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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.

Foxtel Chief Exec Takes A Swipe At TiVo

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

Foxtel is TiVo’s primary competitor in Australia. While TiVo is sold by Seven Network and is a ‘free to air’ DVR used with broadcast TV, with no subscription fees, Foxtel’s iQ/iQ2 DVRs are used with Foxtel’s pay TV service. It … Continue reading →

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Is Charter Losing Their Moxi?

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

Despite the recent announcement the Digeo Moxi 3012 HD DVR has been picked up by BendBroadband in Oregon, the overall signs have not been good. The 3012 missed it’s 3Q08 shipping target with Charter Communications, and now it sounds like … Continue reading →

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TiVo Australia Revs Up Home Media Engine

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

The good news is it sounds like TiVo is finally embracing HME and encouraging developers, the bad news is this is TiVo Australia. As regular readers are likely aware, I’ve repeatedly expressed frustration with the way TiVo has handled HME … Continue reading →

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A Stake Through HD DVD’s Cold, Dead Heart

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

While Toshiba officially pronounced HD DVD dead back in February, movies have still been available from Netflix for users to rent. But not anymore, well, not after December 15, 2008 anyway. Effective December 15, 2008 HD DVD will no longer … Continue reading →

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Save $200 On A Samsung HDTV And Blu-ray Player

Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon is running yet another Blu-ray related promotion through November, buy a select Samsung HDTV and a Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player and get $200 off. That effectively makes the BD player, which sells for $203.59, nearly free. The LCD and … Continue reading →

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