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3rd Gen TiVo Goes HD

Don't count TiVo down and out just yet.

The new high-end TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder is the first stand-alone TiVo product that is HD-compatible. It's also the world's first THX-certified digital video recorder (that means awesome audio).

Dual tuners allow subscribers to record two different shows in HD at the same time, while watching a third pre-recorded show.  With the front-panel display, the TiVo Series3 will show what is recording, even when the television is off.

Users can record up to 32 hours of HD programming or up to 300 hours of Standard Definition programming.

According to the company, extensive video analysis and performance testing by THX ensures content will always playback at the maximum quality and resolution. 

THX was born out of George Lucas' vision to improve the movie-going experience. A driving force in cinema, post-production, car audio and home entertainment, THX is dedicated to developing new ways to make the creation, delivery and presentation of entertainment content more efficient, more powerful and more enjoyable.

The advanced chipset in the TiVo Series3 HD box also lays the groundwork for support for more advanced download features in the future. (You knew those were coming, didn't you?)

If you need more, the press release gives it to you.

Availability: Mid-September (hey, that's soon!).

MSRP: $799.99.

 

 www.tivo

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(Justin on Sep 12, 2006 12:36 PM) Wow, watching TV is getting to become very complicated these days. I remember when I used to be disappointed if I missed my favorite show. That is definitely a thing of the past.

(Randy Savicky on Sep 12, 2006 1:45 PM) It's always something ...

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The Robot Hall of Fame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you're into gadgets (and who isn't?), then a trip to the Robot Hall of Fame might made an interesting summer trip ... (Look, we now offer travel planning!)

I liked the way PC Magazine covered this news announcement about the recent inducation ceremony in Pittsburgh:

Baseball has one, as does rock and roll. But perhaps only the robotics industry has a Hall of Fame that inducts imaginary members. The hall's third annual induction ceremony honored two real and three imagined robots, all of which ... capped the two-day Robo Business event.

Founded three years ago by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) West's Dean James H. Morris, the Hall recognized:

Judges included Matt Mason, director of CMU's Robotics Institute, 2001 Space Odyssey author Arthur C. Clarke, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and The Sims creator Will Wright. Actor Anthony Daniels, best known for his portrayal of C3PO in all six of George Lucas's Star Wars films, served as master of ceremonies. (C3PO was inducted into the Hall in 2004.)

There's a lot interesting comments about robots and the award winners in particular in the full article -- if you're a gadget fan, you may be a robot fan, too (www.pcmag.com).

Interested to hear your thoughts about the most recent inductees ...

Anybody actually been to the place?

Would there be gadgets without robots?

www.robothalloffame.org

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