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Good News: Watching Live TV Will Soon Get a Little Quieter
I'm addicted to skipping through commercials via TiVo, but when I do watch live television, my eardrums get a major blast whenever ads come on. At first I thought it was just me, then I noticed the lack of volume control while at a friend's house watching a Sex and the City marathon. What gives?
Daily Tech: BlackBerry Announces a TiVo App
- BlackBerry users with a TiVo box can now record their favorite shows remotely with the TiVo app — The Boy Genius Report
- Borders will be rolling out free WiFi in 500 store locations across the country — CrunchGear
- Wired chats with Felicia Day about the Guild and what it's like to be a geek in Hollywood — Wired
- A BlackBerry desktop manager for Macs is said to be coming out on Oct. 2 — Engadget
- Zipcar releases a pretty sweet iPhone app that will even unlock your car for you — USA Today
- The Motorola Cliq android handset is coming to stores on Nov. 2 and will cost $200 — Gizmodo
- It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar!
How To: Skip Ads With a Standard Remote Control
Don't you just love TiVo? You can skip over commercials at lightning fast speeds, and pause and rewind live TV. It's a luxury I don't think I can live without.
TiVo Launches Custom RSS Feeds to Watch New Content
Owners of TiVos know that the devices do so much more than just record shows. Now, they do even more: today, TiVo launched custom RSS feeds so you can get a ton more content on your TiVo.
If you have a TiVo Series 3, a TiVo HD, or HD XL, you'll be able to add feeds or season passes for hundreds of new web videos, shows, and podcasts.
It's What You've Been Waiting For: BSG, the Complete Series
I have to be honest — I've felt like a piece of me has been missing since the finale of Battlestar Galactica. I know, I know, I gotta move on. But thankfully, the epic space opera can live on in my heart, and soon it can live on a loop in my DVD player!
Should Having a TiVo Mean You Never See Ads?
When I got a TiVo, my motivation was basically wanting to be able to watch TV shows on my own schedule (whether that has made me smarter or cooler is debatable). Not having to watch commercials was a small reason, but a huge bonus — I paid for the DVR technology, so I felt entitled to control what I watched.
Except having a TiVo isn't synonymous with ad-free TV anymore.
Do DVRs Make You Out of Touch?
I've been running an interesting experiment. OK, it's not really an experiment, it's the way I've been forced to live for the past week while waiting for my new TiVo. Here it is: Suddenly, I know when TV shows are on, and my butt is on the couch at certain times.
Have You Ever Suffered an Extended Internet/Cable Outage?
Dear friends and readers, take pity on me. I have no Internet or cable at my house right now. Both services come from Comcast, and now I'm starting to see where that bundle deal was not such a great idea after all.
Website of the Day: Deal Waiter
My Internet searching skills are pretty extraordinary, especially when it comes to finding the lowest price on something I want. But any avid technology consumer knows that some things like to stay at the same high price for a long time (I'm looking at you, TiVo HD), so you keep checking back. Maybe you put an alert on Amazon Price Drop.
iPhone App You Need: DVR Shows
TiVo addict in the house here — and there is finally an app for the iPhone for my TiVo.
DVR Shows is a 99-cent app, and while you can't control your DVR with it, you can see what shows are recorded and currently on your TiVo (as well as what's about to delete) when you're on your home WiFi network.
I'm still holding out for the app that lets me add and delete shows from my iPhone wherever I am, but baby steps don't bother me one bit.
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