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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.

That long, fast scrolling list from tonight’s The Daily Show

Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2006 by MegaZone

On tonight’s The Daily Show there was a bit where Rob Corddry was a racist, and a list of people he hated scrolled by – very quickly. Obviously a joke for TiVo users – read the list. This is the … Continue reading →

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Action Engine Powers TiVo(R) Mobile; Wireless Software Company Named as Developer of the New TiVo(R)

Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 by MegaZone

Press release…

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Samsung delays U.S. Blu-ray player launch

Posted on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 by MegaZone

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it has delayed the U.S. launch of its next-generation DVD player for a month, to late June, in order to complete testing. Looks like HD-DVD isn’t the only format with delays.

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TiVo Series3 one step closer to release

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 by MegaZone

I spotted this in TiVo Today and TiVo Blog, over on TiVoCommunity.com, TiVoPony reported the Series3 received CableCARD certification. According to TiVoPony, the Series3 passed all 444 tests in one try and received CableLabs verification. (PDF) See page 10 – … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary TiVo!

Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 by MegaZone

Today is a company holiday for TiVo. Seven years ago today, in 1999, TiVo shipped their first Series1 units. Since then the last Friday of each March is “Blue Moon” at TiVo. So Happy Anniversary to TiVo! It has been … Continue reading →

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