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.

ARCHOS 605 WiFi PMP To Get GPS Too

Posted on Thursday, May 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Well, just the other day I reported on ARCHOS adding place-shifting to their 605 WiFi, 705WiFi, and TV+ systems with their ‘TVportation’ plug-in. And now comes news via TWICE that ARCHOS also intends to turn the 605 WiFi into an … Continue reading →

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TiVo Gives Mom A Blue Moon

Posted on Thursday, May 1, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo has repackaged their Blue Moon Birthday Special promotional bundle as a Mother’s Day gift bundle. The details are the same – a TiVo HD, TiVo WiFi adapter, product lifetime, and a TiVo plush doll – all for $698.99. They … Continue reading →

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New TV Series ‘Scarlet’ A Hoax

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Lately you have have been seeing promo spots for a new TV series Scarlet, which looked like some kind of spy thriller with a female lead, similar to Alias. I’d been catching the spots mainly as a promo inserted into … Continue reading →

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TiVo News: tivo.com gets a makeover!

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo’s latest newsletter…

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Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer Mobile Updates

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by MegaZone

Sling Media today released SlingPlayer Mobile updates for Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile Professional/PPC, and Symbian S60. There new versions are 1.6, 1.6, and 1.01, respectively. While not updated, the Palm OS client is still available as well. US versions … Continue reading →

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