TiVo Inc., the creator of and leader in television products and services for digital video recorders (DVR), offered the following statement today on the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC in its lawsuit against EchoStar Communications Corporation: MORE »

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ArcSoft, Inc. announces that ArcSoft TotalMedia™ 3.5 is now bundled in Silicondust HDHomeRun™ Digital TV Tuners, which enables users to watch and record over-the-air digital and unencrypted digital cable TV from all computers in your home network. MORE »

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ArcSoft, Inc. announces the retail availability of ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Extreme, a suite of software programs that allows users to play commercial movie discs, capture, manage, edit and share high-definition video, photos, music and documents using Blu-ray discs (BDs), HD DVDs, AVCHDs, DVDs, or CDs. MORE »

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No matter what technologies come along, our fascination with television shows and movies is virtually endless. Whether it’s the acting, stories or visual eye candy that grabs us, there’s no denying that we’re as fascinated with video as we’ve ever been. As we enter 2008, the ability to get to that video is becomingly increasingly easier. Several key players are entering the online video delivery marketplace and though choice is growing, it’s going to be important that consumers pick the provider that suits them best and that has the best long-term potential to get them the content they crave. Over the next few days, we’ll be taking a look at the major players, what their capabilities are and ultimately, who we think has the best shot of winning in this space. Today, we take a look at TiVo. MORE »

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TiVo users, though the pioneers of time-shifted TV, have had to watch as products like Windows Media Center or SageTV handled other media like music, videos and pictures wonderfully. It’s not that TiVo couldn’t get to this content - it’s the fact that it put undue stress on whatever PC was hosting the content. Thankfully, if you’re a TiVo user who is also running Windows Home Server, there’s a solution that can get you that content directly from your WHS box: TiVo Publisher. We Got Served has taken a look at this solution to see if it’s all that it’s cracked up to be. MORE »

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Couch potatoes rejoice! If you’re tiring of the 550 different reality shows and game shows currently corrupting the airwaves, you have an alternative. No, I’m not talking about exercise or physical activity - though I would recommend it every now and then. I’m talking about MiraWorldTV - a free plugin for Windows Media Center that brings internet TV streams to your Vista Media Center (via Missing Remote). MORE »

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Sony today unveiled its S-Frame brand of digital photo frames, offering vibrant LCD screens and stylish designs suitable for the living room, bedroom or office. MORE »

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Spurred on by the demand of consumers for high-end and budget Linux based desktops and notebooks, Dell has just added the company’s sexiest XPS M1330 notebook to the penguin wearing lineup. The XPS M1330 is now available, according to Direct2Dell, in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the United States with Ubuntu 7.10 pre-installed. Moreover, customers can now purchase their systems with Corel LinDVD for legal DVD movie playback out of the box (one of the biggest requests since launching their Linux lineup) and can download product specific Dell OS Reinstallation DVD ISOs (aka factory-installation image) from the company’s wiki. MORE »

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No matter what technologies come along, our fascination with television shows and movies is virtually endless. Whether it’s the acting, stories or visual eye candy that grabs us, there’s no denying that we’re as fascinated with video as we’ve ever been. As we enter 2008, the ability to get to that video is becomingly increasingly easier. Several key players are entering the online video delivery marketplace and though choice is growing, it’s going to be important that consumers pick the provider that suits them best and that has the best long-term potential to get them the content they crave. Over the next few days, we’ll be taking a look at the major players, what their capabilities are and ultimately, who we think has the best shot of winning in this space. Today, we take a look at Netflix. MORE »

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I have to admit, there have been times that I wish my $30 all-in-one remote control could do more. All it does is adjust volume, change channels and control my measly five or six home theater devices. However, I’m not so certain that the solution to my woes is what tvCompass has put together in it’s SR 1500 Digital Media Remote (via Crave). There is feature-rich and then there’s feature-rich’s big brother: feature overkill. The SR 1500 is their bulky uncle with a miserable temperament. MORE »

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