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May 27, 2008 – When Tivoli Audio CEO Tom DeVesto and his team of engineers set out to create the next generation of home audio, they began with a simple question: What would the ideal radio do? The new Tivoli Audio NetWorks radio is the answer to that question. Taking advantage of broadcasting over the Internet, NetWorks delivers crystal-clear reception of any radio station, near or far, with no need for a computer. NetWorks allows listeners to tune in to Italian Opera from Milan, rock music from New York City, or any specialty, niche radio station from any location in the world in its native language, and in real time. It also allows access to music stored on PCs from any room in the house through a wireless or Ethernet connection. NetWorks features Tivoli Audio-quality sound as a stand-alone unit, but can be expanded with a stereo speaker, CD player, or subwoofer. And the NetWorks radio builds upon Tivoli Audio’s reputation as a design leader, offering a choice of furniture-quality hardwood cabinets. The result is an elegantly simple, beautifully designed, yet technologically-advanced NetWorks that points to the future of home audio entertainment. Read more

Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo today announced TiVo subscribers will soon be able to easily watch an enormous variety of video content from the web directly on their television sets by applying TiVo's popular Season Pass functionality to web video. With the proliferation of content available online today, consumers have access to thousands of hours of content from well-known networks to special interest videos, but need an easy way to search, discover, and enjoy this entertainment on the TV set.

TiVo users can subscribe to and watch a broad range of content available on Real Simple Syndication ("RSS") feeds, including everything from network nightly newscasts, to vignettes and original content from major networks such as Comedy Central or Discovery, as well as niche interest and hobbyist videos covering areas far more specialized than cable and satellite channels, not to mention new, independently produced media content such as DiggNation and Ask A Ninja. Through this new approach, TiVo elevates web video, making it easily available as part of the personalized and customized TV viewing experience that TiVo provides. Read more

Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo Inc. today announced that all broadband-connected TiVo DVRs can take advantage of viewing and sharing their digital photos directly on the television set. By working with two of the most popular online photo services, Photobucket and Picasa Web Albums from Google, TiVo subscribers can easily access their own digital photos as well as those shared by friends and family using the Emmy award-winning TiVo user interface. Photos will be displayed at the highest possible resolution on each TiVo box, meaning TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD subscribers can see their memories in full high definition.

"At TiVo we're focused on the entire entertainment experience, from movies to music, and in this case -- memories," said Jim Denney, Vice President of Product Marketing at TiVo. "By working with these well-respected and popular photo-sharing partners TiVo enables families to share their pictures in new, fun ways. TiVo continues to show our commitment to differentiated product offerings by allowing subscribers to share their memories on the best picture frame in the house -- their television." Read more

October 3, 2007 -- CastGrabber, LLC, creator of specialized home electronics, today announced the launch of the CastGrabber, a groundbreaking new device that automatically downloads podcasts onto virtually any MP3 player without requiring the use of a PC. More than 167 million podcasts were downloaded last year and that number is likely to increase to more than 200 million in 2007 and without a viable podcast transfer solution, other than iTunes and a few other applications, the task of putting podcasts onto MP3 player remains difficult. CastGrabber offers a simple solution and is compatible with popular MP3 players including Apple iPods, Microsoft Zune, SanDisk, Samsung, Sony models. In addition, CastGrabber is compatible with virtually all of the 150 million plus MP3 players created to date*.

"A user simply docks their Mp3 player, and CastGrabber does the rest, automatically downloading selected podcasts directly from the Internet onto the player with 'set it and forget it' simplicity without the need for a PC for the connection," noted John Hammer, President of CastGrabber. "By eliminating the cumbersome, multi-step process of using a computer to download podcasts and transfer them to a portable MP3 player, CastGrabber makes it easier than ever before for podcast enthusiasts to always have fresh content loaded up and ready to go." Read more

July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo announced today the launch of a new TiVo high definition DVR, delivering a premium HD experience at an affordable price. Starting today, consumers can pre-order TiVo HD at www.tivo.com for just $299.99, down from the original TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder at $799.99. Product expected to arrive on retail shelves in early August.

