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.

Community maintainer?

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 by MegaZone

Just wondering – who is the community maintainer? Ah, looks like trinityinfinity judging by the first post to the community from August, 2002. Are they still active here? I was thinking about adding more info to the groups profile – … Continue reading →

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More glimpses into the future of TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 by MegaZone

A few hints that TiVo is definitely interested in the digital cable ready market. This is from a post I just made in alt.video.ptv.tivo: Since the FCC has approved the new digital cable standard cable companies are required to support … Continue reading →

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New toy

Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 by MegaZone

I have one of these coming from here. This should be fun.

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Rampant TiVo speculation…

Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 by MegaZone

From time to time I look at the jobs available at TiVo – just to tease myself and get my hopes up. Since my C++ skills are several years out of date I don’t think I stand a chance looking … Continue reading →

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TiVo makes PopSci Best Of What’s New

Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 by MegaZone

PIoneer DVR-810H makes PopSci BOWN. This is one of the Pioneer TiVo/DVR-RW units – the other is the Pioneer Elite DVR-57H. While MSRP on this is $1200, I’ve seen then for ~$700 online, and I expect prices to come down. … Continue reading →

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