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.

3D Printing Is Very Cool

Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 by MegaZone

Do you ever play with construction toys as a kid, or have kids yourself who do? Tinkertoy, Lego, Duplo, Lincoln Logs, K’nex, etc. They’re great, I know I spent hours and hours as a kid, and, admittedly, a few as … Continue reading →

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A Look At Google’s WebM

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Google’s open source video codec for the web, WebM, has gotten a spike in coverage of late, primarily because of Mozilla’s announcement that they were giving in and adding native H.264 support to Firefox and their BootToGecko mobile OS. Some … Continue reading →

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Save Big on Verizon Android & 4G With Amazon Wireless

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Amazon Wireless is currently running two sales that could save you a lot on a Verizon Wireless smartphones. First up, running through March 26th, the DROID Madness Sale. This sale is only good on new Verizon Wireless activations. New activation … Continue reading →

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Sellout.Woot! – Current Generation 32GB iPod Touch Just $229.99

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Today’s Sellout.Woot! deal is a refurbished current generation Apple 32GB iPod Touch with Retina Display & FaceTime for just $229.99 + $5 S&H. Full MSRP for a new unit is $299.00, and even Amazon sells them for $272.95. Do I … Continue reading →

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TiVo Co-Founder And CTO Jim Barton Resigns

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Way back in 2005 when TiVo Co-Founder and CEO Mike Ramsay stepped down, replaced by current CEO Tom Rogers, TiVo made an official announcement, there were statements, etc. I guess a lot has changed in seven years, as news of … Continue reading →

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