[IP] TiVo Unveils Portable Transfer Service

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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[Note:  This item comes from reader Monty Solomon.  DLH]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
> Date: January 2, 2005 10:31:53 PM PST
> Subject: TiVo Unveils Portable Transfer Service
>
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>       TiVo Unveils Portable Transfer Service
>       - Jan 3, 2005 12:06 AM (AP Online)
>
> By MAY WONG AP Technology Writer
>
>
> SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- TiVo Inc. pioneered digital video recording
> as a new way of watching television _ when you want it. Now it could
> be TV where you want it, too.
>
>
> The long-awaited service feature called TiVoToGo, set to launch
> Monday, will give users their first taste of TiVo untethered.
>
>
> No longer confined to TiVo digital video recorders in the living room
> or bedroom, subscribers will be able to transfer their recorded shows
> to PCs or laptops and take them on the road _ as long as the shows
> are not specially tagged with copy restrictions. That's also the case
> for pay-per-view or on-demand movies, and some premium paid
> programming.
>
>
> Users also will be able to copy shows onto a DVD _ soon after but not
> immediately at the service launch, company officials said.
>
> ....
>
>       - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=45952209


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