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.

Series3 software update is coming – 8.1.1

Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVoPony announced today that the ‘Winter 2006′ update for the Series3 is finally starting to roll out. The release is 8.1.1 and it brings the Series3 to feature parity with 8.1 on the Series2 boxes – EXCEPT it still does … Continue reading →

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I got interviewed

Posted on Sunday, February 11, 2007 by MegaZone

I was interviewed by The Gadgetress, who writes a blog for the OCRegister. This is it – about TiVo, of course. She had to edit it down because, frankly, I type too much. But I’m happy.

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TiVo and Amazon.com Announce New Service Enabling Amazon Unbox Video Downloads to TiVo

Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced “Amazon Unbox on TiVo,” a soon-to-be-launched service feature that will provide TiVo subscribers with the ability … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon Unbox, Press Release, TiVo | 1 Comment

SlingPlayer Mobile for PalmOS Beta – Now Accepting Applications

Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 by MegaZone

See the details here. The beta program for the PalmOS SlingPlayer, first announced last month at CES, is now accepting applications. Requirements – Slingbox (own any model) – Treo 700p – &/OR, we’ll take a few people with any of … Continue reading →

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Dave Zatz joins Sling Media

Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 by MegaZone

Dave emailed me to tell me last night, and I’ve been waiting for him to go public with the news – and he just did. Dave Zatz, of ZatzNotFunny, is joining Sling Media, the folks behind the Slingbox. He’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Sling Media | 10 Comments