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 Officially On Sale In Australia, Online Scheduling Delayed

Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Well, it is July 29th in Australia, and that means TiVo is official available. Of course, Harvey Norman started selling TiVo two weeks early so it isn’t as big a deal that the official date is here. Unfortunately it seems … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics Signs tru2way Accord With Cable MSOs

Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Originally announced as an agreement between Sony and the cable industry, and then signed by additional CE vendors, the tru2way MOU has now been signed by LG Electronics. They’re planning to release tru2way-enabled HDTVs starting in 2009. Press release below:

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 by MegaZone

This time around Amazon Unbox has three deals on offer. First we once again have Summer Classics to rent for $0.99: The Passenger, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition), Hawaii, The Way We Were, Bananas, and Rocky. They’re … Continue reading →

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Praise For The TiVo Experience From A Non-Geek

Posted on Friday, July 25, 2008 by MegaZone

Over at Blogcritics, Barbara Barnett has published a Technology Review of her experience using a TiVo Series3 for the past several months. She’d upgraded from the Comcast cable DVR, and as she says: I will never, ever look back. I’ve … Continue reading →

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TiVo Newsletter Survey

Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo is looking for feedback on their monthly email newsletter (which I also repost here). So if you have any thoughts and want to provide feedback, you can take their survey.

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