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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 Viewers Give Carrie’s Performances Highest Marks in American Idol Showdown

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 by MegaZone

“Angels Brought Me Here” Gets Most Attention as Carrie Edges Bo in TiVo Households Viewing Report

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TiVo records narrower loss

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo, a developer of television recording technology, on Thursday posted a significantly narrower quarterly loss on increased subscribers and lower costs, and the stock rose 15 percent.

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Toshiba, Sony fail to agree – again

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba and Sony this week as near as makes no odds confirmed there is no chance their rival blue-laser optical disc formats will be combined into a single offering. *sigh* I think the guy from Toshiba is right – and … Continue reading →

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Iomega aiming for 800GB DVDs

Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 by MegaZone

Storage company Iomega is looking to increase the capacity of DVDs up to 100 times, meaning it could, conceivably, create 800GB discs. Well, have another wild card in the mix. Sounds like this is an evolution of red laser using … Continue reading →

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PVRs selling like hotcakes

Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 by MegaZone

The number of households subscribing to personal video recording services has grown to 9.2 million, up about 155 percent from a year ago, according to a new study from In-Stat.

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