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.

Galleon, The Exclusive Interview

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2005 by MegaZone

Dave Zatz did an interview with Leon Nicholls, creator of the old JavaHMO and current Galleon applications for TiVo. I like to think of Galleon as the TiVo Swiss Army knife – it pretty much does everything. You want email, … Continue reading →

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Toshiba to show slim HD DVD drive for laptops

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba will this week demo a slimline optical drive for notebook computers that will provide an HD DVD playback capability.

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Paramount backs Blu-ray

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2005 by MegaZone

Paramount Home Entertainment has hopped onto the fence, committing itself this weekend to releasing content on both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) when the next-generation optical disc formats launch. Yep, another story.

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Paramount looks to Blu-ray

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2005 by MegaZone

In the latest twist of a heated battle over next-generation DVD technology, Paramount Home Entertainment said it would release high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony. Another article on this… Reading this, and re-reading … Continue reading →

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TiVo: The Musical

Posted on Saturday, October 1, 2005 by MegaZone

Good news for all you TiVo Evangelists. Seth Bisen-Hersh’s magnum opus “The TiVo Song” is now online, ready to share and spread the word. “You won’t believe-o, my TiVo. You’ll be able to acheevo so many things.”

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