New Set-Top Boxes: Bridging the PC/TV Divide

TiVo, the granddaddy of consumer DVRs, announced no new hardware at CES but said that its forthcoming Desktop Plus software upgrade will bring Web video to TiVo boxes for the first time. TiVo users will be able to access and store certain kinds of content, such as video podcasts. But like Digeo's Moxi, the box won't yet access video from just anywhere on the Net. Owners of the TiVo Series3 or TiVo HD DVR will be able to watch Full HD versions of certain videos, as long as the source video was published in HD. TiVo says the new software will become available in March, for a one-time charge of $25.