Monthly Archives: August 2011

Time Warner Cable to Subsidize Customer Slingbox Purchases

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by MegaZone

The New York Times is reporting that, beginning sometime in September, Time Warner Cable will begin subsidizing customer purchases of a Slingbox. They don’t name the model specifically in the article, but the image associated is of the Slingbox PRO-HD … Continue reading →

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Small Texas MSO Grande Communications Selects TiVo Premiere

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by MegaZone

Joining RCN and Suddenlink, who are already distributing TiVo hardware to customers, and Charter Communications, who has a deal to begin doing so later this year, small Texas cable MSO Grande Communications has selected the TiVo Premiere family of hardware … Continue reading →

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Another BestBuy.com Midnight Sale – Home Theater Gear

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by MegaZone

Best Buy really seems to like these midnight sales. Tonight’s sale is on home theater equipment. Right now the link shows 14 items; seven HDTVs, four HDMI cables, a TV stand, wireless HD gear, and a wireless security camera. But, … Continue reading →

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Two Big Gizmos Finally Ship

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by MegaZone

While I normally cover the kind of gizmos that fit in your hand, or at least in your home, sometimes I like to go a bit bigger. This is a big month for Boeing, the B787 Dreamliner and the B747-8 … Continue reading →

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Portal: The Movie Trailer… Kinda

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by MegaZone

This was just too cool not to share. Dan Trachtenberg, probably best known from The Totally Rad Show, directed a short video based on the most excellent video game, Portal. I would see this movie.

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