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.

The Final Curtain Falls On Aria

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We learned back in February that things were not going well for Aria, EchoStar’s effort to produce a CableCARD DVR for the US market. CableOne, who have been trialing the system, was reported to have given up on it and … Continue reading →

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TiVo Touts Stop||Watch Over Nielsen

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

Last month I posted about TiVo’s apparent effort to promote their Stop||Watch ratings service to the industry. Well, it looks like the effort is ongoing. On Monday Alex Petrilli, senior manager of audience research at TiVo, blogged over at MediaBizBloggers.com. … Continue reading →

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Samsung Implies iPhone Users Are Sheep, But Perhaps Goes To Far In Australia

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

Samsung has a long history of needling iPhone users through their ads, and it is generally fairly amusing. Even iPhone users find them funny if they have a sense of humor about the more extreme fanatics. They’re still at it … Continue reading →

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ASUS Launches The Transformer Pad TF300

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

Announced back in February, ASUS has launched their new mid-range Android tablet, the Transformer Pad TF300. It slots into their range between the original Transformer and the Transformer Prime. Like all Transformer models there is an optional keyboard dock that … Continue reading →

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A Look At XFINITY On Demand On TiVo

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

A couple of weeks ago XFINITY On Demand support finally started rolling out on the TiVo Premiere for Comcast customers in the SF Bay Area. Today TiVo released a video look at the new feature. There are no surprises here, … Continue reading →

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