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.

RCN To Launch TiVo Premiere Q & TiVo Preview in Washington, DC on Tuesday 11/8

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011 by MegaZone

On Friday Jason Nealis, RCN’s Sr. Director, Video Product and Video Operations, posted in the DSL Reports forums announcing that the TiVo Premiere Q and TiVo Preview would launch in RCN’s Washington, DC service area on Tuesday, November 8th. The … Continue reading →

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Charter TiVo – Today Ft. Worth, TX, Tomorrow the World!

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011 by MegaZone

OK, not quite today, but soon. Back in January Charter & TiVo announced an agreement under which Charter would offer TiVo hardware to their customers, just as RCN, Suddenlink, and Grande Communications do. And with their quarterly financial announcement last … Continue reading →

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Train Your Dog to Destroy Your TiVo Remote… Wait, What?

Posted on Saturday, November 5, 2011 by MegaZone

I’d file this under “Incredibly Bad Ideas.” Michael over at The WeaKnees Blog spotted this at his local Best Buy. It is a dog’s chew toy, clearly designed to look like a TiVo peanut remote. Ignoring what’s almost certainly a … Continue reading →

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Aerospace Pr0n, F-35B Ship Suitability Testing Edition

Posted on Friday, November 4, 2011 by MegaZone

I posted a video of the F-35B ship suitability testing back when it first started. Well, it is complete and Lockheed Martin posted a ‘greatest hits’ reel of the tests. And here it is: C’mon, that’s just cool.

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Gizmo Lovers is Back

Posted on Friday, November 4, 2011 by MegaZone

Power was finally restored today, so Gizmo Lovers is back up full time. No more up and down on generator. So we’ll now return to our regularly scheduled program.

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