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.

This Weekend’s Amazon VOD Sale

Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend Amazon VOD has a few special offers. The Notebook, The Big Lebowski, and Then She Found Me are $0.99 rentals, while The Forbidden Kingdom and What Happens in Vegas are available for $1.99. There are also ten horror … Continue reading →

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CNET’s Matthew Elliott Gives Up On Comcast TiVo

Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2008 by MegaZone

In what can’t be a good sign for the progress of the TiVo software for Comcast, CNET’s Matthew Elliott has posted in their Crave blog that he’s finally given up in frustration and returned to using the standard non-TiVo Comcast … Continue reading →

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Save $50 On A Purchase Of $200 Or More At The Palm Store

Posted on Friday, October 24, 2008 by MegaZone

For a very limited time, through October 29th, you can save $50 on any order of $200 or more from the Palm Store. That includes leading smartphones like the Centro, Treo 800w, and Treo Pro, handhelds like the Palm T|X … Continue reading →

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TiVo Officially Announces Jaman Support

Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo issued an official press release touting the new Jaman.com download support I posted about early this morning. It did go live sometime today, I see on my TiVo that it is now under Find Programs & Downloads -> Download … Continue reading →

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Disney, CinemaNow, And Jaman Finally Landing On TiVo

Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo announced a deal to bring Disney content downloads to their boxes, via CinemaNow, back in May, and a similar deal with Jaman all the way back in January. But little had been said about the deals since the announcements, … Continue reading →

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