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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 Launches Video Download Trial with IFC

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO ), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), announced today the launch of a video download trial in conjunction with Independent Film Channel ( IFC ), enabling select TiVo … Continue reading →

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TiVo Inc. Invites You To Join Its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Conference Call And Webcast

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. Invites You To Join Its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Conference Call And Webcast Host: Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo What: TiVo Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Results When: Wednesday, August 24, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT Where: Dial-in: … Continue reading →

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Lions Gate backs Blu-ray DVD technology

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Lions Gate Home Entertainment on Wednesday said it plans to release movies in the new high-definition digital format called Blu-ray, becoming the latest DVD distributor to endorse the technology.

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HD DVD offensive starting to crack, Blu-ray gets ammo

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

In the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray, HD DVD proponents have been counting on a Holiday 2005 launch to get a leg up on Sony, whose Blu-ray spec isn’t expected to materialize before mid-2006. Now, however, it looks like … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray secures Universal Music backing

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Universal Music Group is backing Blu-ray Disc, the company said this week. And Taiwanese hardware company BenQ has also said it will back the next-generation optical format.

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