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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 Rocketboom launch delayed

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 by MegaZone

According to the official TiVo Blog, the launch of the Rocketboom downloads has been delayed: Update: Thanks for all your enthusiasm around the Rocketboom launch—we know that many of you have been looking forward to your first download today! Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Toshiba to delay HD DVD player launch

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba said on Tuesday it will delay the year-end Japan launch of its next-generation HD DVD players to address copy protection issues, potentially undermining its advantage as the first supplier to put such machines on the market. The crumbling sound … Continue reading →

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Watching a Child Who’s Grown Up With TiVo

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 by MegaZone

This is a good article in The Wall Street Journal Online. The author has a three year old son, and they bought a TiVo the week he was born. So he’s always known TiVo and to him that’s just how … Continue reading →

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DirecTV DVR buyers beware

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 by MegaZone

The WeaKnees Blog is reporting that people have have specifically requested a TiVo from DirecTV (the R10) are being sent the new NDS DVR instead (the R15). Most likely due to the phone drones treating ‘TiVo’ as a generic term … Continue reading →

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TiVo launches in Taiwan

Posted on Friday, December 9, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo went on sale yesterday on Taiwan as planned. So far the news on the unit is sparse, but it looks like it is based on the Series2 platform. Actually it looks very much like the original black Series2 boxes, … Continue reading →

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