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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.

TiVo and Nero Partner To Deliver the TV Experience

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by MegaZone

When I first saw the press release, and this statement “today announced that they have entered into an agreement to further enable the connected digital home by integrating TiVo’s television user experience with Nero’s next generation of PC software”, I … Continue reading →

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TiVo Signs Carat To Comprehensive Audience Research Subscription

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by MegaZone

From TiVo’s press release: TiVo Inc.(NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it has signed Carat to a comprehensive audience research agreement. Carat, one of … Continue reading →

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Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player only $348 at Wal*Mart – with 10 Free Movies

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by MegaZone

Wal*Mart is selling the Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player for $348 with ten free Blu-ray Disc movies. Select five movies when you check out, and receive five more via a mail-in offer. Personally I’d probably opt for the 40GB PS3 at … Continue reading →

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NBC Universal Establishes Broad Partnership With TiVo

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by MegaZone

NBC Universal has established a multi-faceted multi-year partnership with TiVo which includes a subscription to TiVo’s Stop||Watch service and reselling TiVo Interactive Tags for advertisements and promos. The agreement covers NBC Universal’s 14 television networks and 10 NBC owned-and-operated TV … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray Outsells HD DVD Nearly 3:1 In Europe

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by MegaZone

Blu-ray Disc sales in Europe have broken the one million mark for the year, accounting for approximately 73% of high-def disc sales, with HD DVD accounting for the remaining 27%. Blu-ray is beating HD DVD in Europe nearly 3:1, even … Continue reading →

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