PVRBlog notes the rumor on the street is that Apple is looking at acquiring Tivo. What a wonderful reality that would be if true!
As weblogs such as PVRBlog have shown, a Tivo can be rather easily converted into a home media entertainment system encompassing digital music, photos and more – not just TV. Buying into Tivo would give Apple million of potential fans… er, customers, to buy the next generation of products and add a certain sense of geek chic to those who have not. Given that Tivo's problems have been the management of their company and not the brand, in this light I think it make total sense. Apple seems to have a very good handle on its business matters and when it comes to innovation, a place where Tivo has stagnated, Apple has a never monoply on the market. Consider Apple's more recent moves such as the iPod Photo and Mac Mini and successful ventures like the iTunes store (movies via the iTunes anybody?) and having a Tivo-like device fits like a glove and the miind runs wild with the possibilities.
What what such a union produce in the area of PVR? I would think an iPod click wheel on the console and/or remote control in addition to AirPort Extreme (Wifi) capabilities and perhaps Bluetooth (for the remote) built-in right in. I think higher-end versions could feature a SuperDrive. Probably that would mean some type of digital rights management being built-in – sigh, oh well. A Firewire port so a external hard drive could be plugged in for aditional storage would rule.
Oh and in other news, Apple lowered the price of the iPod Mini 4GB model to $199 and introduced a 6GB model at the old $249 price. They also dropped the iPod Photo down $150 to $450 and introduced a model with only 30GB of storage for $349. Soon the whole world will own an iPod, oh yes.
<p>PVRBlog <a href="http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/02/rumors_apple_ac.html">notes</a> the rumor on the street is that Apple is looking at acquiring Tivo. What a wonderful reality that would be if true!</p>
<p>As weblogs such as PVRBlog have shown, a Tivo can be rather easily converted into a home media entertainment system encompassing digital music, photos and more – not just TV. Buying into Tivo would give Apple million of potential fans… er, customers, to buy the next generation of products and add a certain sense of geek chic to those who have not. Given that Tivo's problems have been the management of their company and not the brand, in this light I think it make total sense. Apple seems to have a very good handle on its business matters and when it comes to innovation, a place where Tivo has stagnated, Apple has a never monoply on the market. Consider Apple's more recent moves such as the iPod Photo and Mac Mini and successful ventures like the iTunes store (movies via the iTunes anybody?) and having a Tivo-like device fits like a glove and the miind runs wild with the possibilities.</p>
<p>What what such a union produce in the area of PVR? I would think an iPod click wheel on the console and/or remote control in addition to AirPort Extreme (Wifi) capabilities and perhaps Bluetooth (for the remote) built-in right in. I think higher-end versions could feature a SuperDrive. Probably that would mean some type of digital rights management being built-in – sigh, oh well. A Firewire port so a external hard drive could be plugged in for aditional storage would rule.</p>
<p>Oh and in other news, Apple lowered the price of the iPod Mini 4GB model to $199 and introduced a 6GB model at the old $249 price. They also dropped the iPod Photo down $150 to $450 and introduced a model with only 30GB of storage for $349. Soon the whole world will own an iPod, oh yes.</p>
