A federal court Tuesday ordered EchoStar Communications -- now part of Dish Network -- to pay TiVo an additional $103 million after finding the satellite operator in contempt of an order that it stop using a key TiVo DVR patent ... The U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas decision found that Dish's "workaround" DVR technology infringed TiVo's intellectual property, and ordered Dish to disable the DVR... (Multichannel News)
Court Sides with TiVo in Patent Case Against EchoStar (at The Wall Street Journal Online) Jun 3, 2009
6 million subscribers are DVR subscribers ... It has told the court an adverse ruling means it may be unable to provide DVR service, and would risk "losing a significant portion of its existing or potential customers." ... TiVo, which makes DVRs that allow viewers to pause, rewind, instantly replay or play back any live broadcast by recording it onto a hard drive, has been involved in long-running litigation as it struggles to keep its competitive advantage in the rapidly changing TV set-top... (Multichannel News)
Dish Network hit with contempt Jun 3, 2009
Satellite broadcaster has been found in contempt of a two-year-old patent infringement judgment won by and may have to disable key features of millions of the digital video recorders used by Dish Network customers. The decision by the U.S. District Court for East Texas is a potentially costly loss for Englewood-based Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) in its five-year-old battle over whether some of its DVR technology violates TiVo patents. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ratings: Conan Off to Strong Start on 'TONIGHT'... Jun 3, 2009
I guess it's time to get a DVR/Tivo recorder so I can watch someone before bedtime ... I guess it's time to get a DVR/Tivo recorder so I can watch someone before bedtime ... Conan has me ready to turn off the dvr and watch late night again. (The Drudge Report)
DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo Jun 3, 2009
"We are disappointed in the district court's decision finding us in contempt. DISH Network will appeal, and will file a motion to stay the order with the Federal Circuit. We believe a stay is warranted and that we have strong grounds for appeal. Our engineers spent close to a year designing-around Tivo's patent and removed the very features that Tivo said infringed at trial. Existing DISH Network customers with DVRs are not immediately impacted by these recent developments." ... Customers have... (PR Newswire)
TiVo Statement on U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Decision: Jun 3, 2009
June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: ), the creator of and a leader in television products and services for digital video recorders (DVR), offered the following statement today regarding the decision by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, in the lawsuit against EchoStar Communications Corporation. "We are extremely gratified by the Court's well reasoned and thorough decision, in which it rejected EchoStar's attempted workaround claim regarding the TiVo... (PR Newswire)
TiVo wins $103M more in Dish patent suit Jun 3, 2009
The decision by comes five years after Alviso-based Tivo (NASDAQ:TIVO) sued EchoStar over whether some of its DVR technology violates TiVo patents ... A jury found in 2007 that software in Dish Network's set-top boxes violated TiVo patents covering DVR playback features, like the ability to pause and rewind live programming while the DVR continues to record ... Dish Network reprogrammed millions of its DVRs after the 2007 verdict with a workaround it said removed any infringing software. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Jun 3, 2009
0 version by offering improved interactive program guide (IPG) features and new tools for use with VOD, high-definition television (HDTV) and (DVR) technology, Microsoft said Tuesday. Specific features include on-demand storefronts for in-home shopping and a new programming recommendation service, dubbed Best Bets, that uses people's viewing history to help them find VOD movies to watch. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Jun 3, 2009
04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. Courtesy of DirecTV. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
