TiVo Redesigns Search Function, Wants to be the 'Google of TV'

TiVo Redesigns Search Function, Wants to be the 'Google of TV'
Author: Jose Fermoso
Source: Wired Jan. 10 2009

This article is about the new design and features which will be available on TiVo. TiVo is (under my understanding) a TV program which allows you to find the movie you’re looking for just like on the internet. For example, one is looking for Sweet Home Alabama, then they just type in Sweet, and all movies with Sweet will come up, just like in a Firefox toolbar. The layout is designed like a website; on the left is the toolbar with the alphabet and the Space button, so that one can type in the movie with her or his remote control. Then the movies will pop up in the middle and on can click on it for more information such as: rating and plot of the movie. This is one of the new features which will be on the new TiVo. Nothing is taken off of the old TiVo, but just new things have been added, which makes it good for the people who preferred it the old way. Furthermore TiVo promises that they will try to boost up the speed of the TV search toolbar.
Personally I think that this new TiVo is not a good idea because it eliminates social contact. One does not have to look in a newspaper for the cinema program, because everything is already online to be watched. The old fashioned TV has disappeared and instead a Search engine TV is being made, so that one doesn't even have to flip through the channels to find the perfect channel. All of these new electronics are destroying the social life of people and the old fashion way of relaxing in front of the TV has disappeared.