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.

Samsung Web-Enables HDTVs With Yahoo!

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

LG isn’t the only one souping up their HDTV models, Samsung is getting in on the act too. While LG is partnering with Netflix for streaming video, Samsung is partnering with Yahoo! for a wider variety of web content. Samsung … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Beings Netflix Right To The TV

Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 by MegaZone

A year ago LG Electronics announced a deal to bring Netflix streaming content to their set-top boxes, which materialized on the BD300 Blu-ray deck. Now LG and Netflix are taking it one step further, by enabling streaming right to new … Continue reading →

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Off To CES

Posted on Saturday, January 3, 2009 by MegaZone

Welll, in just under 10 hours I should be on a plane to Las Vegas, NV for CES. The show properly is Thursday-Sunday, but there are press events Tuesday and Wednesday which I’ll be attending. During the show itself I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Blackberry, Blu-ray/HD DVD, Cable, CES, DirecTV, Dish Network, DVR, EchoStar, General, General Tech, Google, HDTV, iPhone, Mobile Devices, OCAP, Palm OS, Sling Media, Symbian, TiVo, Windows Mobile | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Today Only – 64% Off Die Hard Collection On Blu-ray At Amazon

Posted on Friday, January 2, 2009 by MegaZone

One of today’s Amazon Gold Box specials is 64% off the Die Hard Collection on Blu-ray. That’s Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Die Hard with a Vengence, and Live Free or Die Hard on Blu-ray for just $46.95 … Continue reading →

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TiVo Desktop Has Serious Bugs

Posted on Thursday, January 1, 2009 by MegaZone

I’m really getting tired of this. I’ve mentioned this before, but I just have to mention it again since I was just burned, again – TiVo Desktop is terribly buggy. Some of the bugs are annoying, but some of the … Continue reading →

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