http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/extends.mac.content.to.set.tops/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/verizonmedman.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon has introduced a Mac version of Media Manager, its media extender software for FiOS TV subscribers. The program is meant exclusively for FiOS DVR set-tops, and lets users listen to iTunes music on a TV, including specified playlists. Images can meanwhile be shared out of iPhoto libraries, viewed by event and/or in slideshow form, the latter with music if assigned in advance.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/20/extends.mac.content.to.set.tops/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/08/denies.some.expected.features/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/ticker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is unlikely to turn the Apple TV into a DVR set-top, despite analyst suggestions and hints in patents, says research firm Caris & Company. Analysts from the firm are said to have met recently with Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer, who immediately tried to dispel rumors. "While some have wondered whether Apple might ultimately try to integrate traditional cable set-top box (decoding) functionali... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/08/denies.some.expected.features/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/directv.iphone.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0903/directvsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DirecTV has launched an app that allows customers to control their home DVR systems from an iPhone or iPod touch. A search function can be used to find shows up to 14 days in advance, or the content can be browsed by channel or date and time. The listings include additional information such as show descriptions, length and rating. Users can record single shows, an entire series or Pay Per View con... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/30/directv.iphone.app/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/20/eyetv.31.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/eyetv3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Elgato has released an update to EyeTV 3, its Mac-based DVR software. Key to v3.1 is the addition of a TV Guide schedule for North America, which covers broadcasts up to 14 days in advance and provides associated cast, rating and genre information. A year of the schedule will be free for new and existing EyeTV 3 owners, but subsequent years will cost $20 each.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/20/eyetv.31.update/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/19/sony.hdd.video.recorder/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/sonybrxa320intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony has announced that owners of a compatible Bravia TV can purchase the BRX-A320 DVR, which has a 320GB HDD for recording up to 27 hours of HD video and 55 hours of SD, or up to 249 hours of content in LP mode. There is just one HDMI port in the device, though users can still record SD content thanks to one of four selectable recording modes. In the name of space efficiency, the DVR can mount on... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/19/sony.hdd.video.recorder/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/21/itv.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/itvsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />i.TV has released the latest version of its TV and movie guide for the iPhone and iPod touch. The update now allows users to remotely program their DVR systems, view a variety of streaming content or purchase movie tickets. The DVR functions require a TiVo account and allow configuration of the frequency, quality and priority of recordings. The additional streaming content includes television show... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/21/itv.update/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/18/toshiba.upscaling.dvrs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/toshibavardaintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba Japan on Thursday introduced three new DVRs with the companyís proprietary eXtended Detail Enhancement (XDE) near-HD quality upscaling technology that was first introduced in the XD-E500 DVD player. The newest models to use the technology are headed up by the RD-X8 DVR, which comes with a 1TB hard drive to record TV from its digital TV tuner. In addition, it will burn dual-layer DVDs and s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/18/toshiba.upscaling.dvrs/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/tivo.teams.up.with.ewcom/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/tivoseries3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DVR maker and service provider TiVo announced on Wednesday it will partner up with Entertainment Weekly to provide viewers with content that is always available. Under the new agreement, Entertainment Weeklyís What to Watch recommendations will be automatically recorded on TiVoís Internet-connected digital set-top boxes. Users will also be able to download Entertainment Weekly video content via Ti... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/tivo.teams.up.with.ewcom/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/25/panasonic.blu.ray.dvrs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/panabddvr930intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Panasonic updated its DIGA-series Blu-ray DVR recorders, which were released late last year, announcing today it will soon launch the three recorders that include the 1TB capacity DMR-BW930, 500GB DMR-BW830 and 320GB DMR-BW730. All will support the web-based BD Live bonus content, record HD programming onto their onboard hard disk drives and be able to burn Blu-ray AVCHD format (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/25/panasonic.blu.ray.dvrs/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/tivo.integrate.youtube/ <img align='left' src='http://images3.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/tivoseries3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />TiVo on Thursday announced that its Series3 and TiVo HD DVRs will soon support YouTube content, allowing users to browse and view videos on the Google-owned service. In the future, TiVo hopes to introduce a login interface, which would let users access their YouTube accounts, videos, channels, and playlists. Tivo expects to have the update delivered over "the next few weeks" for the aforementioned... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/tivo.integrate.youtube/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:50:00 GMT