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.

What Features Interest You?

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 by MegaZone

There have been a number of DVR and STB features announced as different vendors try to outdo each other. Features such as on-screen Caller ID, Multi-Room VOD, Start Over, etc. So, what features are you looking forward to? What features … Continue reading →

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TiVo Australia Still On The Way, Now With A Lower Cost

Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 by MegaZone

The Australian Financial Review is reporting some new TiVo Australia news. Despite rumors that the Australian launch of TiVo was at risk, AFR is reporting that Seven Network still plans to launch TiVo service before their Olympics coverage begins in … Continue reading →

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TiVo Pushes Fix For Antenna Users

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 by MegaZone

The recent TiVo software update to 9.3 had a bug for those TiVo users still using antenna. If you had your Series2 TiVo set for just Antenna or Satellite & Antenna and you did a ‘Repeat Guided Setup’ after receiving … Continue reading →

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ARCHOS Adds Place-Shifting To TV+, 605 WiFi, And 705 WiFi

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 by MegaZone

ARCHOS has long been a leader in the PMP market with devices like their model 605 and 705 PMPs. And they’ve added some innovative features to their products, such as the ability to copy shows from DISH Network ViP622/722 DVRs. … Continue reading →

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Holographic Storage? This Time For Sure!

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 by MegaZone

Forgive me for being skeptical, but I’ve been hearing about holographic storage, and how it is the next big thing, for at least ten years now. I’ve even made a few posts about it here in the past. So far … Continue reading →

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