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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.

Transfer lifetime to a new TiVo HD for $199

Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo just launched a new offer for transferring lifetime subscriptions to a new TiVo HD for a $199 fee. And, as with the old Series3 transfer offer, the old box receives 12 months of service free, so you can keep … Continue reading →

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TiVo Announces Premiere Week Ratings

Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 by MegaZone

Another ratings press release from TiVo: TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced the fall television premiere week most watched shows in live, time-shifted … Continue reading →

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TiVo sneaks an HME SDK update out – 1.4.1

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by MegaZone

Nearly two years (10/31/2005) since the last update to the public HME SDK (1.4) was released, on October 2 TiVo slipped out an update. The HME SDK 1.4.1 is considered experimental: 10/2/2007 – Experimental HME SDK 1.4.1 Released * Multiple … Continue reading →

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Dave Zatz parties with TiVo and RealNetworks

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo and RealNetworks hosted a shindig in NYC last night to help launch their partnership in bringing Rhapsody to TiVo. I guess my invitation got lost in the mail, but Dave Zatz got his and he attended the party. There … Continue reading →

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How to hook up your TiVo – the video(s)

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVoShanan just posted three new videos on YouTube. How to hook up your TiVo HD and Series2DT – with or without a cable box. I think they were meant for wide screen – things seem ‘squished’ horizontally watching the videos.

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