TiVo Debuts TV-Powered Pizza Ordering -- So What's Next?

18.11.2008
TiVo has unveiled new technology that lets you order pizza over your TV. It has the potential to make us fatter, lazier, and more sedentary than ever -- and I couldn't be more excited.

Delivery Debut

The service, , is now available to anyone with a , an active TiVo subscription, and a . You'll find the option in the "Music, Photos, Products, & More" menu on the TiVo main screen. Pick your pizza, input your address, and your dinner (or snack?) is on the way. You have to pay cash when the driver arrives, as there's no credit card option available in the system yet.

Just the Beginning

The best part: This may just be the beginning of the "getting stuff without getting up" era. TiVo execs describe the Domino's deal as the "first step in the future of consumer interactions." Being that my general goal is to be able to spend an entire evening without having to so much as move my big toe, I'm pretty pumped.

What could come next, you might be thinking? My first thought is that we need an expanded remote with specific buttons for specific orders. Clicking through the menus is too much work for my leisure time -- I want to push a single pizza-shaped button and have my pie arrive.