Monthly Archives: October 2011

This is the Last Week for Roxio Discounts – Ending 10/15/11

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Back in July, just after I relaunched, I posted a number of discount offers for Roxio products. And I posted a reminder a couple of weeks ago. Now this is the last week to use them, they expire on 10/15/11. … Continue reading →

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TiVo Premiere Elite Officially Released – Surprise?!

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Surprise, the TiVo Premiere Elite officially releases today! What? Yes, I know, I have been posting for the past few days about it being available for pre-order, and even initial customer impressions after it hit Best Buy stores yesterday. But … Continue reading →

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A Look at the Vulkano Lava, the Slingbox’s Erstwhile Competitor

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Monsoon Multimedia has long been Sling Media’s erstwhile competitor. First with their line of HAVA devices, and more recently with the Vulkano lineup. Personally I’ve always felt like their units were the cheaper, less polished offerings. I’ve always preferred Sling’s … Continue reading →

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DirecTV’s Nomad Now Available – Does Copying, Not Streaming

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Back in August I posted a number of details about DirecTV’s then forthcoming Nomad place shifting product, and it is finally here for $149. It turns out that most of the info I had at the time was correct and, … Continue reading →

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Myriad Alien Dalvik 2.0 Borgs Other Platforms Into the Android Collective

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011 by MegaZone

Resistance is futile! OK, I’ll drop the Star Trek jokes, but I do think this is pretty cool. As you may or may not know the application environment for Android is called Dalvik. To simplify app creators normally write in … Continue reading →

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