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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.

Despite Toshiba Price Cuts, Blu-ray Players Continue To Dominate

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 by MegaZone

TWICE magazine reports that leaked NPD figures show Blu-ray is still dominating player sales. For the week ending January 26th Blu-ray claimed 65% of standalone player sales to HD DVD’s 28%. And 6% went to the combo players. (The other … Continue reading →

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Boston Area TV Ad For Comcast DVR With TiVo Service

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 by MegaZone

Dave Zatz of Zatz Not Funny captured the Comcast DVR With TiVo Service ad currently running in the Boston area and posted it on YouTube:

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Netflix To Drop HD DVD, Best Buy To Push Blu-ray, HD DVD To Weep Quietly

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 by MegaZone

HD DVD got two heaping scoops of bad news today. One wonders how long Toshiba and the rest of the HD DVD camp will maintain their “Everything going remarkably well!” delusional stance. Hey, HD DVD, to quote: “No you’re not, … Continue reading →

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Roxio’s TiVoToGo Troubles On Mac Persist

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 by MegaZone

It seems the TiVoToGo problems reported with Roxio software on the Mac last November still linger. While a patch was issued in November, it seems that it didn’t resolve the issues for all users. Today both Zatz Not Funny and … Continue reading →

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TiVoCast Adds ExerciseTV

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 by MegaZone

Stephen Mack, Director of TiVoCast Operations, lets us know that ExerciseTV is the latest TiVoCast channel. As they say on their about page: ExerciseTV is a free, video-on-demand network dedicated to the hottest workouts, fitness trends and sports training from … Continue reading →

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