Thursday, July 27, 2006
TiVo Markets Reality Entertainment Receivers
San Jose, CA (FN) - Technology pioneers TiVo Inc., developers of the revolutionary personal video recorder technology, today announced the launch of their new reality entertainment suite of products, which the company has dubbed RilVo.
Company spokesman Todd Gesture said the move is a reflection of consumer demand.
"Reality entertainment is the hottest phenomenon in the media this decade. It is not just a TV thing anymore. From internet blogs to radio shock-jocks, the public has developed an insatiable appetite for reality entertainment. Hollywood producers can't keep up with it, but our technology can," said Gesture.
The lead product in TiVo's new line is the RilVo Home Reality Viewer (HRV). Measuring out at a whopping 72 inches, the average HRV is larger than the largest big-screen TVs currently on the market, but is priced competitively at about $10,000 for the hardware along with a $50 per month subscription fee.
"That's a pretty modest price to pay for unlimited, on-demand reality entertainment delivered right to your living room," said Gesture.
Gesture says smaller models will soon be rolled out that can be installed in bedrooms and even bathrooms.
HRVs even have an "green" angle to them. The units are solar powered, although for an additional $5,000 back-up lights are available that allow the HRVs to function at night.
The true show-stopper of TiVo's new line is the MobilRil, a set of cutting-edge mobile reality entertainment viewers, which are set to sell for the eye-popping price of $25,000. Well worth the investment, says Gesture.
"Gameboys, Wi-Fi and cell-phone video are, in the immortal words of Hillary Duff, so yesterday. Our new MobilRil uses photon technology to deliver reality entertainment wherever you go," said Gesture.
posted by Mentok @ 5:13 p.m.,
3 Comments:
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At 9:13 p.m.,
Bathroom Hippo said...
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You like Hillary Duff?
Anyway..
That face model looks like Adam Savage...the MythBusters guy. -
At 8:17 p.m.,
Library Mama said...
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$25,000, hunh?
That surely is an eye-popping price.
Do they come with buttons to adjust the brightness/darkness of the picture? -
At 9:07 p.m.,
mkecurler said...
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I'm so lame. I still use a vcr to tape my shows!
