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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 Launches New Advertising Solution; ‘Program Placement’

Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO) announced today Program Placement, its latest advertising solution that offers advertisers an opportunity through the TiVo(R) Service to insert an ad after a program has played, when there is nothing left to fast forward through. For … Continue reading →

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TiVo Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Con Call

Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 by MegaZone

For those interested, TiVo’s Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results con call is this Wednesday, November 29, at 14:00 PT. You can pre-register for the webcast here. They haven’t posted any call-in info as of yet.

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TiVoCommunity Store discounts

Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 by MegaZone

The TiVoCommunity Store sent out an email with a bunch of discounts on TiVo gear, and relate products today, so if you’re doing any holiday shopping check these out. Code = TCUP10 – 10% on TiVo Upgrade Parts! Code = … Continue reading →

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TiVoShanan’s YouTube page

Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 by MegaZone

I just discovered that Shanan, the woman you may know from the TiVo promo videos that pop-up on your TiVo Central menus from time to time, has her own YouTube page as ElfQueen. And she’s posted a number of her … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: Knocking each other out?

Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2006 by MegaZone

High-definition televisions are expected to be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers are likely to have a tough time sorting out the newest generation video discs and the players that go with them. The culprit: Two competing high-definition DVD … Continue reading →

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