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Tivo 2 Features On the Horizon

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the boop-beep-ding dept.

Lemuel writes "Tivo has finally pre-announced its music and photo pictures for the Tivo 2. Users will be able to play MP3s and view photos that come from their computer. It will also be possible to program the Tivo via a web site. An official announcement is due in January. There will be revenue associated with these items. Only the remote programming sounds interesting to me, but I'm glad for anything that would keep Tivo afloat."

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  1. Unfortunately by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to pressure from the MPAA, they're dropping the program recording capability.

    1. Re:Unfortunately by boopus · · Score: 4, Funny

      You know, as much as you didn't mean to, you bring up a good point. A series 2 tivo has USB network support, so for the price of an extra usb nic, it could easily double as a home router. Now that's what I'd call feature creep.

  2. programming the tivo by painehope · · Score: 5, Funny

    int sexualStatus ( char *sexuality ) {
    if ( (strcmp(sexuality,"I'm not gay goddamnit")) == 0 ) {
    recommendGayPorn();
    fputs("Sorry, Dave, we think you're gay", stdout);
    } else {
    recommendGayPorn();
    return 1;
    }

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  3. Don't buy this by bastardman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tivo is evil. It allows me to record programs on tv while I'm away from home. It controls my life when I am at home. I swear to God the thing watchs me sleep at night as well... probably records it too. Who's been watching those videos? Because it isn't me...

    Back to wearing my tin foil jump suit

  4. what's a pre-announcement? by rhodesbe · · Score: 5, Funny

    We wanted to announce that we are gonna say this at a later date. Oh wait! Crap!

  5. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  6. Now, when they say website... by xchino · · Score: 3, Funny

    By it being programmed through a website, do they mean a web interface, or an actual internet web site? If it's through a web site, I think I'd be wary of them tracking my viewing habis.. more so than they do already..

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  7. Re:Tracking viewing habits by fenix+down · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the support person can see what channel your cable box is tuned to, and can even change the channel. ...

    What cable company might that be? I have visions of an extremely short-term, but intensely fun-filled tech-support job.

    "Who Wants to Be a Millionare? Oh, no you don't Mrs. McDonald, the Flyers are playing!"

    "Young and the Restless? Looks like somebody's about to say something shocking... oops, finger slipped."

    "Oooh. You sure switched from that porn to the Home and Garden Channel pretty fast. Maybe we oughta just switch that back..."

    Wonder how long it'll take before they decide I'm a terrorist...