TiVo Inc. has just announced that it has struck a deal with image sharing website Photobucket and Google's Picasa Web Albums that will give its consumers the ability to view and share photos right from their TV sets.

The company also mentioned that the photos will be displayed at the highest possible resolution, which means that TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD subscribers will be able to enjoy their photos in high definition.

"By working with these well-respected and popular photo-sharing partners, TiVo enables families to share their pictures in new, fun ways. TiVo continues to show our commitment to differentiated product offerings," said TiVo VP of Marketing Jim Denney.

The good thing about this is that it is readily available to existing users for no additional charge. Other worth mentioning features of the photo-sharing option include:

• TiVo subscribers will be able to customize their photo viewing capabilities by searching community photos of interest by keyword, all using the intuitive TiVo search interface.
• TiVo subscribers can access the photo sharing application through the Music, Photos, Products & More screen on their TiVo DVR.