TiVoToGo for Mac announced... by Roxio

Mac users finally have a legit option for transferring recorded TV programs from a TiVo to their computer. PC users have been able to use TiVoToGo for two years, but the Mac version was so long overdue that it made Wired's list of vaporware for 2006.

Well, apparently TiVo developers had pretty quickly figured out how to move recordings to a Mac, but creating a program that would let you play those videos on an iPod or burn them to a DVD was a bit much. So TiVo secretly partnered with Roxio, makers of Toast CD burning software for Mac.

TiVoToGo for Mac is not a standalone program, like TiVo Desktop for PC. Rather, it's built into Toast Titanium 8, which will set you back $100 (although there's currently a $20 mail-in rebate). Toast will let you transfer recordings and burn them to a DVD. It will also drop files in your iTunes directory to be transferred to an iPod.

But with a price tag of $100, I'm guessing some folks out there are just going to stick with the unofficial TiVoDecode Manager for now. It may not be as pretty or as functional, but you can't argue with free.

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