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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.

FAQ: HD DVD vs. Blu ray

Posted on Saturday, October 1, 2005 by MegaZone

Microsoft and Intel last week tried to swing the computing, consumer electronics and entertainment industry toward HD DVD in a format war to establish a higher-capacity successor to today’s DVD. It didn’t work.

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TiVo’s CFO plans to step down

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo said on Friday that its chief financial officer and another top executive were both leaving the company, the latest in a series of changes at the company that pioneered recording television shows onto hard drives. Before people read too … Continue reading →

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Toshiba confirms US HD DVD delay

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba yesterday confirmed its next-generation optical disc format, HD DVD, will not launch in the US until “February or March”. The technology had previously been expected to hit the market before the end of this year.

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DVD dispute burns at PC makers

Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2005 by MegaZone

After quietly heating up over recent months, the battle over next-generation DVD formats boiled over Thursday, as Dell and Hewlett-Packard assailed Intel and Microsoft, which have lined up in the opposite camp. Looks like Dell and HP aren’t happy with … Continue reading →