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.

DirecTV Launches DIRECTV2PC Beta With CyberLink

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by MegaZone

DirecTV is launching a beta of DIRECTV2PC using software from CyberLink. This feature allows you to stream content from a DirecTV Plus HD DVR (HR20/21/22) to a Windows PC over a LAN. Unfortunately, while the page indicates the software is … Continue reading →

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DVR Delayed Viewing Having A Larger Ratings Impact

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by MegaZone

This probably doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone who uses a DVR, or anyone who regularly reads this blog, as I’ve posted on this before, but DVR viewing is having a growing impact on television ratings. USA Today highlighted … Continue reading →

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Palm To Release Two New Centros On Sprint

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by MegaZone

According to The Official Palm Blog, Palm is releasing two new models of the Centro smartphone for Sprint, in Olive Green and Vibrant Rose. But new colors are the only differences, these Centros come with 128MB of memory, double that … Continue reading →

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Autographed TiVo HD Charity Auction

Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by MegaZone

Tracy Sestili, TiVo’s Director of Operations, is auctioning off two autographed TiVo HD units on eBay for charity. 100% of the proceeds are going to Stand Up To Cancer and The Beverly Fund. Box 1 is autographed by Scarlett Johansson, … Continue reading →

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TiVoCast Shares TMI Weekly

Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008 by MegaZone

The latest addition to TiVoCast is TMI Weekly. Described as: Sex. Tech. Style. Catch TMI Weekly every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with hosts Julia Allison, Meghan Asha, and Mary Rambin. Subscribe online or on your TiVo via Find Programs & … Continue reading →

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