Back in March I blogged about TiVo’s plan to offer YouTube content on your Series 3 and TiVo HD DVRs.   Well, as I had expected, the 9.4 software upgrade will include YouTube support.  My blogging buddy Dave Zatz was lucky enough to get his hands on the 9.4 upgrade and he has produced the following video (embedded below) showcasing the new functionality.  Another cool thing about this upgrade is that the YouTube content will be H.264 encoded which means that the upgrade will enable H.264 on the Series 3 and TiVo HDs!

If you want more information you should head on over to TiVo’s press release as well as on TiVo’s website.  For now all you can do is sit back and wait for your DVR to get the upgrade.  I would expect that TiVo will update their priority page sometime in the near future.  When they do I’ll be sure to mention it on this site.

Do you have a Slingbox? I’d love to get one but I’m not sure I could justify it. Maybe my buddy Dave can hook me up with one now that he has made it big :).

TiVo.com is giving away a Dual-tuner Series 2 TiVo with Lifetime service every month from now until July ‘07. To get in on the drawing, all you need to do is give TiVo your email address.

Here’s a summary of when the drawings will take place (taken from TiVo’s website):

Spotted on ZNF.

We all remember the tragic death of James Kim and all that his family has endured.  Well, Dave Zatz and TiVo’s Director of TiVoCast (Stephen Mack) have come up with a great idea to help support the Kim family.

Here’s how it will work…  For every $10 that you send to Dave’s PayPal account (davezatz AT yahoo DOT com), Dave will include you in a drawing for a limited edition TiVo toaster (donated by TiVo). Along with the money that Dave gathers in his PayPal account, Dave has also said that he will donate his December Google Adsense income to the cause.

This is a great idea and I wish I came up with it. If you haven’t already, send Dave some money. Not only will it be for a good cause but you also get a chance to win a limited edition TiVo toaster.

My good buddy Dave Zatz just put up a post about the Comcast TiVo DVR. Dave was one of several bloggers who was lucky enough to go to CES and cover the show directly from the floor of the event. Dave’s posts turned me onto a number of interesting things about the Comcast TiVo DVR.
Here’s what I think is most interesting:

Check out Dave’s post (which includes screenshots) if you are interested in finding out more about the Comcast TiVo partnership. It really is a great read for anybody who is interested in this partnership.