Comments on: R.I.P. SanDisk’s TakeTV, Fanfare Shut Down

By: ExtendMedia Raises $10M for Video Platforms « NewTeeVee

ExtendMedia Raises $10M for Video Platforms « NewTeeVee — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:58:54 +0000

[...] all that well. It helped power SanDisk’s TakeTV and Fanfare PC-to-TV content service, which shut down just eight months after launch. It was also behind last year’s problematic release of NBC [...]

By: Roundup: IT budgets dying on the vine, Chrysler’s electric cars, Google Knol shortcomings, and more » VentureBeat

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:37:22 +0000

[...] calling them SlotMusic. This is the firm’s latest attempt to broaden its market since the failure of TakeTV; Silicon Valley Insider thinks it’s not a bad [...]

By: SanDisk SlotMusic Cards Are Destined to Fail - GigaOM

SanDisk SlotMusic Cards Are Destined to Fail - GigaOM — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:26:06 +0000

[...] then shut it down. Similarly, they promoted TakeTV (I loved it), a USB PC-to-TV video device and had to shut it down because there weren’t many buyers. Why do I feel that SlotMusic is going down that [...]

By: SanDisk kills TakeTV dead | My Best Blogroll

SanDisk kills TakeTV dead | My Best Blogroll — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:44:31 +0000

[...] enough units to fill a briefcase. Anybody out there have any fond memory's of TakeTV's short stint?Read | Permalink | Email [...]

By: Thanks for Reading, Zachary! « NewTeeVee

Thanks for Reading, Zachary! « NewTeeVee — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:00:42 +0000

[...] folks. During his reading rundown, Zachary checks out an article we did last month about Sandisk killing off its TakeTV [...]

By: SanDisk cancels TakeTV and Fanfare | Cool Tech Reviews

SanDisk cancels TakeTV and Fanfare | Cool Tech Reviews — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:11:01 +0000

[...] problem was simple - customers were just not buying into the concept and in fact the Fanfare shutdown on May 15th was not noticed until June 6: … had two things going against [...]

By: Roundup: Supreme Court’s new patent ruling, gas prices at record, multiple services give up the ghost, and more » VentureBeat

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:48:43 +0000

[...] — An effort to break into the set-top box market, competing with the Apple TV, has been abandoned a mere half year after its start by memory maker SanDisk. The low-cost TakeTV was supposed to appeal to the lower-end market, but [...]

By: News Juicer » Blog Archive » SanDisk kills TakeTV dead

News Juicer » Blog Archive » SanDisk kills TakeTV dead — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:45:26 +0000

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By: SanDisk kills TakeTV dead | NewsMeToday

SanDisk kills TakeTV dead | NewsMeToday — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:51:03 +0000

[...] to fill a briefcase. Anybody out there have any fond memory’s of TakeTV’s short stint?Read | Permalink | Email [...]

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:48:14 +0000

TakeTV only plays back SD files. Was doomed to fail.