A man is delighted by how his new Tivo has changed his life, until the machine becomes obsessed with him and begins killing people. Writer/Director Adam (HATCHET) Green’s 2008 Halloween short film.
It looks like TiVo made a mistake this week and send out their fieldtrial newsletter to everyone who signed up for TiVo even if they where not actually choosen to be a beta tester. (Like myself and many others who have reported on geekzone and other places). Yes I would like to be a beta tester but alas as I am not using Telecom Broadband services I don’t think I will ever have any luck been choosen.
Please allow me to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks for your willingness to be one of our highly valued Beta testers. It is because of you, your participation and excellent reporting of issues, perceptions and results that we can deliver high quality and desirable products, and fix or enhance existing products quickly. We appreciate you and feel extremely fortunate to have you as customers and partners.
From time to time, it is necessary to update and supplement the information you provide us about your home audio/visual and entertainment configuration, network connectivity, and usage of various devices and services. Please take a few moments to complete the Supplemental Profile Survey (under Survey in the left navigation) at https://fieldtrials.tivo.com at your earliest convenience. This will help us in selecting participants for upcoming Beta programs, so it is critical that you provide this information.
Also, as you purchase new equipment and TVs, change your address or TV programming provider, it is important that you update your profiles on the Beta portal as well (https://fieldtrials.tivo.com.)
Thanks again for joining the TiVo Field Trials community. We look forward to working with you in the future.
Casey Nance
Sr. Manager, TiVo Field Trials/Beta Programs
Telecom broadband will enable TiVo entertainment downloads with no impact on customers’ monthly data allowance
17 September 2009 – Telecom and Hybrid Television Services, the exclusive licensee of TiVo® products in Australia and New Zealand, today announced a partnership that will see TiVo delivering unmetered entertainment to NZ living rooms from November.
The deal will provide Telecom broadband customers with the ability to download movies and shows to their TV with no impact to their monthly broadband data allowance as well as access to all of the Freeview|HD® channels.
The TiVo media device allows viewers to pause and rewind live TV, record every episode in a series with the Season Pass feature, auto record favourite actors using the WishList search and provide a safe viewing environment for their children with TiVo KidZone.
Telecom broadband will also unmeter games and information services as well as the 14-day on-screen guide and software updates within the TiVo.
Alan Gourdie, CEO Telecom Retail: “TiVo represents a revolution in the way Kiwis watch television, this new entertainment service allows the freedom to watch what you want, when you want and enjoy top rated movies on the television without impacting your monthly broadband data allowance.
“We are delighted to add this world class entertainment device to New Zealand’s most popular broadband service; which already provides customers services such as Yahoo!Xtra Pro Mail, a comprehensive security suite and photo manager Flickr Pro all at no additional cost,” says Mr Gourdie.
Robbee Minicola, CEO of Hybrid TV: “The partnership between Hybrid TV and Telecom is an outstanding result for the consumer. We are very pleased to have New Zealand’s largest telecommunication provider support our efforts in supplying unmetered broadband entertainment to the TiVo media device.
“In addition to getting the best of free-to-air digital TV, Telecom customers will have access to broadband entertainment which they will only pay for what they view instead of paying monthly subscription fees.
“When we announced our plans to launch in NZ back in March of this year we were greeted with a high level of interest. We are confident that New Zealanders will enjoy the entertainment choices, convenience, and value we will provide just in time for Christmas shopping,” said Ms Minicola.
At launch the TiVo Media Device plus the Wireless Adaptor will be sold as a bundle for $920.00 (incl. GST) from Telecom retail stores, customer service channels at 123 and online at www.telecom.co.nz/mytivo
Telecom will also offer a deferred payment option of 24 monthly payments of $30 plus an upfront initial payment of $200 (incl GST) which is placed on your Telecom phone bill. This payment option will only be available to Telecom Broadband customers.
TiVo Sent out their next newsletter today explaining how the TiVo “Season Pass” works. It gives you the ability to record an entire season or series/episodes of a certain TV program.
Front Row Seats for the Entire Season!
All day at home or work, you have to work to a schedule, meet deadlines and constantly watch the clock. You always plan to sit down and relax to watch your favourite show – but of course you can never seem to meet the program time.
Those days are over. All of your favourite programs can be automatically recorded and be waiting for you to watch them at your convenience. With the Season PassTM recording feature, every episode in the series is automatically recorded – even if the network changes the date and time!
The Season Pass feature is just another way the TiVo media device makes entertainment easy!
TiVo Release their next newsletter for people who have subscribed to their newsletter. This one describes what you can do with Pause and Rewind on your TiVo.
Life is hectic. Long gone are the days of sitting down to watch a program right when it starts. You’re working, shopping, cooking, going to the gym – where does your weekly episode of House or Underbelly fit in? We’re here to tell you it fits in exactly where you want it to! You can’t pause life, but with TiVo you can pause, rewind and record live TV – for two channels at the same time!
Mum ringing during the footy? Tucking the kids into bed just when the movie is getting good? Pause live television to deal with life, then pick up where you left off whenever you’re ready.
Home late from work and missed the first 10 minutes of your favourite show? Don’t worry, TiVo is looking out for you. The TiVo media device has two high definition tuners that constantly record 30 minutes of the last two channels you were on. So when you get home, simply rewind live TV until you get to the start of your program and watch it right from the beginning.
With the TiVo media device, YOU are in control of your TV, and YOU are in control of what you watch and when you watch it. Remember – TiVo loves you and your family.
It might be a long-standing DVR fixture in the United States, but down in the land of kiwis TiVo hasn’t shown up at all. That’s changing this November, when the service finally reaches New Zealand.
See more @ http://bitstream.soundandvisionmag.com/blog/2009/08/tivos-hitting-new-zealand-.html
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