Every once in a while we interpret a mundane press release — in this type , harbinger that Canada gets TiVo — and just bug out laughing . Poor Canada is at long last getting TiVo avail , “ just in clock time for the vacation time of year . ” But that ’s not the funniest part . The only hardware useable will be the TiVo Series2 , received def , last gen DVR for 199 CAD . Merry Christmas , Canada . Now I know how Koreans look at American cellphone engineering . On an unrelated greenback , Gizmodo will be starting a DVR drive for an unspecified , commercial - pausing - impoverished North American country . Here ’s the full TiVo press release :
TiVo(R ) DVRs available at Best Buy and other major Canadian retailer in meter for the vacation time of year
ALVISO , Calif. , Nov. 26 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ — TiVo Inc. ( Nasdaq :
TIVO ) , the creator of and a leader in goggle box services for digital television
vertical flute ( DVRs ) , announced today that TiVo DVRs will be available in
retail stores in Canada in clock time for the vacation . Canadian client can
now enjoy the Emmy(R ) award - winning TiVo user interface and sole
service feature such as SeasonPass(TM ) recording , WishList(R ) searches ,
Online Scheduling , TiVoToGo(TM ) transfers , Multi - way showing , and
TrickPlay functionality , which enables user to pause , rewind , instant
rematch and slow - motion live TV . The TiVo Series2(TM ) DT DVR , optimise for
cable family , holds up to 80 hours of received - definition content and
allows consumer to immortalise two show at once .
“ We ’ve received overwhelming requirement from Canadian consumers who want
access to TiVo ’s innovative products and service and we are passing
excited to be able to deliver our highly - successful TiVo Series2 Dual Tuner
DVR to this primal strategic marketplace — just in time for the holidays , ”
said Joshua Danovitz , Vice President and GM of International at TiVo .
“ TiVo ’s move into Canada represents a lifelike , important progression for
our stage business as we continue to make sustained progress across external
markets . ”
“ We are attached to bid our customers with the most diverse
selection of result , highly - demanded consumer electronics available
anywhere , ” tell Grant McTaggart , Senior Director of Merchandising , Best Buy
Canada . “ It is with bully pleasure that we are team up up with TiVo to
get their forward-looking products and services to our Canadian customer
base . ”
The TiVo Series2 DT DVR will be available in former December at major
Canadian retailers admit Best Buy , The Brick , London Drug and Future
Shop for just $ 199 CAD MSRP plus standard TiVo subscription fees . TiVo will
not be useable in Quebec right away . For more information on TiVo in
Canada visit http://www.TiVo.com/canada .
About TiVo Inc.
establish in 1997 , TiVo ( Nasdaq : TIVO ) pioneered a firebrand young category of
product with the exploitation of the first commercially available digital
video recorder ( DVR ) . betray through leading consumer electronic retailers ,
TiVo has produce a brand which resonate boldly with consumers as
offer a higher-ranking television experience . Through correspondence with leading
satellite and cable supplier , TiVo also integrates its full exercise set of DVR
serve feature into the countersink - top corner of great deal distributors . TiVo ’s DVR
functionality and easiness of use , with such features as Season Pass(TM )
recordings and WishList(R ) search and TiVo(R ) KidZone have elevated its
popularity among consumer and have make a whole new way for watcher to
watch tv set . With a bear on investment in its patented technologies ,
TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumer watch over and get at home
amusement . speedily becoming the focal point in time of the digital living room ,
TiVo ’s DVR is at the center field of experiencing new forms of content on the television ,
such as broadband delivered picture , euphony and exposure . With innovative
feature , such as TiVoToGo(TM ) transfers and on-line programing , TiVo is
expand the feeling of consumers experiencing “ TiVo , TV your way.(R ) ” The
TiVo(R ) serve is also at the forefront of providing modern marketing
result for the television industriousness , including a alone platform for
advertisers and interview measuring enquiry . The ship’s company is based in
Alviso , Calif.
TiVo , Season Pass , WishList , Series2 , TiVoToGo , ‘ TiVo , TV your direction . ’
and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or
its subsidiaries worldwide . ( C ) 2007 TiVo Inc. All right reserved . All
other trademarks are the attribute of their respective owner .
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