Will TiVo launch TiVo To Go at CES?
When TiVo, Inc announced TiVo To Go earlier this year, it was initially planned for launch in the fall of 2004.
January 8, 2004 - LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) announced today it intends to deliver a new service release in the Fall of 2004 called TiVoToGo TM. For the first time, TiVo subscribers with Home Media Option(TM) will be able to move their favorite programs stored on a TiVo DVR to a laptop for viewing on the road, or to any PC. For those who have a PC equipped with a DVD burner, programs can then be burned to DVD so users can take the TiVo experience with them wherever they go.
Now that we're officially in winter, I wonder if the launch will be moved back a bit. TiVo has already missed the Christmas shopping deadlines since, at this point in time, anyone who planed to purchase a TiVo DVR for Christmas has most likely bought one. I think TiVo may have decided that Launching TiVo To Go now may not be worth it.
So I'm proposing that the next logical date to announce TiVo To Go would be January 7th. That's when TiVo's Chairman, CEO and Founder, Mike Ramsay will be speaking at anIndustry Insider session at CES next year. Think about it, the date is not too far away, it's just a little over 2 weeks. Finally I think waiting till CES will also give them extra media and consumer attention. I know I'm not the only one who looks forward to new product launches at CES.
UPDATE: Looks like TiVo will launch TiVoToGo, on Monday January 3rd. Two days earlier than I thought
Comments
You're probably right. TiVo's IR department's standard answer is that all users will have Tivo-to-go in the coming weeks and "most certainly before January 31".
Posted by: Jamie | December 22, 2004 05:00 PM
I think, the sooner they get it out the better. If there were to release it today (not going to happen but lets just imagine) then they would still be able to catch a few Tivo stragglers, and new members recieving it for christmas, when they go to activate their Tivos. That would make sense.
Posted by: Dave | December 23, 2004 05:00 PM