Comments on: Yahoo! To Offer PVR (With TiVo?)

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:08:27 +0000

According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, TiVo has allowed the “Trick Play” trademark to expire. However, TiVo documentation still lists the phrase as an asset (associated with several patents). Here is an example: http://www.tivo.com/resources/legal_requirements.asp

Perhaps “trick play” is not legally the same as “TrickPlay.” Perhaps TiVo hasn’t updated their web pages. Perhaps a stitch in time saves nine.

By: Madhatter27

Madhatter27 — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 02:24:11 +0000

I just think its Yahoo trying to put out a software to compete with Media Center.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:02:03 +0000

Enter me please.

I have found that the Live365 content is a bit slow on the download. Maybe the speed will be increased when I buy my Tivo Wireless adapter but on a reg 802.11 usb adapter at “good” reception, it takes several min before I can select and actual content. :/

By: pt

pt — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:47:08 +0000

If I recall correctly, at last year’s CES, Tivo mentioned a desktop version of their software. Not TivoToGo desktop, but full fledged DVR software.

Maybe it got morphed into this? Anybody remember this or know anything?

Enter me.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:09:27 +0000

Hmmm… I would agree that the stuff on the go.yahoo.com site is pretty vague. Kind of hard to figure out what they really have in mind with all the pieces (which only seem to be loosely related at this point). Is the PC-connected-to-a-TV a kind of Beyond TV (Snapstream) thing? Seems as though everyone (Google, Yahoo, etc.) want to be sure to mentioned as “being in the video game” whenever the topic comes up. Just seems like none of them have fully baked their offerings yet. Ah well, ’tis interesting times!

P.S. Enter me (hopefully qualifies as my semi-intelligent 2nd post!)

By: russ

russ — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:04:41 +0000

My bold prediction of 2006 is that yahoo! will purchase TiVo. With the way things are going for TiVo (directTV, etc) and the propensity of yahoo to nab up companies, I wouldn’t be surprised if they got a lot closer. Not sure if that will be a good thing or not.

enter me.

russ

By: Madhatter27

Madhatter27 — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:10:12 +0000

Enter ME

Thats what I was thinking also. but how would they do the vid streams for tivo?

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 21:35:36 +0000

Perhaps this will be a icensed version of TiVo software for the PC?

Enter Me

Michael