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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.

XFINITY On Demand Available On TiVo Premiere For SF Bay Area Comcast Customers

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by MegaZone

I’m a little behind the times on this one – last week was busy, my apologies. But better late than never with good news like this. It has been a long time coming, but TiVo Premiere using Comcast customers in … Continue reading →

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Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Nexus Just $49.99 At Amazon Wireless

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by MegaZone

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is one of the flagship Android smartphones on the Verizon Wireless network. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a 4.65″ 1280×720 Super AMOLED display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, 4G LTE, 802.11a/b/g/b dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth … Continue reading →

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Woot! & Sellout.Woot! – Dell Streak 7″ Android Tablet, WiFi $199.99 & WiFi/3G/4G $249.99

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by MegaZone

Woot! & Sellout.Woot! are running related deals today. Both are offering versions of the Dell Streak 7″ Android Tablet with a 7″ 800×480 display, 16GB of storage, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, an SDHC slot for up to 32GB of additional … Continue reading →

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First Flight Of The First F-35 Lightning II For The UK

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by MegaZone

The first F-35 Lightning II for the UK, an F-35B STOVL model, just made its first flight and Lockheed Martin released a video of the event: The UK originally planned to purchase the F-35B and they ordered two aircraft from … Continue reading →

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TiVo Premiere Customers, Sign Up To Get The Spring Software Update First

Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by MegaZone

Margret Schmidt, TiVo’s VP of User Experience, tweeted that the Software Priority Request for the Spring Update. I’ve covered the planned features before, but in short the highlights are new Netflix and YouTube clients, continued migration to HD screens, and … Continue reading →

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