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.

Give Dad a TiVo Series 3 HD, Save Big

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo sent out an email promoting their Father’s Day specials, including the $200 rebate on the Series3. As I posted previously, there are deals on both the S2DT and the S3. However, you’ll save more buying the S3 elsewhere than … Continue reading →

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Media IQ Subscribes To Stop||Watch(TM) Ratings Service

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that Media IQ, a firm specializing in highly quantitative media measurement to maximize client marketing Return-On-Investment (ROI), has … Continue reading →

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Sony’s new Blu-ray deck to come in at $499

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 by MegaZone

Sony’s new Blu-ray player, the BDP-S300, had been previously announced at $599. However, Sony is now saying that the player, which ships this week, will street with an MSRP of $499 instead. Blu-ray player prices have been dropping rapidly since … Continue reading →

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Look out iPhone – beware the PSP Phone

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 by MegaZone

This is interesting, it seems Sony Ericsson has patented the ‘PSP Phone’. The name pretty much says it all – a combination cell phone and PlayStation Portable. As the image shows, the screen rotates through 180-degrees for a more gaming-friendly … Continue reading →

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Palm gets a cash injection

Posted on Monday, June 4, 2007 by MegaZone

Last week’s Foleo annoucement was a bit underwhelming. I wouldn’t go as far as to call it the “Folly-o”, as I’ve seen some sites dub it, but it still doesn’t seem like Jeff Hawkins ‘best idea ever’, which is apparently … Continue reading →

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