DIY, WMCE getting a TiVo gadget?
By Kevin C. Tofel 
posted Jan 26th 2006 10:11AM
posted Jan 26th 2006 10:11AM
We love recording our high-def OTA programming with our Windows Media Center PC, and as slick as
the interface and EPG is, it lacks something that TiVo has perfected: suggested shows based on your preferences. Looks
like that's about to change based on reports of a Windows Live
Gadget that adds similar functionality. Windows Live is the AJAX based, customizable portal that's currently in
beta. You can add RSS feeds, run searches and add "Gadgets" which are small applets that preform one or two
key functions. If we're understanding this right, the new gadget will essentially watch what you're watching and make
recommendations for other shows. We've got Windows Live on the WMCE machine, so we'll have to give this a run-down and
see if and how it works with our over-the-air recordings.
When I read the title I thought it was going to be a wmce set top box. Thats what wmce needs! I hate the fact that there is no way to get a smallish set top box with a tv tuner built in I want on screen guides!