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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.

Memorex Blu-ray Player $149.99 At Buy.com

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by MegaZone

Buy.com is selling the Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player for $149.99 with free shipping. This is a Profile 1.1 / Bonus View player, not Profile 2.0 / BD-Live. So you might go for one of the BD-Live decks selling for around … Continue reading →

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Wait – Don’t go to the movie theater!

Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo’s latest newsletter:

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TiVo And EchoStar Continue Their Legal Dance

Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 by MegaZone

On Thursday the United States District Court of Texas set a date for a bench hearing to decide of EchoStar and DISH Network’s software workaround makes their DVRs non-infringing to TiVo’s patents, as well as if they’re in contempt of … Continue reading →

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Seven Days With TiVo In Australia

Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Louisa Hearn of the Sydney Morning Herald recently replaced her “ageing video recorder” with a brand new TiVo. And she chronicled the ups and downs of the first seven days with her new TiVo. In the end there are more … Continue reading →

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Sonic Solutions Buying CinemaNow

Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Sonic, the digital media company best known for their Roxio products, not the drive-in food chain, is acquiring CinemaNow. I think that leaves Netflix as the last independent digital movie rental site. Akimbo is gone, Blockbuster bought Movielink. I suppose … Continue reading →

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