blog.wired.com - 1/12/2009
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A little less than two years after TiVo debuted its swivel video search engine, it is now killing it in favor of a better integrated search whose biggest improvement is visual.
Announced this week at CES 2009, the new TV search works similarly to the search bar in the Firefox address ...
news.cnet.com - 1/14/2009
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(Credit: Sarah Tew/CBS Interactive) We already knew text
messaging service Kwiry could perform some cool tricks via
text messaging--things like adding products to your Amazon.com wish list or adding movies to your Netflix queue. But now the ...
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Control your TiVo via text message with Kwiry
zatznotfunny.com - 1/7/2009
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Later today, broadband-connected TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD
subscribers will be treated to a revamped search experience.
And, marking a first, TiVo is finally taking widescreen televisions seriously with a high-def interface utilizing that extra ...
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TiVo Beefs Up Search Functionality
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The "Google" Of TV
John Battelle's Searchblog —
Noting this piece which positions Tivo as the Google of TV. More to say on it, but from it:
Announced this week at CES 2009, the new TV search works similarly to the search bar in the Firefox address browser. You type in the first few letters of a show in the 'discovery bar' and relevant recommendations of shows on TV satellite and broadband networks come up. At the same time, you get a nice looking new column arrangement of information about a show, including episode description, rating, and relevant art.
The new appearance, according to TiVo reps, was ...
How a Google-Powered Set-top Box Could Make a Splash
NewTeeVee —
... Android should take note of recent improvements to existing set-top boxes and game consoles, notably TiVo’s new, visually-rich search function, which gives users better show suggestions, and the Wii’s ...
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investor.tivo.com 12/9/2008 — TiVo Expands Ad Solutions Portfolio, Enables Advertisers to Reach Viewers When Programming Is Paused ALVISO, Calif., Dec 09, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- - Mercedes-Benz and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are First ...
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zatznotfunny.com 11/26/2008 —
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