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.

TiVo tests pop-up-style ads

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo began testing interactive advertising tools over the weekend as it looks to appease companies wary of users’ ability to skip over ads. Remember the talk of ‘billboards’ and pop-up ads during FF/RW over ads that went around before 7.1 … Continue reading →

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TiVo HME Resource Center

Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2005 by MegaZone

I added a feed for the TiVo HME Resource center blog as tivohmeresource

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Study: Format wars won’t hinder DVD sales

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 by MegaZone

Published DVD products will rake in $76.5 billion worldwide in 2009, up from about $33 billion last year, In-Stat/MDR said Tuesday. I question the bit about HD-DVD catching on in the US and Blu-ray being overseas. With half, or more, … Continue reading →

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TiVo – Big in Japan?

Posted on Monday, March 21, 2005 by MegaZone

Earlier today PVRBlog found a little teaser of a news byte: TiVo to launch in Japan by 2006 – report TiVo Inc. (TIVO) is expected to launch its digital recording service in Japan as early as next year, according to … Continue reading →

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TiVo News, Vol. 65: The Luck of Being a TiVo Subscriber

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo’s latest newsletter…

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