Sony today unveiled a new high-definition camcorder, the HDR-TG5V Handycam. The camcorder captures 1920×1080 high-definition video and can snap four-megapixel photos. The model includes 16GB of Flash memory (a portion of which is used for data management), embedded GPS and a new “intuitive” user interface for the touch-panel LCD. The HDR-TG5V has a built-in GPS [...]

Miglia Technology has announced TVMax+, a content collection hub, for use with iPod, AppleTV and Apple computers. TVMax+ lets you view TV shows on every screen in your home, from your living room to your iPod to your Mac. TVMax+ also doubles as a digital TV tuner, so you can watch, pause and record TV [...]

Miglia has introduced TVDuo, described as a complete DVR experience to your Mac desktop. By integrating two digital terrestrial tuners, TVDuo lets you watch and record programs without having to decide which to miss and which to watch. TVDuo is compatible with the DVB-T standard (called Freeview in the UK and TNT in France) and [...]

SageTV Media Center, a personal video recording (PVR) and media center software package for Windows and Linux PCs, has added new features that include bringing online video to the TV, support for the global DVB broadcasting standard, the ability to play unencrypted DVD libraries on the TV with SageTV Media Extender, and expanded file support [...]

The technology for getting TiVo content onto Macs and iPods is evolving quickly.TiVoDecode Manager (TDM) is a free Applescript Studio front-end (i.e. “wrapper”) that automates the process of downloading of TiVo Series 2 files to your computer and decoding them into MPEG-2 files. Features include: Bonjour discovery of local TiVos (or enter an IP manually) [...]

Mac Geekery has a detailed how to on how to save TiVo recordings so that they can be viewed on a Mac or an iPod. Unfortunately, you need to: Install and set-up Galleon Build an application called TiVo decode Set up a conversion script Set up launchd Transcode the video to a compatible format Sync [...]

Microsoft has announced that the XBox Live Video Marketplace is now open. “Xbox Live Marketplace will now provide gamers with easy access to hundreds of full-length TV shows for download to own and movies for download to rent from CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and [...]

TiVo has announced a major new initiative to let TiVo subscribers convert and transfer broadband video from their PC to their television sets. The move affirms the growing importance of video podcasts, vlogs and other Internet video to the future of television. Through an expansion of its Desktop PC software later this year, TiVo subscribers [...]

TiVo announced today the launch of the high-end TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder — the first stand-alone TiVo product that is HD compatible. With a built-in Ethernet jack and USB ports, the TiVo Series3 HD box also provides advanced connectivity and easy networking. TiVo users will also be able to access TiVoCasts such as [...]

TiVo has released a new version of its TiVo Desktop application for Windows, which lets users transfer recorded television programs from the set-top box to their computers and portable devices.TiVo also released a premium version of the software, called TiVo Desktop Plus, which lets user stransfer content to Apple’s iPod, Sony’s PSP, Treo and Nokia [...]