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.

Debbie does Blu-ray

Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, the recent furor over porn companies not being able to release on Blu-ray seems to be over – “Debbie Does Dallas… Again” is being released on Blu-ray. It is a sequel to the original Debbie Does Dallas, and it … Continue reading →

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Hacks on high-definition DVD players confirmed

Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 by MegaZone

A consortium of movie studios and technology companies backing the encryption system for high-definition DVDs on Thursday confirmed that hackers have stolen “title keys” and used them to decrypt high-definition DVDs through flaws in DVD player software This could be … Continue reading →

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James Kim Memorial Fund Charity Raffle for a TiVo Toaster

Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2007 by MegaZone

I wish I’d thought of this. Remember the TiVo Snow Globe and Toaster I posted about in December? Dave Zatz over at ZatzNotFunny worked with E. Stephen Mack, the Director of TiVoCast Operations, to reserve one of the toasters for … Continue reading →

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CBS Marketing Group Launches Two-Week Special Super Bowl Campaign Exclusively With TiVo

Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and CBS today announced the launch of a special two-week Super Bowl campaign that will leverage TiVo’s Emmy-award winning … Continue reading →

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DIRECTV: TiVo Owners, Reboot

Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 by MegaZone

DIRECTV says recording problems with its TiVo HD DVR — and other TiVo DVRs — can be fixed with a simple reboot. Check out the post over at TVPredictions.com. Basically, DirecTV is saying that they’ve fixed the problem with recordings … Continue reading →

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