TiVo Desktop Enhances Schedules, Portables

TiVo Desktop 2.3 adds automatic transfer of shows from your TiVo to your computer, and (for a $25 fee) the capability to transfer shows to devices like iPods, Treos, and PSPs.

TiVo has taken the wraps off updates to its TiVo Desktop and TiVoToGo software, adding capabilities their customers have been clamoring for, along with a one-time fee for the capability to transfer recorded shows to portable video devices like iPods, Palm Treos, and PSPs.

TiVo Desktop 2.3 adds the capability to automatically transfer shows recorded on the TiVo to a laptop or PC on the home networking without any user interaction. Users configure TiVo Desktop to indicate what material should be automatically transfered, and the software handles the rest: assuming the selected PC is running and connected to the home network, the shows can begin transferring as soon as they’re recorded. The automatic transfer feature is in response to customer frustration that transferring entire shows over their home networks took a long time