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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.

Virgin Media TiVo Getting 15.2 Update Starting – Now.

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 by MegaZone

Virgin Media TiVo users will begin receiving the big 15.2 software update today, 11/17, according to a notice sent to customers. The update will be rolling out over the course of the next week, and should be complete by 11/24. … Continue reading →

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Google Takes On iTunes & Amazon MP3 with Google Music

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 by MegaZone

Google Music is out of beta and open to everyone, and it picked up a new trick in the process of launching – music purchasing. Google Music is taking on iTunes and Amazon’s MP3 store. As during the beta, users … Continue reading →

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Sellout.Woot! – Optoma HD 1080p Home Theater Projector Just $649.99

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 by MegaZone

Today’s Sellout.Woot deal is a refurbished Optoma HD 1080p Home Theater Projector for only $649.99 + $5 S&H. You choose from the HD20 or HD180 – which seem to be pretty much identical other than contrast. The HD20 claims a … Continue reading →

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ONO Launches TiVo Services in Spain – Officially

Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 by MegaZone

While they started taking pre-orders in mid-August and began customer installs in September, and the deployment was spotlighted by TiVo at the IBC conference that month, that seems to have only been a ‘soft launch’. And for a soft launch … Continue reading →

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ASUS Transformer Prime Officially Announced – I Want One!

Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011 by MegaZone

A couple of weeks ago we were teased with the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime and told a full announcement would come 11/9. Well, ASUS was true to their word and they released the details. The Prime takes the Transformer … Continue reading →

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