TiVO recently announced a new TV-side device that can stream shows right to your iPhone and iPad. The aptly-named TiVO Stream will be able to download or stream programs to your iOS device without messing around with what's currently playing on your TV. The TiVO Stream will still require the Premiere or Premiere Q DVR box, but that's to be expected. Of course, streaming is limited to devices that are on the same local Wi-Fi network, but that's to be expected for high-def shows; at least you'll be able to download them right to the device provdided you have the room.. The unit is being built with cable operators in mind, so you can expect them to be selling it sometime over the next couple of months.

It's been awhile since we've so much as heard TiVO and Apple mentioned in the same sentence, but until the oft-fabled iTV materializes, there's going to be a home for these kinds of smartphone-savvy accessories. Even with the small upgrade recently, Apple TV still isn't a hugely popular product, even among Apple fans. Small projects, like playGo, are extending beyond mere AirPlay support and enabling DLNA connectivity as well.

I ditched cable a long time ago, but it's easy to appreciate being able to watch your own shows around the house without having to wrestle for the remote with other family members. Being able to load up shows locally onto your iPad to watch on while on long trips. How many of you are still big TV-watchers? Anyone still using a TiVO?

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Could a next generation Apple TV not only run iOS, but also TiVo's awesome DVR software? That's what the rumors on the webs are saying.

It seems hard to reconcile both a new, tiny, solid-state Apple TV powered by iOS with the bigger, beefier needs of local HD video recording an playback, so I'm taking this with a grain of salt, especially considering Steve Jobs' comments at the last D8 conference.

But at the same time the thought of iOS apps, iTunes streaming, and TiVo local recording makes me positively giddy with want. (And probably makes the upcoming Google TV slightly less competitive).

What do you think? Make Apple TV lean and mean and focused on the stream, or give it the TiVo treatment?

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i.TV just let TiPb know they've submitted version 2.0 of their popular iPhone and iPod touch app to the iTunes App Store. What's in store for us this time out?

• Push Notification for TV shows
• Tap to download from iTunes
• TiVo Remote via the introduction of "Remote Control Framework":

i.TV now combines the TV guide and the remote control on an iPhone or iPod touch. Remote controls are powered by the i.TV Remote Control Framework, which allows third parties to develop remote controls for use on the i.TV platform.

How's all of that sound to ya?