The new TiVo HD DVR is the ultimate HDTV companion, maximizing the HD cable experience by combining a new popular price with the clarity of HD programming and our Emmy award-winning TiVo service. The new TiVo HD is also a Digital Cable Ready set-top-box that works seamlessly with any cable provider in the U.S. Moreover, the new product also enables the latest and greatest exclusive TiVo service features such as Movie & TV Downloads from Amazon.com, Home Movie Sharing and universal Swivel search, delivering the best of broadband video directly to the television set. Read more

May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consumers are being presented with more and more choices of what to watch on television these days. With programming coming in from hundreds of digital cable channels, combined with movies, TV shows and high-quality video available for download through the TiVoCast service and Amazon Unbox on TiVo, with the latter alone now having thousands of titles itself, it is easy to get lost in this sea of choices. Enter the TiVo service's new universal Swivel Search, the first truly TV-centric on-screen search tool that allows subscribers to explore and discover broadcast, cable and broadband-available content in one easy-to-use experience. Read more

TiVo Inc. today began releasing the TiVo service's universal Swivel Search, which provides broadband-connected TiVo subscribers the power to quickly find programming. Rather than starting with a title or keyword, with universal Swivel Search on the TiVo service, TiVo subscribers can also search using the way they intuitively think about television; that is, by starting with a program they currently enjoy and using elements of that program to find more of what they like. Universal Swivel Search allows viewers to seamlessly link from descriptions of one program to all others that have common elements, including program name, actors, or suggestions based on other viewers' feedback.

March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beginning today, there is a revolutionary new way to instantly share memorable moments and milestones in your life with friends and family across the country: by sending them home movies or photo montages directly to their TV sets. No more mailing of DVDs or tapes, nor mass postings on the Web for the world to view, instead just automatic electronic delivery to the living rooms of friends and family. Going beyond the digital picture frame, TiVo and One True Media, a web-based service for creating and sharing high-quality video montages, are offering consumers the ability to easily share personal video content -- incorporating their own digital videos and photos right to the TV. Read more

March 14, 2007– TiVo and Verizon Wireless today announced the availability of TiVo® Mobile scheduling, a downloadable application available only through Verizon Wireless. TiVo Mobile scheduling allows subscribers to purchase the mobile service through select Verizon Wireless handsets and schedule recordings on their TiVo Series2™ or Series3™ TiVo boxes.

TiVo and Verizon Wireless bring consumers the convenience of scheduling television recordings while away from the living room. Whether you are away from home or discussing TV at the water cooler, all that is needed is a select Verizon Wireless Get It Now®-enabled handset to schedule recordings on your TiVo box. Read more

February 7, 2007 --TiVo Inc. and Amazon.com today announced “Amazon Unbox on TiVo,” a soon-to-be-launched service feature that will provide TiVo subscribers with the ability to rent and purchase movies and television shows from leading studios and networks including CBS, Fox Entertainment Group, Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment. Amazon Unbox on TiVo is currently in beta testing among a select group of TiVo subscribers and will be available soon to more than 1.5 million broadband-ready TiVo boxes.

The Amazon Unbox video download service, which launched in September 2006, offers thousands of movies, television shows and other videos for download to PCs and any Windows Media Video-compatible portable device. Now, in addition to PCs and portable devices, movies and television shows will be available to download directly to a customer’s TiVo box for playback on their television set. This is the first service that uniquely allows for downloadable broadband video to be integrated with programming recorded from TV so the consumer can easily navigate all viewing options. Read more

Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an ongoing mission to bring broadband content to the living room, TiVo, the creator of and leader in television services for digital video recorders, announced that it will make available services providing the widest selection of music videos and songs on TV -- all with the click of a remote. Through joint alliances with Music Choice and RealNetworks, TiVo subscribers will have access to the leading digital music services and a library of millions of songs and videos on their televisions sets.

"Music is one of the most popular and sought after content genres," said Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo. "By working with Music Choice and RealNetworks to create services that give TiVo subscribers the ability to select the music videos and songs they want, TiVo is laying the foundation to redefine the television viewing experience and assuring a vast new world of broadband delivered content can be seen easily and conveniently on the TV." Read more