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The TiVo Glo Remote Giveaway

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Thanks to jon, Peter, and Alex for the TiVo referrals yesterday! Seems like a good reason to pull the trigger on some of these rewards points and give away a TiVo Glo Remote (MSRP $50).

If you want in on the giveaway, please leave one comment. The catch is that you must provide a link to another comment you?ve left on ZNF, excluding contest posts and excluding prior contest comment submissions. I?ll randomly pick the winner sometime this weekend.

Joost Tests Live Streaming

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In case you hadn’t heard, this year Joost joins CBS in offering live access to March Madness. Though I gave up on Joost shortly after it was released from beta, frequent ZNF commentor Todd has not. And apparently, today’s live streaming tests aren’t going so well (see above). Test details:

Apple TV, Take Three = DVR?

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Panasonic Plans Tru2Way Sets

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Looks like we’ll really see a resurgence of CableCARD televisions later this year. Unlike the first generation of one-way communication and single tuning sets, the new generation will employ OCAP Tru2Way. According to Home Theater Magazine:

v2 Media Extender Update

linksys-dma2200.jpgI’m later than I’d have liked in pointing out Chris Lanier’s thoughts on the the relatively new Linksys DMA2200 Microsoft-based v2 Media Extender. Overall Chris seems pleased with the form factor and basic extender functionality, though he dings the unit for lacking more comprehensive media format playback capabilities:

Slacker Heaven

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The stars have clearly aligned for me with Slacker. Yesterday I spoke with Jonathan Sasse at the company for an update on Slacker happenings. During which conversation I discovered that Slacker is actually now available on my Squeezebox now. And finally, today my Slacker portable player arrived in the mail. Hooray!

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