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.

ATSC Gets H.264, Not That We’ll See It Used Soon

Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 by MegaZone

I’ve been expecting this to happen at some point, but it slipped by without my noticing. The provision for future extension had always been in ATSC, but back on July 29th, the Advanced Television Systems Committee, stewards of the formation … Continue reading →

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CableCARD Continues To Struggle In Consumer Devices

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 by MegaZone

In a filing yesterday with the FCC on the current status on CableCARD deployments the NCTA revealed that there have been a total of over 374,000 CableCARDs deployed for use in Unidirectional Digital Cable Products (UDCPs), such as the TiVo … Continue reading →

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Zatz Not Funny Checks Out HAVA Mobile On Nokia Internet Tablets

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 by MegaZone

Dave Zatz over at Zatz Not Funny spent a little hands-on time with HAVA Mobile running on the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. HAVA, a product of Monsoon Multimedia, is a placeshifting application similar to Sling Media’s Slingbox. And like SlingPlayer … Continue reading →

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SlingCatcher Starting To Get Press

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 by MegaZone

The Sling Media SlingCatcher (and the Slingbox PRO-HD) went up for pre-order recently, so we know it is coming soon. Now it is starting to show up in the press, the San Jose Mercury News and CNET’s Crave blog have … Continue reading →

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Sling Media Sponsors ACIS Football

Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 by MegaZone

Sling Media has signed their Slingbox brand as the title sponsor for ACIS (American Collegiate Intramural Sports) football, or rather 2008 Slingbox ACIS Football. As part of the sponsorship, Sling is backing a sweepstakes to send a student to the … Continue reading →

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