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Intel and Tivo Partner Up

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the viiva-la-tivo dept.

yapplejax writes "Intel and Tivo are partnering on a PC platform in hopes to standardize the platform. From the Associated Press: 'The goal of the Viiv label, he said, is to avoid consumer confusion and questions over interoperability. It also will ensure the products will work when the PC is being controlled from a distance via a remote control.'"

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  1. Standardized DRM? by CyricZ · · Score: 2, Informative

    Is this more just an effort to create a standardized DRM platform?

    Indeed, the financial benefits for both TiVo and Intel could be significant, especially if the entertainment industry gets on board.

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    Cyric Zndovzny at your service.
  2. Re:What about Apple? by eshefer · · Score: 4, Informative

    intel is not talking about that for obvious reasons (obvious to anyone who follows apple, annyway)

    actually the article disscusses this, or in other words..

    you didn't RTFA! nya nya nya!

    "Corbett declined to comment on whether Apple Computer Inc. is participating in Viiv. Earlier this year, Apple announced that it would start using Intel microprocessors in its Macintosh computers, and it also has released entertainment PC-like software for its latest iMacs."

    that was a direct quote from the article you didn't bother to read, for shame!

  3. Re:Corbett is an idiot by Homology · · Score: 2, Informative
    From TFA: "We basically accelerated the heck out of Wi-Fi," Corbett said. "We plan to do the same thing around digital entertainment."

    Oh yeah, without Intel hardly anyone would be using Wi-fi! Thank you Centrino for making such a huge difference in the Wi-fi marketplace!

    What an ass.

    To echo this sentiment, here is the OpenBSD WiFi recommendations:

    Note that in order to use the Intel-based cards, you will need to acquire the firmware files, which Intel refuses to allow free distribution of, so they can not be included with OpenBSD. Contact Intel to let them know what you feel about this, or to let them know what other product you have purchased instead.

    Other manufacturers, such as Broadcom, Texas Instruments and Connexant have actively fought our attempts to develop free drivers for their products. We encourage you to respect their wishes by not buying their products. Realtek, Ralink, Atmel, and ADMtek make good products and support the open source community's desire for free drivers, and have earned our support and business.

  4. Re:What about Apple? by doughrama · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, I certainly feel a little sheepish as I didn't RTFA. But I just read the one over at wired.com.

    "Viiv owners will be able to put their PCs in a standby state with the press of a button and reawaken it instantly the same way."

    Didn't Apple just purchase or sign agreements to purchase an insane amount Flash memory? So much that it seemed obvious that it was going to be used for something other than iPods. And wasn't the speculation that it would be used for instant or virtually instant on PC's?

    Beyond that though, my previous comment about a possible Apple/Intel/Tivo article now seems totally rediculous. From the article, I speculate that Tivo got word of what Apple and Intel were working on and they wanted to play in their sandbox. Like I mentioned previously, I believe Tivo is doomed unless they do something fairly big.