TUAW reports that NBC might be suing TiVo.

Apple’s Mac mini will be reborn as the digital hub centerpiece it was originally conceived to be, Think Secret reports. The new Mac mini project, code-named Kaleidoscope, will feature an Intel processor and include both Front Row 2.0 and TiVo-like DVR functionality.
Specifics surrounding Front Row 2.0 and Apple’s DVR application are limited at this point, […]

Xbox scene has a good guide on running MCE apps on the Xbox 360, one of the main reasons why I’ll be buying the console once it becomes available here in March next year.

Bad news for the folks at Tivo, with news that TV companies are not happy.
In Variety:
Several TV and studio execs told Daily Variety that they were considering legal action against the company, whose main product has huge brand awareness but is increasingly being pushed aside by no-name DVRs offered by cable and satellite companies
(via Real […]

Hardware Zone has gor their hands on the Compro VideoMate U900 TV Tuner (full review here) and have this to say about it:
“Compro’s experience in building TV tuners is evident, as witnessed by the simple but polished PVR program included in its VideoMate U900. The tiny dimensions of this TV tuner belie its full range […]

New Scientist has found a patent application from TiVo that suggests the company is “working on a PVR that will recognise one of several individual users, and respond to their personal preferences.”
The patent application describes the invention as “a multimedia mobile personalization system provides a remote control that detects a user’s electronic tag, e.g. […]

ATI’s back with a new all-in-wonder card and Firing Squad’s got a great review.

TiVo Inc. today announced an enhancement to its current TiVoToGo feature that will allow TiVo subscribers to easily transfer recorded television programming to their Apple iPod or PSP devices.
The enhancement will include exclusive capabilities such as TiVo auto-sync that will allow subscribers to choose if they want new recordings of their favorite programs easily transferred […]

The TV networks in America have teamed up to reveal research showing that PVR owners watch more TV - and, crucially for the free-to-air terrestrial broadcasters, more adverts.
Citing electronic measurement methods, the networks said that households with a PVR watch 12% more TV than households without one (5.7 hours of TV are watched per day […]

Hauppauge Digital has released a new add-on card to convert a PC into a satellite TV receiver.
Available immediately, the WinTV Nova-s receives free satellite channels, and will work with UK Freesat service initially.
More at Media Centre PC World. It would be interesting to know whether it would work with other free to air satelitte services […]