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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.

Blu-ray And Downloads, Two Great Tastes That Go Great Together

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008 by MegaZone

They may not be ebony and ivory, but as I’ve said in the past, Blu-ray and video downloads can live together in perfect harmony. When I see people saying things like ‘Blu-ray is DOA’ because downloads will kill it, I … Continue reading →

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend Amazon Unbox isn’t really offering much. No 99-cent rentals this time around. The only deal appears to be the $5.99 Summer Movie Sale, with 14 titles for purchase at $5.99 each.

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A New HME Music Player For TiVo – Harmonium

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

I received a tip from Harmonium’s creator, Charles Perry, including a press release (below). Harmonium looks like a fairly nice music player, and it is nice to see some new HME working being done these days, despite the dearth of … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Announces First Blu-ray Player With Netflix Streaming

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

Back in January Netflix announced a partnership with LG Electronics to embed the Netflix streaming player in various LG products. At the time it was expected to be included in an LG dual-format player, HD DVD and BD, of course … Continue reading →

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TiVo Now A Major Movie Star

Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by MegaZone

I just found an interesting article in Current. Apparently the upcoming comedy film Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black also heavily features TiVo, to the point of it being a major plot point. Every phone … Continue reading →

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