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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.

AMD Introduces the AMD Alchemyâ„¢ Au1200â„¢ Processor, Forges New Era of Portable Multimedia

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2005 by MegaZone

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the AMD Alchemyâ„¢ Au1200â„¢ processor, a low-power, high-performance, system-on-chip solution designed to provide living-room quality video entertainment for consumers on the go. The Au1200 processor has been optimized for personal media players (PMP) … Continue reading →

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TiVo Unveils Next Generation Service Strategy at CES

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2005 by MegaZone

Service to Integrate Broadcast and Broadband Content Delivery so Subscribers can Watch What They Want, Anytime, Anywhere TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) unveiled its next generation service strategy, code-named “Tahiti,” once again setting the standard for the best consumer entertainment experience. With Tahiti, … Continue reading →

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TiVo Developing High-Definition, Digital Cable Ready DVR

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo�® DVR with CableCARD Will Offer Flexible, Fully Featured Platform for Accessing HD Broadcast and Broadband Content CNN just mentioned TiVo shares are up 6% today, and they just had pictures from the show of the HD prototype. I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Breaking free of cable’s stranglehold

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2005 by MegaZone

Cable television companies are not among the exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show here. But their influence is everywhere, as equipment makers seek to work with–or bypass–the cable industry’s bottleneck control over the way most Americans watch TV.

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Toshiba next-gen recorder slated for year’s end

Posted on Thursday, January 6, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba executives said they will release a next-generation DVD recorder by year’s end as part of their new product plans.

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