TiVo today posted its long promised free iPad app. The app is a complete alternative to the on-screen interface and will both schedule recordings to the DVR as well as browse show info. It can imitate the hardware remote and, while active, won’t put the interface on the TV, letting viewers watch active TV show without any graphics on the screen fro their TiVo.
The move to a mobile app has also added features that aren’t normally present in the TiVo interface, such as Facebook and Twitter status updating. Scheduling functions also work remotely and thus aren’t tied to the local network.
Using the new iPad app requires a Series 4 TiVo, such as the Premiere or Premiere XL, as well as the matching TiVo subscription.
