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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.

Disney offers a preview of Pixar Cars Blu-ray features

Posted on Saturday, August 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Disney has posted a trailer for their forthcoming Blu-ray Disc release of Pixar’s Cars which shows off the interactive BD-J features that will be included on the release – the in-movie ‘Car Finder’ game where you search for specific cars … Continue reading →

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This week’s Amazon Unbox 99-cent sale

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 by MegaZone

This week Amazon Unbox is offering Shooter, Breach, Ghost Rider, Babel, TMNT, and Pride as their $.99 rentals. Nice – I’ve been wanting to rent Shooter, but it has only been available for purchase previously. Now it is a rental … Continue reading →

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Disney is already looking into 2008 for Blu-ray releases

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 by MegaZone

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is already looking forward to 2008 for more Blu-ray releases, with announcements of their first BD-Live enabled titles, their first full-motion picture-in-picture bonus features (BD 1.1), and the first Disney Classic to hit BD, coming … Continue reading →

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Disney’s Magical Blu-Ray™ Tour, Sponsored by Panasonic, Brings High- Definition Home Entertainment to Westfield Topanga Mall

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 by MegaZone

Disney is really pimping their “Magical Blu-ray Tour” – they’ve issued a press release for this weekend’s stop in Canoga Park, CA. The tour is going to be in my neck of the woods later this year, and I may … Continue reading →

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Dish Network launches ViP722 DVR

Posted on Friday, August 17, 2007 by MegaZone

Dish Network has launched a new DVR, the ViP722. It is an improvement over the ViP622 in that it has a 500GB drive, giving up to 55 hours of HD content compared to 30 for the 622, and it is … Continue reading →

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