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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.

Thoughts on the new pricing plans

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 by MegaZone

The new plans are for an 80 hour Series2. I wonder if they’re going to standardize on the 80-hour only, or if you could get a 40 hour for less, or a 140 for more? These new prices encourage two … Continue reading →

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TiVo’s conference call

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 by MegaZone

OK, I had a chance to listen to the entire call. Nothing too interesting, IMHO, no big news, leaks, etc. Just a few things I think are worth calling out. This is kind of long, so I’ll cut it…

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TiVo stops offering lifetime service plan

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo is phasing out its popular lifetime service plan and implementing a series of flexible pricing options that include the company’s hardware, the DVR maker announced on Wednesday. Of all the possible things to focus on from today’s news, and … Continue reading →

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TiVo(R) and Partners to Announce Major New Component of TiVo KidZone

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 by MegaZone

PRNewswire…

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LG announces support for HD DVD

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2006 by MegaZone

LG Electronics, one of the world’s biggest optical drive makers, will support HD DVD as well as Blu-ray in the emerging war over the next DVD standard, the company said on Wednesday.

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