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.

Gizmo Lovers Logo Finalists

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Here are the finalists for the Gizmo Lovers logo contest. It wasn’t easy narrowing them down, and I want to thank everyone who submitted a design for participating in the contest. I’d like to get feedback from my readers on … Continue reading →

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Monsoon’s HAVA Player On Nokia Internet Tablets

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Monsoon Multimedia’s HAVA products are a lesser-known competitor to the Slingbox in the place-shifting market. One of the largest limitations to the HAVA product line has been the limited client platform compatibility, which has amounted to Windows or Windows Mobile … Continue reading →

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Sling Media Announces SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ on Symbian OS

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Sling Media Announces SlingPlayer Mobile for UIQ on Symbian OS Company will demonstrate award-winning mobile TV solution at CTIA on a variety of Symbian smartphones including the Sony Ericsson W960i and the Nokia N95 8GB Foster City, CA and London, … Continue reading →

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Bright House Giveth, And Bright House Taketh Away – And Giveth Back

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by MegaZone

Back in February Bright House cable decided to pull HD channels from their CableCARD customers. This, understandably, created a backlash of complaints from users, as there wasn’t a good reason for the loss of the channels. Bright House did it … Continue reading →

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Once-in-a-Blue-Moon Birthday Special from TiVo!

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by MegaZone

The existing TiVo HD lifetime bundle sale is ending tomorrow, April 1, but TiVo has just launched a new TiVo HD lifetime bundle offer good through 6/16/2008. Like the old offer, you get a TiVo HD, TiVo WiFi adapter, and … Continue reading →

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