TiVo-lution

ABSTRACT

One of the greatest challenges of designing a computer system is in making sure the system itself is “invisible” to the user. The system should simply be a conduit to the desired result. There are many examples of such purpose-built systems, ranging from modern automobiles to mobile phones.

REFERENCES

• 1: Jim Barton, From Server Room to Living Room, Queue, v.1 n.5, July/August 2003 [doi>10.1145/945074.945076]
• 2: Hafner, K. 2004. Now preening on the coffee table. New York Times (February 19).
• 3: Limited versions of this application are available from TiVo or third parties for OS X and Linux operating systems.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
          Subjects: Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Web-based services
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
          Subjects: Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI)

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.8 PERSONAL COMPUTING
      K.8.1 Application Packages