Cable/Satellite
AT&T Launched U-verse iPhone App
AT&T launched a U-verse iPhone app that allows you to manage your DVR and download and watch content. There are other DVR management apps, like DirecTV, but none have the ability to watch content on the go. It’s a nice feature if you U-verse service and doesn’t cost extra. The app is free and you [...]
BT Working on Home Media Tablet
BT is working on a home media tablet that will give you your email, voicemail and text messages all in one place. It would be perfect for a kitchen device but it reminds me a lot of the Verizon Hub. The Verizon Hub didn’t last very long. Even though I have an iPad it hasn’t [...]
DirecTV Multi-Room DVR Now Available
I reviewed the DirecTV multi-room DVR service back in February. I like the service then and I have been happily using it since. Now that the service is available to everyone there is a fee of $3. That fee isn’t as bad as I thought and really it’s worth it for what you get. I [...]
Comcast Working on iPad App
Comcast is working on an iPad app that acts as a remote control for your cable box. While I haven’t always liked cable companies, it’s nice to see Comcast putting forth so much effort into new technologies. The app isn’t anything groundbreaking but it could be extremely useful. A video of the app in action [...]
DISH VIP 922 Slingbox DVR is Here
I posted a video of the Dish VIP 922 back in January 09. It’s finally time for Dish to release the DVR to the masses. It’s a sling loaded DVR with 1TB of hard drive space. It also has all those apps the video shows even though I don’t understand apps on your TV while [...]
DirecTV TiVo Won’t Be Premier
The new TiVo Premier was announced just a few days ago and people were wondering if the DirecTV/TiVo deal would get the new stuff. The answer to that is no. While TiVo might be moving ahead with new software and hardware the DirecTV version will be on the old stuff. “Their [DirecTV's] next implementation of [...]
