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Daily Tech: Apps Move From Your iPhone to Your Fridge
- Need a fridge magnet? There's an app for that — Chip Chick
- The bacon rocket (yes, bacon rocket) is go for launch — Urlesque
- Watch TiVo recordings from anywhere in your house — Dvice
- The $1,000 home recording studio — Unplggd
- Typing geeks face off at the Ultimate Typing Championship — PopCandy
- German couple creates Super Mario room (spoiler: it's awesome) — Switched
- Paper calendar tears off pages automatically — Gizmodo
Do You Use a DVR or TiVo?
Yesterday, TiVo announed its latest version, TiVo Premiere. With integrated Pandora, Internet access, Netflix compatibility, a QWERTY remote control, and more, the new release will be a central media hub for viewing all kinds of content. In fact, I'm considering switching from my cable provider's DVR to TiVo for all its new bells and whistles.
TiVo Announces Premiere, Premiere XL Boxes in NYC
TiVo introduced its newest lineup today in NYC: the Premiere ($300) and Premiere XL ($400) boxes, which will both be available in early April for your media consuming needs. One of the main differences between TiVo's Series 3 boxes and these new Series 4 units is the shiny new HD flash interface (Flash? Isn't that going the way of the pager?), which utilizes larger HD screens to bring you all kinds of media in one place: cable TV, movies, music, and web.
Daily Tech: Lego Big Mac Combo Is Good For Your Health
- Lego Big Mac Combo meal is better for your health than the real thing — Oh Gizmo!
- True Lore social network brings out your inner werewolf — Switched
- Create your own Google Map envelopes — Unplggd
- Battlestar Galactica fans building a working Raider — Dvice
- TiVo's got something up its sleeve, and it looks like it's gonna be big — Gizmodo
- Porsche is revving up the 911 hybrid — Crave
10 Apps to Keep You in Control
My iPhone will soon become my universal remote, allowing me to control my TV, DVD player and sound system with a small adapter and an app. What other media can you control with an app and your iPhone or iPod Touch? The answers to your questions are right here, my friends.
Geek Tip: Make Your TiVo's Progress Disappear Faster
Although I think you should get a TiVo for more than just to watch the tube, there are some minor things I wish I could change about the player. For example, the status bar on the bottom of the screen — it takes forever to disappear! Now some of you may think I'm being overly dramatic, but really, it takes a while, no?
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!
People Aren't Watching Commercials During Popular Shows
TV networks, don't hate me — but I barely ever watch commercials. This is probably because my DVR is always full, so whenever I do watch a show, I feel the need to quickly get through it as fast as possible so I can delete it and move on to the next one!
A majority of you said that you occasionally watch commercials even with a DVR, but did you know that nearly all shows that won Emmys this year are more likely to have their commercials skipped over?
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.
Geek Tip: Three Ways to Stretch Your TiVo's Space
Nothing's worse than finding that your TiVo has deleted one of your shows or hasn't recorded an episode because it has run out of space. I get it; I'm a TV junkie too, and have a few tips for pushing your TiVo's space to the max.
- Record shows in lower quality rather than highest quality.
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