TiVo has partnered up with Google and Photobucket on a service that will allow TiVo DVR users to share their photographs with each other.
TiVo will work with online photo-sharing companies Picasa Web Albums, which is owned by Google, and Photobucket for photos that will be displayed on TiVo’s Series3 HD DVRs.
“By working with these well-respected and popular photo-sharing partners, TiVo enables families to share their pictures in new, fun ways,” said Jim Denney, TiVo’s VP of product marketing, in a statement. “TiVo continues to show our commitment to differentiated product offerings by allowing subscribers to share their memories on the best picture frame in the house – their television.”
Among other features, TiVo subscribers with broadband connections will be able to customize their photo-viewing capabilities by searching for community photos of interest, by keyword, using TiVo’s search interface. The service will allow TiVo subscribers to create their own custom slideshows to share with friends and family members.
TiVo said the photo-sharing service is offered at no additional charge as part of its existing service subscription fee.
Last year, Time Warner Cable launched a photo-sharing service in its Oceanic system for customers who subscribe to its digital and broadband services. TWC used Simple Star to enable the free service.