TiVo has always had fanatical customers. When you can grab a TiVo remote and instantly use it with neither instruction nor frustration, you win devotees. While TiVo has become ingrained in our culture, people tend to choose the path of least resistance and that path has always been satellite and cable-supplied boxes. I know plenty of people who use Motorola, Dish or Scientific Atlanta set-top DVRs still say they 'TiVo' their programs. Obviously, TiVo doesn't make any money on those users. When Vista comes out, there will be a new bona-fide TiVo Series 3 competitor with CableCARD-capable Vista Media Centers. TiVo will even become its own competitor by supplying Cox and Comcast with software for the cable company boxes. It's been an uphill battle and will continue to be an uphill battle for TiVo.

New TiVo pricing is confusing at best. Can TiVo survive their own business model?

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Would you like to eliminate video and audio wires to your HDTV flat panel? How about wirelessly transmitting and controlling video anywhere in your house from a single HDTV set-top box?

That's the promise of the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) video solution from Tzero Technologies. Who is Tzero? They're the startup beginning to deliver wireless video and audio tools to the consumer electronics (CE) companies you know and love. While no products are available on store shelves today, we think this compelling UWB technology is worth understanding and watching.

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Is Netflix launching a movie download service? Should they?

We think they will and we think their partner should be TiVo.

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I'm so tired of digital rights management (DRM). It gets in my way, limits where I can play my music, limits my choices and ultimately reduces how much music I'll buy. Bottom line -- if I had an iTunes or URGE-quality online option without DRM, I would buy more music than I do today and way more than I ever would on CD. I don't think I'm alone. The music studios shouldn't underestimate the impact of an easy impulse buy. Apple CEO Steve Jobs hasn't. I'm well aware that in a world without DRM people will steal music, however, those same people will steal music in a world with DRM. DRM on purchased digital downloads isn't slowing piracy down. What it's doing is confusing, limiting and frustrating customers and would-be customers. The goal of this post is not to espouse a DRM-free doctrine, but instead to show ways to break free from DRM music.

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Media PCs are popping up everywhere and we're spotting more and more new models targeting the home theater. The much-talked-about Envive E-Center Pro is a great example of a Media Center PC that looks pretty irresistible. But resist! Even with solid tech specs, form-factors and features, now is not the right time to buy any Media Center PC. Read More to find out why.