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.

And the new winner is…

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Steve Pearl, come on down! Well, unfortunately Jonkempato never responded to my emails or posts here to claim his, or her, prize. So I ran another drawing and Steve Pearl is the new winner of the SlingPlayer Mobile license. Bad … Continue reading →

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The media is not so happy with Stop||Watch results

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Just a few days ago, TiVo released some public results from their Stop||Watch service. Those results have caused a bit of a furor in the industry press. The most alarmed article seems to be from Media Life Magazine, which seems … Continue reading →

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A profile of Sling Media’s Jason Hirschhorn

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by MegaZone

WorldScreen.com has a profile of Jason Hirschhorn, President of Sling Media Entertainment Group. Jason is tasked with developing ‘entertainment experiences’ for the Sling Media products, and the first product from the Entertainment Group is the previously announced ‘Clip+Sling’ application, due … Continue reading →

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July 4th Series 3 Lite leak images

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by MegaZone

Sorry I didn’t get to this last night, but following up on the first picture leak and yesterday’s additional leak, these are screen captures and images I grabbed back on July 4th when I first found the leak. Some of … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray news

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 by MegaZone

Another flurry of Blu-ray news today. First, a slightly silly item, DVD International will be releasing their ‘HDScape’ titles on Blu-ray this October 30th. Why is this silly? These are ‘scenic’ discs, not movies. The titles: # HDScape(TM) Sampler Blu-ray … Continue reading →

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