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.

TiVo and Sling make PCWorld’s 100 Best Products of 2007

Posted on Sunday, May 27, 2007 by MegaZone

From the list #79 TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder, #32 Sling Media Slingbox Pro, #99 Sling Media SlingPlayer Mobile. The full article is here. As someone who uses all three of these, I certainly agree with these picks. I … Continue reading →

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TiVo sues Forgent over DVR patent

Posted on Saturday, May 26, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo launches pre-emptive legal strike on Forgent over patents. TiVo filed suit against Forgent in US District Court in San Jose, CA on May 17th. Forgent claims a patent on DVR technology and they’ve been pursuing companies to license it … Continue reading →

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It is that time of year…

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2007 by MegaZone

A little webcomic TiVo humor. Spotted in StarJewel.org

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TiVo News #103: Join the My TiVo Gets Me Community

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo’s latest newsletter…

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Email from the ‘My TiVo Gets Me’ site

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 by MegaZone

I signed up for the My TiVo Gets Me site when it first went live, and today I received an email from the site, which is below. It seems a little odd to me, since the site felt more targeted … Continue reading →

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