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.

Wal*Mart To Sell T-Mobile G1 Android Phone – Cheap!

Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by MegaZone

Wal*Mart Wednesday will begin selling the T-Mobile G1 smartphone, powered by Google’s Android platform, for only $148.88 with a 2-year contract. That’s less than the $179.99 available directly from T-Mobile with the same commitment. The phones will go on sale … Continue reading →

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Jaman Helps You Pick Movies For Your TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by MegaZone

A rep from Jaman.com contacted me today to bring my attention to a new widget they’ve launched to complement their recently launched TiVo downloads. The Cinema Slots widget is perfect for the indecisive who want to watch something, but just … Continue reading →

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Roxio Toast Only $30.99 After Rebate At Buy.com

Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 by MegaZone

Through November 2nd, Roxio Toast is only $30.99 after rebate at Buy.com. List price $99.95, Buy.com price $50.99 with a $20 mail-in rebate to bring it down to $30.99. Roxio toast is the only officially sanctioned application for Mac for … Continue reading →

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Netflix Shines Silverlight, Streams To Macs

Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 by MegaZone

Netflix has begun rolling out the second generation of their Watch Now streaming player, this time using Microsoft’s Silverlight technology. Silverlight is most easily thought of as Microsoft’s competitor to Adobe’s Flash technology. The big change with this second generation … Continue reading →

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Requiem 1.8.1 Released, Works With iTunes 8.0.1 – On Mac

Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2008 by MegaZone

When iTunes 8.0 was released, Apple changed the FairPlay DRM encryption in such a way that it broke the Requiem DRM stripping tool which had worked with earlier versions of iTunes. Now Requiem 1.8.1 has been released, and it works … Continue reading →

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