David Pogue of the NY Times created this short video espousing our new Series3 product. The video is unabashedly corny and cheesy, but that’s what makes it so humorous, especially when you consider that it comes from one of the most respected and widely read consumer electronics reviewers. We’re definitely not going to complain about [...]

Posted by Roger at 7:05 PM.

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Today, TiVo introduced the long-awaited Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder (DMR). This product is the culmination of a lot of hard work by the TiVo team, and I’m excited, not only in the product itself, but because it’s shipping with my baby – the substantially redesigned Series3 remote control which represents the fruits of my [...]

Posted by Roger at 9:27 PM.

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Site updates have been few and far between during these dog days of summer. Judy and I haven’t gone on any trips in a while, but we’ve stayed really busy. Judy sold her piano (Craigslist rocks!) because she just didn’t have the time to play it much and it was taking up a lot of [...]

Posted by Roger at 9:02 PM.

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This was actually posted on April 24 because I had to get further clarification on TiVo’s public posting policies. From the Associated Press: “A federal jury awarded TiVo Inc. more than $73 million in damages Thursday in a patent infringement lawsuit against EchoStar Communications Inc.” TiVo’s press release can be found here which states our [...]

Posted by Roger at 8:34 PM.

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This is awesome! Apple is introducing software to allow Windows XP to run on Intel-based Macs. The first Intel-based Macs were introduced a few months ago and by the end of the year, all Macs will be based on the Intel architecture. In my line of work as a product designer, I make extensive use [...]

Posted by Roger at 8:25 AM.

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A co-worker forwarded this to me and I found it absolutely hilarious. If you’re in product design or marketing, you’ll likely get a good kick out of this. If you’re not, you’ll probably just find it mildly amusing. The sad thing is that the end-result totally looks like a Microsoft product.

Posted by Roger at 9:03 AM.

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Sexy indeed! The fruits of my labor during my first year with TiVo. From the TiVo website: Easily connect your TiVo Series2 DVR to your 802.11g or 802.11b wireless home network Enjoy TiVoToGo™ and Multi-Room Viewing transfers, Music and Photos, Online Scheduling, and more Eliminates the need for a phone line, if used with a [...]

Posted by Roger at 10:25 PM.

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I’ve been looking forward to the fruits of the TiVo/Netflix partnership for some time now so this is kind of a bummer. From Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, during their earnings conference call yesterday: Well, DVD and High-Definition DVD show great promise. The near term for downloading is not so bright. TV channels such as NBC, [...]

Posted by Roger at 8:01 AM.

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Today, TiVo announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Comcast, the largest cable operator in the country with over 21 million subscribers. The market seems to like it as TiVo’s stock closed today up nearly 75%. Hopefully this will turn around the negative media that’s been surrounding TiVo. TiVo has been hammered lately in the press. [...]

Posted by Roger at 8:52 PM.

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How exciting! Today was my first day at TiVo. I can’t go into much detail, but I did most of the typical “first day/week on the job” kind of stuff – getting my photo badge, setting up my computer and email, going around meeting new people from various groups, learning the lay of the land, [...]

Posted by Roger at 8:28 PM.

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Woohoo! TiVo made me an official offer today! Paul (my boss to be) and I had discussed compensation a few days ago and I had some issues with the proposed package. I was very happy to see that the new offer addressed those issues. It took a little while to get the “official” offer letter [...]

Posted by Roger at 8:46 PM.

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Today was my interview with TiVo. Everyone seemed really nice and personable and I felt that things went very well. Nevertheless, it was a long day and I was pretty tired by the end of it. Paul, my boss-to-be, and I had known each other for some time through my work at Hughes Network Systems [...]

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A lone pic from the holiday party.

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