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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.

Picture bright for U.S. digital TV industry

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 by MegaZone

Makers of high-definition television sets and digital video recorders are looking at a windfall, with nearly half the households in the United States expected to get a DVR by decade’s end, a study says.

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TiVo Launches New Interactive Advertising Technology

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 by MegaZone

General Motors and The WB Television Network are the First to Use TiVo ‘s New Advertising Features

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TiVo extends ad features

Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo has launched new technology designed to let commercials pack in more information, regardless of whether viewers are trying to fast-forward past them. This actually looks like old info rehashed. TiVo has had, and has used, tags in ads for … Continue reading →

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Eight out of 10 movie cats prefer Blu-ray format

Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 by MegaZone

A survey being hawked round by the Blu-ray Disc Association claims that eight out of ten people polled would prefer the Blu-ray blue laser DVD format over the rival HD-DVD. Not that it really means a lot pre-launch.

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All eyes on new DVDs’ format war

Posted on Monday, July 11, 2005 by MegaZone

The DVD era has not been kind to Steven Chack. Chack’s Naked Eye News and Video on San Francisco’s Haight Street, tucked in a basement retail space next to a medical marijuana shop, is a film buff’s paradise. He amiably … Continue reading →

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