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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 Software 7.2 and TiVo Desktop 2.2 (for Windows) are out!

Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 by MegaZone

Download the desktop here. Sign up for the 7.2 Priority list here. What’s the big deal? Well, 7.2 is available for *all* Series2 units, including the DVD-RW boxes, so they get to join the other boxes with USB2 and TiVoToGo … Continue reading →

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Toshiba heads toward HD DVD launch

Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 by MegaZone

Clear some extra space on the video shelf. The backers of Blu-ray and HD DVD are pushing ahead with product launches after failing to reach an agreement on merging the two next generation DVD formats.

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Unified DVD format effort reportedly finished

Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 by MegaZone

Groups headed by Toshiba and Sony offering competing technologies for next-generation DVDs have given up efforts to develop a unified format, the Yomiuri newspaper reported Tuesday. In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny – “Of course, you know, this means … Continue reading →

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TiVo Insider Info: a subscriber resource guide

Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo email behind the cut…

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TiVo Wins Patent Infringement Dispute Against Pause Technology LLC

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO ), the pioneer in digital video recording (DVR) services, today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in full a favorable summary judgment ruling in the lawsuit filed against the Company … Continue reading →

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