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.

Design A Logo Contest Update

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 by MegaZone

I wanted to update everyone on the site logo contest. I received a number of entries over the past week and the designers didn’t make it easy on me. Several of the designs would work well, and a few of … Continue reading →

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Software Updates Coming For Comcast TiVo

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 by MegaZone

In addition to the 9.3 software that has begun to appear on standalone TiVos it looks like the Comcast TiVo OCAP software is also getting an update, according to this post in AVS Forum: Hello everyone – I want to … Continue reading →

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Microsoft And DirecTV Beta Testing DirecTV PC Tuners

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 by MegaZone

DirecTV’s HDPC-20 tuner card for Windows Media Center has been vaporware for a couple of years, but after a sighting in January it looks like it is slowing moving toward release with a beta program. EngadgetHD has a screen capture … Continue reading →

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Thank You Joshua

Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 by MegaZone

Joshua, thank you for the TiVo Rewards Referral.

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend Amazon Unbox offers Sister Helen for $0.99, Daddy Day Camp, Justice League: The New Frontier, and Once for $1.99, and Across the Universe and Chaos for $2.99.

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