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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.

TiVo And Pace Announce The Pace XG1 Multi-Tuner Video Gateway

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by MegaZone

Well, that was fast. It was only February when TiVo announced a partnership with Pace to bring TiVo’s software to Pace’s hardware, and today they unveiled the first fruit of that partnership, the Pace XG1 Multi-Tuner Video Gateway. They even … Continue reading →

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Congratulations SpaceX! Falcon 9 Launch Good, Dragon In Orbit!

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by MegaZone

And that is how you do that. The launch abort Saturday morning was disappointing, but as I said, it was a successful failure. The abort process worked, the rocket was safed, and they were able to troubleshoot the issue, resolve … Continue reading →

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TiVo’s Cable Show Booth Unveils Two New Content Partners

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by MegaZone

It pays to observe carefully, you never know what you might spot. Like this photo that I snapped of something I noticed in TiVo’s booth at The Cable Show 2012 today. It is the kind of thing your eyes might … Continue reading →

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TiVo Stream and IP STB Coming To MSOs and Retail This Year

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by MegaZone

Back in February I posted about TiVo’s planned transcoding box and IP STB thin-client, without too many details. Well, The Cable Show is in Boston this week and I’m attending, and today I met with TiVo. I talked mostly with … Continue reading →

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Pratt & Whitney PW1217G Conducts First Test Flight On Funky New Testbed

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Pratt & Whitney has conducted the first test flight of the PW1217G geared turbofan. This model is destined to power the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), now in development. But, to me, the real interesting bit isn’t the engine being tested, … Continue reading →

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