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.

ReplayTV makes another attempt to carve out a niche

Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 by MegaZone

You have to give ReplayTV some credit, they keep trying even when it seems futile. ReplayTV launched almost simultaneously with TiVo back in 1999 and for a couple of years there was real competition. But ReplayTV never quite matched TiVo’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ReplayTV | 7 Comments

What do you get when you combine Firefox, Greasemonkey, NetFlix, and TiVo?

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by MegaZone

An easy way to record shows in your NetFlix queue. As a geek, I love things like this! Seeing technology combine and produce new systems is fantastic to me. I love it when systems come together in mash-ups like this … Continue reading →

Posted in NetFlix, TiVo, Web | 7 Comments

TiVoCast launches on Series3 units

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by MegaZone

Now that 8.1.1 has rolled out to the Series3 units, TiVoCast has been enabled for those users.

Posted in TiVo | 6 Comments

Some interesting press for TiVo in Variety, and more

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by MegaZone

A little press for TiVo KidZone. The article is mainly about the FCC and Congress and their Quixotic posturing about violence on TV, with the suggestion that DVRs, such as TiVo, and software like KidZone is a much better solution … Continue reading →

Posted in TiVo | 1 Comment

TiVo Desktop 2.4 for Windows Preview Release

Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 by MegaZone

A preview release of the coming TiVo Desktop 2.4 for Windows is now available for download. If you have a Series3, this includes the promised HD Photo viewer. Photos are now converted to 1280×720 for the S3, instead of being … Continue reading →

Posted in PC, TiVo | 3 Comments