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.

Is that a SlingCatcher? No, it’s an AMEX Digital MP-G7 Android Media Player!

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

Those of you familiar with the Sling Media SlingCatcher may be doing a double take right now. No, that isn’t a SlingCatcher, but it sure looks like someone found the old dies laying around and decided to put them to … Continue reading →

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Buy a Kinect Bundle, Get an Amazon Credit

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

Amazon is running a promotion on two Kinect bundles with an offer of Amazon credit. In the first you buy an Xbox 360 250GB unit bundled with a Kinect for $399.99 and receive a $50 Amazon store credit. In the … Continue reading →

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Send a Tweet, Get a $5 Credit Toward Amazon Instant Video

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

I just stumbed onto this – Amazon is offering a $5 credit toward Amazon Instant Video for just sending one tweet. Doesn’t seem like much to ask for a quick $5, especially since I already recommend the service without any … Continue reading →

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1,000 TVs DLNA Certified in 1Q11

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified more than 1,000 TV models in North America, Europe, Korea and Japan as DLNA compliant in the first quarter of 2011 alone. That’s more than the total number certified in the first four … Continue reading →

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Verizon FiOS Begins Allowing CableCARD Self-Installs

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

Ahead of the August 1st FCC mandated date, Verizon has begun allowing FiOS TV customers to self-install CableCARDs into their own devices, which primarily means TiVo of course. You can order a CableCARD online for you to install yourself – … Continue reading →

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