TimeWarnerCable TV App - Remote and Programming Guide App for Ice Cream Sandwich

[dgstorm]

Time Warner Cable apparently doesn't want to let their competitors be the only ones with a remote control & programming guide app for Android tablets. The company just announced they will be bringing a TWCable TV App to the Android 4.0/Ice Cream Sandwich platform sometime early next year. The app will also facilitate their live streaming TV experience. Here is a feature-list that they gave,

• Interactive Program Guide (IPG) – a complete IPG experience, with 7 days of program listings including full program description
• Remote Control of STB –the ability to use the Android tablet as a set-top box remote control, choosing a program from the grid guide and tuning the MDN or ODN STB to the selected channel.
• DVR Manager – the ability to remotely program MDN or ODN DVRs with capabilities similar to the current web & mobile Remote DVR Manager product

They intend to have the app ready for testing sometime this year, but their time-line may change, and the live streaming service will not be available until next year. This looks like a pretty neat service. What do you guys think?

Source: TWCableUntangled

 

[enlightened]

This is one of those rare times when I'm happy to have Time Warner Cable. But is this only for tablets or smartphones too?

 

[xkape]

you can actually do this with time warner now.. have been for months... it's not an app but, if you are in a pinch and are out and about and realized a show u like is about to start.... open up the browser and head over to mdvr.timewarnercable.com


It should be noted, this only records to 1 DVR if you have more than one and I have no idea how it decides which one.

 

[sweeeeet]

finallyyyy . hope it works w phones

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[tcrews]

you can actually do this with time warner now.. have been for months... it's not an app but, if you are in a pinch and are out and about and realized a show u like is about to start.... open up the browser and head over to mdvr.timewarnercable.com


It should be noted, this only records to 1 DVR if you have more than one and I have no idea how it decides which one.

You can choose which DVR if you have more than one. I use this to remotely control the DVR I use and the one my wife uses when we are away and/or have forgotten to set something.

I've named them (an option on that site) as it uses their MAC addresses for naming by default.

The app, when available will be much nicer.

 

[neoj2]

does this apply to comcast as well? name is throwing me off as its what it used to be called

 

[big al]

anyone know if you can do this with cox?