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James Fee
01-06-2005, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tivo.com/5.3.1.1.asp?article=233' target='_blank'>http://www.tivo.com/5.3.1.1.asp?article=233</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Microsoft Chairman and Founder Bill Gates announced during his keynote address tonight at the Consumer Electronics Show that the two companies have embarked on a collaborative effort designed to allow consumers to take digital entertainment with them on portable devices. Gates demonstrated how television programs stored on a TiVoŽ box can be transferred to a Windows XP PC for playback on Windows Mobile devices, including Portable Media Centers, and media-capable Pocket PCs and Smart phones. "TiVoToGo is going to be an important element in our efforts to help consumers get content from the TiVo box to a growing number of Windows Mobile-based devices that make portable digital entertainment a reality," said Todd Warren, Corporate VP of Microsoft's Devices, Services and Experience Division."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/tv_tivo.jpg" /><br /><br />Maybe TiVo isn't dead just yet. Of course DirecTV TiVo users are again left out in the cold. :x

entropy1980
01-06-2005, 05:03 PM
GREAT! Once we have aconfirmed usage of this working MS just sold 2 PMC's! This is the kind of synergy i have been waiting to see!! Now if only my Tivo would hurry up and send the 7.x.x update to my Tivo then I would be set! :?

Neil Enns
01-06-2005, 05:19 PM
Woohoo! Oh, wait. I have DirecTivo. :evil:

Neil

entropy1980
01-06-2005, 05:56 PM
wonder if anything special is needed for Pocket PC playback? That would be sweet if it doesn't!