TiVo Buys Super Secret Strangeberry

Raindeer writes "According to SEC-filings Tivo has bought a start up of Marimba-founder and Java-designer Arthur van Hoff. The name of the startup is Strangeberry Just because of their job-titles they must be building something cool Chief Hackberry, Chief Wiseberry, Chief Smartberry. The SEC-Filings show that it has something to do with delivering broadbandservices to televission. A Dutch web-log claims to have a picture of what they are building. Anybody got anymore ideas on what this could be?"

Comments

Are any of them named John Smallberries?

[gaudior]

Inquiring minds want to know.

Re:Are any of them named John Smallberries?

[squarefish]

this is actually kind of funny. I believe he's talking about john small berries from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. he was an actual charater along with john bigboote

Re:Are any of them named John Smallberries?

[argStyopa]

Bigboo-tay!

Re:Are any of them named John Smallberries?

[Darth23]

Remember, no matter where you tivo.... there you are.

What it is:

[wiredog]

An oscillation overthruster

Re:What it is:

[plover]

Thank you, John Smallberries, that's all I could think of when I read the article. :-)

Re:What it is:

[VickyNaylor]

What does the bit that looks like a potted plant do.

Hackberry, Wiseberry, Smartberry ...

[BabyDave]

Sound like a bunch of dingleberries to me.

Re:Hackberry, Wiseberry, Smartberry ...

[Lord of Ironhand]

"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of Strangeberries!"

You shouldn't food shop on an empty stomach...

[bc90021]

...and apparently TiVo shouldn't company shop like that either. ;)

It's a Scooter!

[TheLoneCabbage]

And it only has 1 wheel! It will revolutionize the... the... the... well it will revolutionize something!

They're probably building...

[I Be Hatin']

A time machine, so they can go back to 1999, when goofy job titles and goofily-named companies were acceptable.

Hate to say this

[ObviousGuy]

I'm working on a project that will use broadband services to deliver digital cable TV and internet services. In fact, I'm trying to wrap my head around the TS packet structure for the transform filter.

If you can try to remember...

[emo boy]

Wasn't the strangeberry what all the Smurfs were after? I think that's what got them all drunk and lusting after Smurfette.

My Guess

[illuminatedwax]

Looking at the picture, it looks like they make:
- Cable Modems
- Router/Hubs
- Breakout Audio/Video Box
- Those artificial flowers that dance when they hear noises

or some combination thereof.

--Stephen

captain crunch?

[Anonymous Coward]

Sounds to me like they've invented a breakfast cereal.

Strangeberry

[paul248]

Strangeberry is... PEOPLE!!!

Seinfeld flashback

[savagedome]

Just because of their job-titles they must be building something cool Chief Hackberry, Chief Wiseberry, Chief Smartberry

JERRY: They sell them by the side of the road. Blueberry, Blackberry ....
GEORGE: Blackberry, Boysenberry ...
JERRY: Boysenberry, Huckleberry ...
GEORGE: Huckleberry, Raspberry...
JERRY: Raspberry, Strawberry ...
GEORGE: Strawberry, Cranberry ...
JERRY: Peach.

The world might be in danger

[banzai75]

if John Smallberries works there.

Vibrating Eyeballs

[Dr. Smeegee]

Did anyone else read that as STRANGLEberry? I gotta cut down on the soymilk enemas...

What's in a name?

[volpe]

The name of the startup is Strangeberry Just because of their job-titles they must be building something cool Chief Hackberry, Chief Wiseberry, Chief Smartberry


"With a name like Smuckers, it's got to be good".

Why does logic fly out the window whenever some kind of berry or other small fruit is involved?

A second opinion

[mariox19]

It's always good to get a second translation for comparison. Here's mine, courtesy the translation software that comes with Apple's Sherlock:

Kastjes under the radar

In a former shop in Palo alto a start up sits of which the oprichters on a lukewarm Tuesday afternoon to Fry's Electronics has driven buy components from which they have built these strange kastjes. I think that within two years everyone with DSL - or cable connection has such kastje in house. More cannot I of the oprichters say, because those have the illusion that I get of it much and therefore much can give away, a tragic misunderstanding. Them very adept in ' under the radar ' remain, but meanwhile run companies are such as Apple and Google the door at them plat. I see Philips if Shell this way fast audientie questions do not dig at a couple nerds from. Unfortunately.

Best I can tell, these oprichters are building some kind of kastjes.

I'm going to sign up as a beta tester -- I don't care how "strange" they are!

Chief Frankenberry

[muckdog]

He will naturally supervise the merger process of the two companies.

Re:Jobs

[DjMd]

You forgot

Berry Picker
Berry picker with significant experience with berry picking. Must be able to pick wide variety of berry (including non-standard berry formats; goose, huckle, smart, wise, hack). Experience with mushrooms and shines also considered.

PICK ME, PICK ME, I KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!!

[HardCase]

It's WebTV!!!!! No, really! Think about it...you can surf the Internet...ON YOUR TV! How cool is that? It's the killer app for television! They'll sell millions! I can't wait for the IPO!!!

-h-

Is that leesbaar for anyone?

[l0wland]

I geloof dat I like those translators you have gebruikt. Grote chance that no hond er one reet van understands. :-)

Re:Whoa! '90's flashback

[ErikZ]

That's funny. I was having an 80's flashback.

Strawberry Shortcake to be specific.

Re:They're probably building a time machine...

[KnarfO]

And here's a picture!

And their leader...

[Necromancyr]

Their faithful leader, Chief SnozzBerry.