TiVo's secret weapon: Strangeberry
Finally, an article that isn't about how TiVo is going to die but about how it just might shake things up and transform itself into more than just a purveyor of digital video recorders. TiVo's secret weapon? Their acquisition earlier this year of Strangeberry, a company working on software that's supposed to make all this "convergence" crap we've all been hearing about not just a reality but incredibly easy to use, turning your TiVo box into a true digital entertainment hub. We already know that TiVo is struggling, so the only question is, will it be different enough and superior enough to make a difference,
especially since it's not like Microsoft and lots of other heavyweights are spending loads of cash pursuing this same goal of making beaming digital media around the home effortless and transparent.