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.

Did anyone host or attend a TiVo House Party?

Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 by MegaZone

The TiVo House Party was this weekend – anyone out there host or attend one? How was it? The House Party promo is online. Not a bad deal – An 80-hour S2 for $14.95/month or an 80-hour S2DT for $30 … Continue reading →

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Sony to patch Blu-ray burners for BD-ROM playback

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2006 by MegaZone

Sony’s BWU-100A Blu-ray Disc burner will this month gain the ability to play pre-recorded BD discs, the consumer electronics giant has revealed. The fix will come courtesy of an update to the copy of CyberLink PowerDVD bundled with the internal … Continue reading →

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Toshiba touts laptop-friendly HD DVD burner

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2006 by MegaZone

Toshiba has launched a slimline HD DVD drive for notebook computers in a bid to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The drawer-mechanism unit not only reads and writes all the usual DVD and CD formats, but also … Continue reading →

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TiVo, Linux, and the GPL

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 by MegaZone

Nicholas Petreley over at Linux Journal has a couple of good blog entries about the furor around TiVo, Linux, and the GPL: A fight against evil or a fight for attention? The Pet Peevo with TiVo Warning, geeky content.

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TiVo Helps Turn the Lights On for After School: TiVo, Afterschool Alliance Join Forces to Empower Pa

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 by MegaZone

A press release I just caught on U.S. Newswire. Press release…

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