VuGo
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Tiger Electronics
' VuGo(also branded as TV Now ) is a portable media player
, capable of handling videos, music, and photos.
The VuGo features 128 megabytes of built-in memory
which Tiger claims can hold one hour of video, six hours of music, or 1200 photos. It can also take any standard 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB SD Memory Card. With the VuGo software that you install onto your computer, the software takes the acceptable formats of Audio, Video, and Image files and converts them into VuGo files (Video: .TVV, Audio: .TVM, Image: .TVP) so you can transport them onto your VuGo for viewing later. VuGo requires an internet connection in order to move VuGo converted content from one computer to another. It also records from a number of devices using the supplied audio video or USB cables. Battery life of the VuGo is approximately three hours. Hasbro has discontinued this device.
Note that "supported" means that these files are recognized by the VuGo client software installed on a user's PC. The client software then converts the "supported" files to a proprietary format for the VuGo device itself. Accordingly, one or more of these file types may need to be converted by the VuGo client software prior to being usable by the VuGo.
Cartoon Network
No download after July 31 2007
Nickelodeon
No download after July 31 2007
Tiger Electronics
Tiger Electronics is an American toy manufacturer, best known for its handheld LCD games, the Furby, and Giga Pets. When Tiger was an independent company, Tiger Electronics Inc., its headquarters were in Vernon Hills, Illinois....
' VuGo(also branded as TV Now ) is a portable media player
Portable media player
A portable media player or digital audio player, is a consumer electronics device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video, documents, etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive, microdrive, or flash memory. In contrast, analog portable audio...
, capable of handling videos, music, and photos.
Memory
In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing memory....
which Tiger claims can hold one hour of video, six hours of music, or 1200 photos. It can also take any standard 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB SD Memory Card. With the VuGo software that you install onto your computer, the software takes the acceptable formats of Audio, Video, and Image files and converts them into VuGo files (Video: .TVV, Audio: .TVM, Image: .TVP) so you can transport them onto your VuGo for viewing later. VuGo requires an internet connection in order to move VuGo converted content from one computer to another. It also records from a number of devices using the supplied audio video or USB cables. Battery life of the VuGo is approximately three hours. Hasbro has discontinued this device.
Video
- AVIAudio Video InterleaveAudio Video Interleave , known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback...
- MPEG-1MPEG-1MPEG-1 is a standard for lossy compression of video and audio. It is designed to compress VHS-quality raw digital video and CD audio down to 1.5 Mbit/s without excessive quality loss, making video CDs, digital cable/satellite TV and digital audio broadcasting possible.Today, MPEG-1 has become...
- ASFAdvanced Systems FormatAdvanced Systems Format is Microsoft's proprietary digital audio/digital video container format, especially meant for streaming media...
- WMVWindows Media Video'Windows Media Video is a video compression format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft. The original video format, known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo. The other formats, such as WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater...
Image
- JPEGJPEGIn computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
- BMP
- GIF
- PNG
- TIFF
Note that "supported" means that these files are recognized by the VuGo client software installed on a user's PC. The client software then converts the "supported" files to a proprietary format for the VuGo device itself. Accordingly, one or more of these file types may need to be converted by the VuGo client software prior to being usable by the VuGo.
File sharing
- The Vugo will not allow files created by or for one Vugo system to be played on another. To bypass this, just open the file in a text editor and look for the 10 digit ID number. It is located in bytes 109-118. Save this number to a text file and store the file on your SD card for later use. To modify someone else's file to play on your Vugo, just make a second copy of it, then open it in a text editor. Now replace their ID number with your own, making sure to leave everything else alone. Now just drop the file into your SD card and enjoy.
VuGo shows
- With the VuGo, you can also download TV shows directly from the website, with prices either $0.99, $1.99, or $2.99 per episode. Here is a complete list of available shows (as of February 16, 2006).
Cartoon NetworkCartoon NetworkCartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
No download after July 31 2007
- Dexter's LaboratoryDexter's LaboratoryDexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Cartoon Network Studios . The show is about a boy named Dexter who has an enormous secret laboratory filled with an endless collection of his inventions...
- Courage the Cowardly DogCourage the Cowardly DogCourage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic dog named Courage who lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly, married farming couple in the "Middle of...
- Johnny BravoJohnny BravoJohnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
- Ed, Edd n EddyEd, Edd n EddyEd, Edd n Eddy is an original animated television series created by Danny Antonucci and produced by Canadian-based a.k.a. Cartoon. It premiered on Cartoon Network on January 4, 1999. Ed, Edd n Eddy was one of Cartoon Network's longest running and most successful franchises and the longest-running...
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Kids Next Door
- Foster's Home for Imaginary FriendsFoster's Home for Imaginary FriendsFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. It first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television movie, which led to a series...
NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
No download after July 31 2007
- SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, often shortened to just Jimmy Neutron, is an American animated television series, and spin-off of the Academy Award-nominated computer-animated movie, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The series first officially aired on July 20, 2002, on Nickelodeon...
- Rocket PowerRocket PowerRocket Power is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.-Premise:Rocket Power involves the daily situations of a group of best friends named Oswald "Otto" Rocket, Regina "Reggie" Rocket, Maurice "Twister" Rodriguez, and Sam "Squid" Dullard, as they live in the fictional...
- My Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage Robot is an American animated television series, created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of XJ-9, better known as Jenny Wakeman, a female robot designed to protect Earth, who is excessively addicted to teen-related activities, which are almost...
- Romeo!Romeo!Romeo! is an American/Canadian television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2003 to 2006, totaling 53 episodes. The filming was done in Vancouver, British Columbia, while the show takes place in Seattle, Washington....
Recording
- The VuGo, along with being able to download data from the site, has a recording capability, enabling the user to record their favorite music and/or video onto the system. This is done by a specially-made cord. The user can, after recording, transfer the music or video onto their computer, and save it from being deleted.