dvr
| 8:30AM 6/03/2009
TiVo (TIVO) nearly created the digital video recorder. In its early days, it sold hundreds of thousands of set-top boxes to early adopters who wanted to record shows to watch at their leisure.
Then, large cable companies and satellite TV operators created DVRs of their own. Because these firms...
| 11:00PM 7/16/2008
This series explores aspects of America that may soon be just a memory -- some to be missed, some gladly left behind. From the least impactful to the most, here are 25 bits of vanishing America.
Ever remember the daily pilgrimage to the video rental store for the latest release on VHS? It wasn't...
| 4:40PM 2/14/2008
I have become the arch-enemy of the advertising world. And I didn't have to join a super-society to do so; all I had to do is order a DVR from my cable provider. (Yeah, I know I'm a late adopter. I'm thinking of getting me one of them "microwaves" next.)
I love being on the dark side, too. My DVR,...