TiVo Inc. is now offering TiVo Mobile, a free mobile website for searching for TV shows and scheduling user's TiVo DVRs from their mobile phones.
The site is optimized for easy use on a small screen. Site visitors
can search for programs by actor, title, director, and keyword, with
additional functions including Daily Recommendations and Most Popular. The TiVo Mobile site also
features an "If you like this..." tool to help users find new shows.
TiVo subscribers have the option to schedule recordings on their Series2 or Series3 TiVo boxes directly through the site, bringing a new level of ease to recording TV.
Anyone can browse, search and discover television shows, whether or
not they have a TiVo DVR at home. The TiVo Mobile site extends
on-the-go functionality to a large audience, bringing the freedom of
TiVo scheduling to places it has never been before.
The new application joins an unmatched set of service features
available to TiVo lovers, including content from Amazon Video on Demand
and Jaman, as well as videos from YouTube direct to the TV set. Coming
this December, thousands of movies and TV episodes can be instantly
streamed from Netflix. The new mobile site also nicely complements
remote scheduling through TiVo.com and TiVo Desktop Software, which
allows viewers to transfer their shows to an Apple iPod, Sony PSP, or
other portable players.
M.tivo.com is in beta beginning today and will be available on a wide scale within a few weeks.