TiVo could go down in history as Silicon Valley's most successful failure. The San Jose company has created what is arguably the second-biggest consumer brand name to emerge from the valley in a decade, surpassed only by Apple Computer's iPod. TiVo the product has become a short-hand way of referring to all digital video recorders, or DVRs, which are light years ahead of VCRs in gathering TV shows you want to watch and playing them back whenever it's convenient. Its high profile has added the phrase ``I'll TiVo that show for you'' to everyday speech.
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