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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.

Apple looking to take on Amazon Unbox

Posted on Monday, June 11, 2007 by MegaZone

There are a few reports out there today that Apple is looking to add rental options to their iTunes video download service. Today, iTunes is purchase-only for video, but other services, such as Amazon Unbox, offer rental options. Apple has … Continue reading →

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Yet Another ‘Yet Another’ post – Yet Another STB

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 by MegaZone

Isn’t ‘Yet Another’ a fun phrase? What is it with the new raft of set-top boxes being announced? Just as Moviebeam and Akimbo pull out of the market, Apple TV, Vudu, and others jump into the fray. This time it … Continue reading →

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Yet another Treo – 800w

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 by MegaZone

There have been a few recent reports of leaked news of another coming Treo model on Sprint and/or Verizon. They’ve just replaced the 700p with the 755p, now it looks like another model, the 800w, is coming in Q4. And … Continue reading →

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Amazon Unbox 99-cent sale

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 by MegaZone

Amazon Unbox is having a sale this weekend, through June 10th. As a tie-in with the release of Ocean’s 13 (which I saw last night and enjoyed) six other movies staring the stars of the Ocean’s films are available for … Continue reading →

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Rumor: Palm Treo ‘Gandalf’

Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 by MegaZone

Rumors started swirling today about a possible new Palm Treo model, code-named ‘Gandalf’. The blog Morning Paper started it off by posting a photo. They posted an un-zoomed version later which includes some basic details – camera, BlueTooth, EVDO, and … Continue reading →

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