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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.

Zap2it Labs shut down imminent, Schedules Direct is live

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, the September 1 shut down of Zap2it Labs is almost here, ending the availability of free guide data for users of MythTV, GB-PVR, and other software. As posted previously, Schedules Direct is stepping in with a subscription service to … Continue reading →

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A new way to do image re-targeting

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 by MegaZone

This isn’t the kind of thing I normally post about, but it was just too cool to pass by. TechCrunch posted this video of a demonstration of ‘image re-targeting’ by Dr. Ariel Shamir and Dr. Shai Avidan. Re-targeting is basically … Continue reading →

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More hope for SDV on TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2007 by MegaZone

I’ve written about Switched Digital Video issues on TiVo before. Well, it looks like past speculation has been spot on – the proposed solution is a USB 2.0 dongle that would connect to UDCPs (Unidirectional Digital Cable Products) and handle … Continue reading →

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Official Palm Centro photo leaked

Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2007 by MegaZone

I recently covered the first public mention of the new Palm Centro, which seems to be the official name of what had previously been rumored as the ‘Gandolf’. Well, now Gizmodo has a leaked official photo. I have to say, … Continue reading →

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CableLabs allows digital cable content out of its box

Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2007 by MegaZone

CableLabs has approved the DTCP-IP content protection system for digital cable content, which allows the content to be moved between devices over IP networks. Using DTCP (Digital Transmission Copy Protection)-protected secure links among consumer electronics devices, cable subscribers will be … Continue reading →

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