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The Programmer Who Could Save Tivo

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-know-it-needed-saving dept.

Damon Darlin from Business 2.0 writes "We just posted a story on Arthur Van Hoff, the programming legend who now works at TiVo. He was one of the Java geniuses at Sun (has almost as many patents as Bill Joy) and started Strangeberry, which Tivo bought in January. the story tells how his Strangeberry software will be given away to developers of web content. The next generation Tivos will then be able to recognize web content and direct it to the appropriate home device. This could be the stuff that saves tivo because none of the set top boxes will have this ability.

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  1. Great by 2names · · Score: 1, Funny

    This will be great. Really it will. We need to make sure services like Tivo remain available.

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  2. Re:patents != genius by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And how many patents do you possess?

    The defense rests, your honor.

  3. Re:what does that mean? by qmchenry · · Score: 4, Funny

    MP3s to your multi-zone a/v system
    DVD rips to the closest TV
    Spam to skillet in kitchen (yumm!)
    And holographic programs to the nearest holodeck..

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    Recipes for geeks -- no meatloaf, we promise.
  4. Re:To *really* fix tivo... by Fulcrum+of+Evil · · Score: 3, Funny

    He needs to get into the DirecTV DVR code and figure out why it takes 30 seconds to display the guide, a minute to open your "Now Playing" list of shows, and 5+ minutes to sort a 30-entry list of season passes.

    That sounds like a job for ... ME! Are you listening, Tivo? You already have my resume.

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  5. whats this mean? by vile8 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Excellent, I can stream to my computer, and using the other technology meant to enable connection of computers beyond the computer world, send the information via bluetooth to my fridge with the tv mounted in it.

  6. Re:Yahoo confirms, TIVO is dying ... by jargoone · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did Java save sun ?

    It certainly saved them from having to come up with new buzzwords to tack onto completely unrelated technologies.

  7. Re:To *really* fix tivo... by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny
    That sounds like a job for ... ME! Are you listening, Tivo? You already have my resume.

    You want to put Windows ME on Tivos?

    ...my god, that's so crazy IT JUST MIGHT WORK!!!!

  8. Re:List of patents by CompWerks · · Score: 2, Funny
    He created his html resume with Microsoft Word 9 - he can't be that smart.

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