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in a time where many people want to pay less for television TiVo has reasons for you to pay more I'm Bridget Carey this is your CNET update TiVo doesn't want to be seen as just a DVR in fact the newest model isn't even a black box anymore it's white it has no buttons and there's a design that looks like someone kicked it because you know bends make it seem futuristic and edgy and maybe that edginess will make you feel okay about paying a monthly $15.00 service fee this is the bolt and yes it still records TV shows it can record four shows at once if you're unfamiliar with how t-bo's work instead of renting a cable box your TV service provider gives you a special cable card chip to insert inside but it also works for customers that cut the cord I want to record free over-the-air broadcast from an HD antenna or if you want a stream video from apps over the Internet this upgraded model supports 4k known as Ultra High Definition so about that service fee the bolt itself starts at $300 but after the first year you have to pay a hundred and fifty dollars a year for TiVo service which lets you skip commercials of recorded shows with one button tap and you can speed up the playback of shows by 30% and the dialogue still sounds normal not all chipmunky you can do one search across all cable TV and streaming apps to find shows in one menu it also has parent role controls offer suggestions on what you may like to watch and it streams video to your mobile phone or tablet in a time where you want to spend less on television TiVo gives TV lovers reasons to spend more money now you see why they had to make it look so snazzy and that's not the only tech that's bending in new ways Tesla just unveiled the Model X it's an all-electric SUV with Falcon wing doors that make it easy to get in not only do the doors look cool but there are so sirs so it won't bang into things it's a car for the family that wants to zip off to soccer practice from zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds that speed boost is an extra feature called ludicrous speed mode but before you get too excited it's pretty expensive and it's not coming out anytime soon the top model with the ludicrous speed boost cost a hundred and forty two thousand dollars but some estimate that the basement could start at 80 grand you may not be able to order one until next year and here's a new SmartWatch that's going on sale without much notice Samsung just announced that the round gear s2 is going on sale in the US this Friday starting at $300 you navigate by twisting the outside rim it'll be at Best Buy stores if you want to try it on in person there's a model that has a 3G cellular connection but that's not coming out into the fall and we don't know the price of that yet all of this stuff is so expensive but if you're looking for something for free well the Mac update for OS 10 El Capitan is now available to download you can get a detailed overview of all the features of cnet.com that's it for this tech news update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey