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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.

Germany’s Highlight Video Drops HD DVD, Turns Blu

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 by MegaZone

Starting Match 1, 2008 German distributor Highlight Video will drop HD DVD and begin releasing titles exclusively on Blu-ray. They cite the shift in the market toward Blu-ray and, like Warner, the desire to back a single format. Their first … Continue reading →

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Onkyo ‘Suspends’ HD DVD Player Production

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Toshiba’s price cuts seem to have scored an own-goal on Onkyo, which could be considered the third case of friendly-fire taking out an HD DVD player vendor. Early on Thomson/RCA sold a re-badged Toshiba player, but they dropped HD DVD … Continue reading →

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Spain’s Manga Films Goes Blu, And Germany’s Singulus Sees Higher Blu-ray Demand

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Spanish distribution company Manga Films, which had earlier indicated an intent to release on HD DVD, has instead dropped all HD DVD plans and will be releasing films on Blu-ray, with their first titles, John Rambo and Mr. Brooks, due … Continue reading →

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TiVoCast Adds Finding America

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 by MegaZone

Stephen Mack announced that TiVoCast has added another PodShowTV channel, Finding America. Finding America follows Trucker Tom as he travels the US. As the page says: What if you had the chance to travel every major road in the USA? … Continue reading →

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DVRs And Streaming Media Grow

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2008 by MegaZone

The LA Times published a quick ‘By the numbers‘ today with numbers from Nielsen Media Research. They report that 22% of homes have a DVR, up from just 2% two years ago. And streaming media seems to be big with … Continue reading →

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