Author Archives: MegaZone

About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

Asus Eee Pad Slider Gets Reviewed – In Romanian

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by MegaZone

The Asus Eee Pad Slider is sibling to the best selling Eee Pad Transformer. While they share similar specs – 10.1″ 1280×800 screen, 1Ghz dual-core Tegra 2 CPU, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 16GB or 32GB storage, etc., and both offer keyboards, they … Continue reading →

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Android 3.2 Lands on the Asus Eee Pad Transformer

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by MegaZone

As announced on Twitter, starting on Thursday Asus began pushing out an Android 3.2 update to the Eee Pad Transformer, bringing the best selling Android tablet the latest & greatest Android release. Liliputing uncovered some info that indicates note everyone … Continue reading →

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Android Owns 39% of US Smartphone Market, Apple 28%, RIM 20%

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by MegaZone

According to Nielsen’s June data, Android now controls 39% of the US smartphone market. Apple’s iOS comes in second at 28%, and RIM’s Blackberry OS has fallen to 20%. Windows Mobile & Windows Phone 7 together give Microsoft 9% of … Continue reading →

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Save On Select 2011 Panasonic HDTVs at Amazon

Posted on Friday, July 29, 2011 by MegaZone

Running through Saturday, Amazon currently has a promotion on select 2011 model year Panasonic HDTVs. When you add a qualifying set to your cart the price will reflect the instant rebate. There are sixteen models to choose from, ranging from … Continue reading →

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TiVo and Best Buy Get Chumby Over Insignia

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011 by MegaZone

A couple of weeks ago Zatz Not Funny reported what appeared to be leaked information indicating the launch of the TiVo-powered Insignia HDTVs for Best Buy would happen July 31st. Today, Dave shared even more information. While there is no … Continue reading →

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