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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 quarterly conference call

Posted on Thursday, January 15, 2004 by MegaZone

For the curious, TiVo had their quarterly conference call during CES and it is available for replay for anyone who wants to call in and listen: Number: 719-457-0820 Conf: 180587 Or online: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz395048701gf12.html

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Anyone else going to CES?

Posted on Monday, January 5, 2004 by MegaZone

I’m flying out to Vegas on Wednesday and I’ll be there until next Monday, going to CES! 4 days of completely geeking out over new gadgets. And, of course, I’ll be hitting the TiVo booth to see what they have … Continue reading →

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DNNA/RTV gives a lesson in how not to make customers happy

Posted on Friday, December 26, 2003 by MegaZone

http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2003/12/replaytv_fraud_.html What possessed DNNA to change the pricing on the RTV in the week before Xmas? The only explanation I can think of is that sales were miserable and they dropped the pricing in a desperate attempt to move more … Continue reading →

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Extensive review of the Dish DVR-921

Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2003 by MegaZone

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=21399 Based on what has been made public about the HD DirecTiVo, it sounds like the Dish unit is good – but not as good as the TiVo. (Originally spotted in PVRBlog)

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More cool TiVo stuff

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 by MegaZone

Spotted this in PVRBlog – JavaHMO. It works with HMO on your Series2 TiVo to do some very keen things.

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