Yeah. It’s been raining a lot these days, then it’ll suddenly be really hot in the morning, then rain so hard again by the afternoon. And now me and a lot of my officemates are sick. Not really sick, we can still function well, but we’re using up the supply of tissue here like we’re eating them for lunch. Plus I think I really am coming down with a fever. Yeah I still went to work though.
I’d just like to say that today’s feature isn’t something I can talk about much again, since I never used it.
1999: TiVo. Given how few people ever learned to program a VCR, TiVo was a grand slam idea from the get-go. Forrester Research predicted that TiVo-like devices would slash ad-watching by half within half within a decade, and digital video recorder (DVR) technology quickly spread into competitors’ set-top boxes. Explaining TV time-shifting, including the benefits of pausing live TV, proved tricky at first. But TiVo steadily changed TV viewing habits. The company is now facing mounting competition from cable companies in the U.S. but is spreading its brand into Australia and New Zealand.
These things never really hit our shores, sadly. I know that probably makes me sound like I’m from a forgotten jungle tribe, but really, VCRs weren’t much of a thing here. Well cause HERE, people don’t record the shows they miss, they just make sure they don’t miss it, or don’t watch them at all. For instance, if they get off work or school at 6PM, and the show’s at 6:30PM, you better not get in their way on the road. But if the show’s at around 3PM, they don’t bother even if it sounds like a good show. They get the series season by season instead. Now if it’s a special, like a boxing match or something, you’ve got TVs in the malls and in the offices tuned in. So really, VCRs don’t bear much weight here. Haha :P
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