PlayStation Move, iPad at the Oscars and more on Weekly Wrapup
This week the top tech stories were the iPad commercial at the Oscars, PlayStation Move and could the Amazon Kindle be getting a better web browser? Find out in this week's edition of the Weekly Wrapup.
A quick programming note, TechVi is off to SXSW next week, so expect new shows to be back the week of March 22.
Brand new TiVos and Hulu losing shows: The Bottom Line
Hulu is losing some of its most popular shows and TiVo finally introduced its next generation DVRs. What impact will these moves make? We talk to Dana Wollman and Samuel Axon to find out.
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Tivo and Best Buy team up to develop DVR TVs
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Tivo has made a deal with Best Buy to begin developing Insignia brand DVR-HDTVs that are preloaded with Tivo software. Tivo attempted a similar integration with Humax LCD TVs in 2005 but no products were released.
TiVo to sell data to advertisers
Ironically, the company most associated with avoiding TV advertisments will be selling customer data to TV advertisers and networks on which shows are most watched, and (naturally) which advertisments are fast forwarded.