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.

Samsung Just Keeps On Poking The iPhone With A Sharp Stick

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by MegaZone

Samsung just keeps cranking out these “The Next Big Thing” ads touting their Galaxy S II at the expense of the iPhone. Not that I mind or anything, I think they’re fun.

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Gizmo Lovers At The Cable Show 2012

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by MegaZone

I may not have been able to make it to CES this year, but I’m tentatively planning to cover The Cable Show in May. (Tentative currently since I’ll need to work out the time off with my day job, but … Continue reading →

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Broadcom And ViXS Get Their Chips In A Sling… Er, I Mean, A Sling In Their Chips

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by MegaZone

I was a little disappointed by the news out of CES last week. While there were certainly a lot of cool devices, like 4K Passive 3D TVs, razor thin OLED HDTVs with actual large screens, etc., a lot of the … Continue reading →

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WeaKnees Expects The DirecTV THR22 DirecTiVo Wide Release On 01/30

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by MegaZone

While the new THR22 DirecTV TiVo HD DVR, aka DirecTiVo, launched last December 8th, it has only been available in limited markets. All we’ve known about general availability is that it was expected in ‘early 2012′. Well now we have … Continue reading →

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Making The Boeing B777 More Environmentally Friendly

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by MegaZone

When we think of the environmental impact of airliners we tend to think of efficiency in flight – increasing engine efficiency, decreasing drag, making the airframe lighter, etc. But there are a lot of other ways they can have an … Continue reading →

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