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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.

Thank you John

Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 by MegaZone

John, thank you for donating the TiVo Rewards points.

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A cheaper PS3 on the way – and a cheap HD DVD player is not so cheap

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 by MegaZone

First up, remember the low-cost Venturer SHD7000 HD DVD player I first mentioned in August? It was rumored to list for $199.99. Well, Format War Central found a pre-order listing for it at Target.com for $249.99, which claims it will … Continue reading →

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Liquid Rescale

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 by MegaZone

In August I posted about a new way to do image resizing, called Seam Carving, which really impressed me. Watch the video in that post to see what I mean. Well, today I learned that there is already a free, … Continue reading →

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Sign up to get the TiVo 9.1 software update first!

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 by MegaZone

The floodgates have been opened, and the TiVo Software Priority Request page for the 9.1 release is now up. See my past post for information on what this release contains, but in short it has Advanced Wish Lists, better handling … Continue reading →

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TiVo to present at Natixis Bleichroeder The Hidden Gems Conference on October 9

Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 by MegaZone

Next Tuesday, October 9, TiVo will be presenting at the Natixis Bleichroeder The Hidden Gems Conference. There will be a webcast of the presentation.

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