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.

Blu-Ray Ups Ante on Data Storage

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Universal Music Group is the latest company to get behind the Blu-ray optical disc, announcing its support for Sony’s next-generation media format this week. Blu-ray discs will look like DVDs, but they’ll hold substantially more data. Here’s a rundown on … Continue reading →

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DirecTV to stop marketing TiVo

Posted on Friday, August 12, 2005 by MegaZone

DirecTV Group Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to stop marketing digital video recorders from TiVo Inc. this year, as part of a broader plan to replace them with News Corp.-created technology, a top executive said on Wednesday. Well, it … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray backers announce DRM details

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 by MegaZone

The Blu-ray Discs Association (BDA) has chosen the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) to protect movies and music stored on the next-generation optical storage format.