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.

Australian Rental Chains Back Blu-ray

Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Australian video rental chains Video Ezy and Blockbuster, both owned by Franchise Entertainment Group, will exclusively rent Blu-ray Disc, and not HD DVD, at their 870 stores, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Paul Uniacke, FEG managing director, said that … Continue reading →

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WeaKnees Unleashes A Monster 2TB TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 by MegaZone

While both WeaKnees and DVRupgrade have been offering special order upgraded units with up to 2TB of capacity for a while, WeaKnees announced in their blog that they’re making the 2TB Series3 an official offering on their site. The 2TB … Continue reading →

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Thank You Dirk

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 by MegaZone

Thank you for the TiVo Rewards donation, Dirk!

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TiVo replaces Yahoo! Photos with Photobucket and Picasa

Posted on Monday, December 3, 2007 by MegaZone

One of the first ‘built-in’ broadband applications on TiVo was Yahoo! Photos. However, Yahoo! closed down Yahoo! Photos in favor of Flickr, after acquiring the latter. Many users expected TiVo to replace the Photos application with a Flickr viewer, and … Continue reading →

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Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 Wins PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award

Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2007 by MegaZone

Roxio dropped a press release to celebrate the award: Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that Roxio Easy Media Creator® 10 has received a prestigious Editors’ Choice Award from PC … Continue reading →

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