Monthly Archives: July 2008

LG Electronics Signs tru2way Accord With Cable MSOs

Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Originally announced as an agreement between Sony and the cable industry, and then signed by additional CE vendors, the tru2way MOU has now been signed by LG Electronics. They’re planning to release tru2way-enabled HDTVs starting in 2009. Press release below:

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 by MegaZone

This time around Amazon Unbox has three deals on offer. First we once again have Summer Classics to rent for $0.99: The Passenger, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition), Hawaii, The Way We Were, Bananas, and Rocky. They’re … Continue reading →

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Praise For The TiVo Experience From A Non-Geek

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 by MegaZone

Over at Blogcritics, Barbara Barnett has published a Technology Review of her experience using a TiVo Series3 for the past several months. She’d upgraded from the Comcast cable DVR, and as she says: I will never, ever look back. I’ve … Continue reading →

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TiVo Newsletter Survey

Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo is looking for feedback on their monthly email newsletter (which I also repost here). So if you have any thoughts and want to provide feedback, you can take their survey.

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Come Work With Me In My ‘Day Job’ At Sling Media

Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 by MegaZone

This is a bit meta, but as you may know if you’re a regular reader of this blog, since April 7th, 2008 I’ve been working for Sling Media as a Beta Program Manager. We’re expanding my department, and currently have … Continue reading →

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