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.

Woot! – Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 Wireless Headset for Xbox 360 Just $79.99

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by MegaZone

Today’s Woot! deal is a refurbished Turtle Beach Ear Force X41 Wireless Headset for Xbox 360 for only $79.99 + $5 S&H. You get support for Dolby Digital 7.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Pro Logic IIx for the best sound … Continue reading →

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Virgin TiVo Wins Stuff’s Home Cinema Gadget of the Year

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by MegaZone

Beating out the Onkyo TX-NR609 receiver, EchoStar HDS 600RS Freesat PVR, Panasonic DMP-BDT310 Blu-ray player, LG HX976TZW home theater in a box, D-Link Boxee Box, and Yamaha YSP-2200 sound bar, Virgin Media’s TiVo won Stuff magazine’s “Home Cinema Gadget of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cable, DVR, TiVo | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Win MegaZone’s Old Stuff Giveaway 3 of 3 – Slingbox PRO & HD Connect

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by MegaZone

This is giveaway three of three, as explained in the first giveaway post. This is my old Slingbox PRO and HD Connect. Note, this is the PRO, and not the PRO-HD. The PRO does not stream in HD. With the … Continue reading →

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Win MegaZone’s Old Stuff Giveaway 2 of 3 – D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by MegaZone

This is giveaway two of three, as explained in the first giveaway post. This is the D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player, it handles all DivX and most Xvid files (.divx and .avi files using DivX with MPEG-1 Layer … Continue reading →

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Win MegaZone’s Old Stuff Giveaway 1 of 3 – TiVo Wireless G USB Network Adapter

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2011 by MegaZone

Perhaps unsurprisingly I’m a bit of a tech pack rat. I tend not to get rid of old gear once I stop using it, unless perhaps it died. Even then sometimes I have trouble letting go. But whenever I have … Continue reading →

Posted in DVR, TiVo | Tagged , , | 15 Comments