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.

Audio Watermarking with AACS for HD DVD and BD

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 by MegaZone

The studios aren’t going to give up without a fight. AACS (Advanced Access Contend System), used on both HD DVD and BD, has been repeatedly cracked in recent months. Blu-ray also has BD+ and ROM Mark protection, but the studios … Continue reading →

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SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS Review – and a giveaway!

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 by MegaZone

The content I promised in my earlier post is up – A Review of SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS. And it is packed full of screen shots of just about every screen in the software. But that’s not all – … Continue reading →

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SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS goes gold! Release 1.0 is out!

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 by MegaZone

Sling Media has just announced the release of SlingPlayer Mobile 1.0 for Palm OS (1.0.0.16, actually). The final release is officially supported on the Palm Treo 700p and 755p using 3G networks. However, it also runs on the Palm Treo … Continue reading →

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Amazon and Microsoft bring HD DVD to CustomFlix DVD on Demand

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 by MegaZone

Microsoft has partnered with Amazon to bring HD DVD support to the latter’s CustomFlix DVD on Demand program. This is designed to lower the barriers for independent film makers looking to release their creations on HD media. I’m a Blu-ray … Continue reading →

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Monsoon Multimedia Announces Retail Availability of HAVA Gold and HAVA Platinum HD

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 by MegaZone

Sling Media dominates the nascent place-shifting market with the Slingbox, and rightfully so IMHO. However, they do have competition, mainly Sony’s Location Free Television and Snappy Multimedia’s Hava products. The Hava products are also now sold under the Monsoon brand. … Continue reading →

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