TiVo lets users buy stuff from Amazon on their TV, all three QVC fans go wild

Back in May, TiVo's VP of product marketing got all of our hopes up that the next announcement involving it and Amazon would include HD Unbox content. As you can very clearly see, this is most certainly not the case. Instead, we have the immense pleasure of informing internet-connected Series2, Series3 and TiVo HD owners that they can now buy wares from Amazon without leaving their couch. If browsing through Amazon's extraordinarily huge store with just a remote sounds appealing to you, you're in luck (and mildly insane). Also of note, the new Product Purchase feature will enable advertisers to "market products sold through Amazon on any broadcast or cable network, any TV show, or via any of TiVo's extensive interactive advertising features." In other words, next time you see Dwight using that iconic shredder, you can buy that bad boy right then and there. Take that, Staples.

[Via Zatz Not Funny]

[zargon Posted Jul 22nd 2008 11:57AM]

Oprah's Book Club... more like Oprah's Cult Club.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2008 12:53PM]

I'm not even using any of TiVo's advanced "Swivel Search" or recommendation features because I don't want to opt into the lower level of anonymity that's required to do that. It's bad enough that they know what what people are watching down to the FF/Rew times. The LAST thing I want to do is tell Tivo what my Amazon user ID is, and let them make a record of everything I'm browsing and buying online so they can cross reference me into the Big Brother advertising future we're headed toward.

[Im an idiot Posted Jul 23rd 2008 8:05AM]

You could probably pick up that tin-foil hat you've been after, though

[Garst Posted Jul 22nd 2008 2:21PM]

I made the mistake of dissing on shopping network fans and they real mad. It wasn't a big thing. In fact what they posted was quite entertaining, so maybe we'll get to see it here for a couple of laughs.

[ChiWax Posted Jul 22nd 2008 3:42PM]

I'm so confused. First Engadget spends years telling us that very large LCD televisions have a large and superb picture. Now they are saying that buying something that you've been thinking about purchasing while you pause your favorite tv show is not a good thing to do on a television. I am super confused. Are large LCDs good or not? Q.