While I was at the Trade show that Dish had they showed some new concepts they had in the works.  One of these concepts I found to be very cool.  It is a feature that only works with the new Hopper system just so you know.  It is a remote that has a keyboard on the back.  When you flip the remote over a search bar appears on the screen.  This allows you to search for a program or find a channel just by typing in the name.  You can allow connect to social media sites and post about what you're watching while actually watching that show.  The coolest feature I liked was being able to tag spots in your recordings so you can find you favorite parts of shows easier.

    It's so hard to descibe all the great features this remote has and cool it could be.  The best way to get an idea of what it truly does is to see it.  There is a youtube video of Echostar giving a demo of the remote and it is pretty awesome.  I suggest you check it out if you are a tech-type person like me.
 
 
So Neil and I just got back from DISH Network's Team Summit.  This event happens once a year in May and is the time DISH announces most of their biggest news.  A lot of big things have been happening with DISH in the first quarter of the year.  They bought HughesNet and Blockbuster along with settling a lawsuit with Tivo.  DISH has some huge plans for the future with these acquisitions.

The Blockbuster acquisition puts DISH in a great position for online video content.  Customers will be able to go to Dishonline.com to watch almost any of their favorite shows and movies.  You don't even have to be a customer of DISH to be able to take advantage of their site.

For those of you wishing DISH would come out with a whole home DVR solution they made the big announcement.  DISH is expecting to roll out a new receveiver at the end of this year that will be able to put HD programming on three different TVs.  All three TVs will have DVR capabilities too!  It's a very exciting time to be DISH customer or in the market to get DISH!