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.

TiVo And DirecTV Reunited, And It Feels So Good

Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 by MegaZone

It has been rumored for a long, long time now that TiVo and DirecTV would reconcile and bring a new DirecTiVo to market. They’d been close partners until News Corp picked up a controlling share of DirecTV back in 2005. … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome Is Now Available

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by MegaZone

I’ve been checking regularly for the past few hours, and Google Chrome is now available for download for Windows XP/Vista. As I said, it sounds interesting, looking forward to checking it out. (It is installing now.)

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Google Chrome, The New Browser In Town

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by MegaZone

There have long been rumors that Google was working on its own browser, but they were discounted by most. I didn’t really believe them myself, since Google has heavily backed Mozilla’s Firefox for a long time now I figured that … Continue reading →

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NewTeeVee: FiOS DVR Could Learn From TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by MegaZone

NewTeeVee has an entry from Liane Cassavoy, who recently switched from a Series2 TiVo for an HD DVR from Verizon FiOS, and she calls out five areas where Verizon, and other DVRs, could take a lesson from the “trusty, user-friendly … Continue reading →

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40% Off Disney Blu-ray Discs At Amazon

Posted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by MegaZone

Another Blu-ray sale at Amazon, this time save 40% on six Disney titles: Cars, Ratatouille, Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1, Meet the Robinsons, Dinosaur, and Chicken Little. Picked up from Blu-ray Stats News Log.

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