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.

Best Buy allows Reward Zone points to be redeemed at BestBuy.com

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Veering away from tech for a moment, into acquiring tech. I like Best Buy well enough to have made them an affiliate for the site, but I know they’re generally not the cheapest place to buy from. Personally I love … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 4 Comments

TiVo to Present at the Natixis Bleichroeder Hidden Gems Conference

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

I dropped a note on this the other day, but TiVo put out an official release with details today. ALVISO, Calif., Oct 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — TiVo, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader … Continue reading →

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And while I’m slapping some sense into TiVo…

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo, PayPerPost, really? You need to use astroturfing as marketing? WTF? Really? Really? I read Davis Freeberg’s post at Seeking Alpha Thursday morning and my reaction was a potent mix of disbelief, disgust, and anger. So I held off on … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, TiVo | 10 Comments

Warning – Big Lots $70 S2DT deal may not be such a deal

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

On Tuesday I posted about what seemed to be a great deal – buy an 80-hour S2DT from Big Lots for $70, and redeem the $150 rebate to make $80. This same apparent deal has been posted around the net … Continue reading →

Posted in TiVo | 18 Comments

Blu-ray round up

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Following China’s recent adoption of the CH-DVD specification, which is based on HD DVD, the Blu-ray camp is also eying the Chinese market. The BDA has begun formal evaluation of a Chinese-developed video coded, AVS (Advanced Video System), and a … Continue reading →

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