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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.

Panasonic preps Blu-ray, DVD, CD chip

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2005 by MegaZone

Panasonic will next month begin sampling what it claims is the first optical drive control chipset capable of writing to any recordable or re-writeable disc format. Well, all except HD DVD, that is.

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NetFlix declares Blu-ray the winner of the format war

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

“As many know there’s been a format war. Two formats have been proposed as a successor to DVD, one sponsored by Warner primarily and one sponsored by Sony. Warner is HD-DVD and Sony is Blu-Ray. I think it’s pretty clear … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray group, HP at odds

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

The Blu-ray Disc group, which aims to set the standard for next-generation DVDs, says it will not adopt a proposal from Hewlett-Packard by the launch of the technology, leading the PC maker to say it may back a rival in … Continue reading →

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Great deal on the Toshiba RS-TX20 TiVo/DVD-RW combo

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba RS-TX20 DVD Recorder with 120GB Hard Drive and TiVo – $316.79 I just stumbled upon this and thought I’d share. That’s a good deal – the MSRP is $600, and the next best price I can find for new … Continue reading →

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TiVo Taps Tara Maitra to Advance Content Strategy

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO ), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), today announced the appointment of Tara Maitra as vice president, general manager of content services. In this role, Ms. Maitra will … Continue reading →

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