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.

Blu-ray news round-up

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Panasonic will be releasing a 4x Blu-ray burner, which will compete with a recently announced Sony 4x burner. It will burn single-layer 25GB and dual-layer 50GB BD-R at 4x, BD-RE at 2x, DVD±R at 16x, DVD±R DL at 8x, DVD-RW … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Cable deploys OpenCable STBs

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 by MegaZone

The collection of standards formerly known as the OpenCable Application Platform, or OCAP, and now known simply as the OpenCable Platform, has long been at the center of a war between the cable industry and the consumer electronics industry. And … Continue reading →

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Seven Network launches 7HD in Australia

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Seven Network, who will be bringing a TiVo HD-based DVR to Australia in early 2008, has ‘blitzed’ the competition by launching the high-definition ’7HD’ network six weeks ahead of the previously announced December date. “This is the first salvo from … Continue reading →

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Sign of the Times – Best Buy kicks analog TVs to the curb

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 by MegaZone

The migration to digital television is clearly in full swing now. Best Buy has stopped selling analog televisions. Best Buy is the largest retailer of consumer electronics in the US, so it is significant when they drop an entire category … Continue reading →

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40GB PlayStation3 coming for $399.99

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 by MegaZone

More confirmation that a new, lower cost PS3 model is coming – this time from Target. Gaming Bits has photos from a Target UPC scanner showing the listing for the new 40GB model with a $399.99 price. This is most … Continue reading →

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