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.

Amazon VOD $5 TV Season Sale

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon VOD is currently running a sale offering entire seasons of TV series for just $5 a season. The offerings include: House Season 1, House Season 2, House Season 3, House Season 4, Heroes Volume 1, Heroes Volume 2, Battlestar … Continue reading →

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Walt Disney Studios Content Now Live On TiVo!

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 by MegaZone

First announced in May, and reported last week to be launching soon, Disney content is now available for download on TiVo! Simply navigate to TiVo Central -> Find Programs & Downloads -> Download TV, Movies, & Web Video, and you … Continue reading →

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Netflix Streams Onto TiVo

Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 by MegaZone

Hmm, I wonder if I upset someone over at TiVo? I didn’t get any advance notice on this one. Well, anyway, on to the news. Correction, their PR firm did email me – a little after 20:00, less than four … Continue reading →

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New Interactive TV And Advertising Platforms Get Trialed

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by MegaZone

In the past couple of days I’ve had a couple of press releases cross my (virtual) desk relating to some new interactive TV technologies tied to advertising, which sound like they’re targeting the same market as TiVo’s interactive ad platform. … Continue reading →

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TiVo In Gadget Freak’s Farewell Top Five

Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by MegaZone

PC World’s Gadget Freak column is coming to an end after a five year run. And in his farewell post, Gadget Freak columnist Dan Tynan calls out the five best gadgets he’s encountered over the course of writing the column: … Continue reading →

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