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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’s quarterly loss widens, subscribers rise

Posted on Friday, March 11, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo, maker of digital video recorders, on Thursday posted a wider fourth-quarter loss on higher costs, although subscriptions to its television recording service grew sharply. TiVo, whose systems let users customize TV viewing by recording shows on a built-in computer … Continue reading →

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Apple sides with Blu-ray Disc in format war

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 by MegaZone

Apple Computer has sided with the Blu-ray Disc Association, as it enters the debate over which specification will become the next-generation DVD format. Ooh, interesting. Now Dell, HP, and Apple are all backing BD for computing, that’s a powerful combo … Continue reading →

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Bruce Willis on The Daily Show

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 by MegaZone

Bruce Willis was on The Daily Show tonight, and he was talking about how he has a TiVo that he uses to record the show because he’s a fan, and that he’s also a “TiVo devotee”. I thought it was … Continue reading →

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TiVo, EchoStar patent infringement case advances

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 by MegaZone

Jury selection in the TiVo, EchoStar Communications patent infringement lawsuit will begin on Oct. 4 giving observers some sense of the time frame for the case. TiVo brought the suit against EchoStar in January of last year. The digital video … Continue reading →

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Lenny Briscoe has TiVo

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2005 by MegaZone

So I’m watching tonight’s premier of Law & Order: Trial By Jury and in one of Jerry Orbach’s first scenes (which, sadly, is one of his last scenes), and Lenny pops out with this line: “No, I got TiVo! You … Continue reading →

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