That Genie can let you watch already recorded episodes right away and pull from any broadcasts its finds may give it a leg up, but so far we haven't seen recommendation systems good enough to promote switching from one service to another.

ENGADGET: DirecTV HR34 DVR 'Genie' recommendations and autorecording get previewed ahead of fall launch

The committee's action follows its recommendation last week to ban the use of 15, 000 Diebold Elections Systems voting machines in four counties, citing security concerns, malfunctions in the March election and Diebold's last-minute changes to its machines just before the election.

MSN: Calif. panel urges paper backups for e-voting

The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending that children who have potentially been exposed to rabies receive four shots in two weeks. (Children with weakened immune systems should continue to receive the five-shot regimen, the group says.) This recommendation affirms a set of 2010 guidelines for all ages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CNN: Four shots enough to ward off rabies