Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sellout.Woot – HP 2511x 25″ LED Ultra-Slim Monitor with HDMI just $169.99

Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 by MegaZone

Sellout.Woot describes today’s deal as “Famous Maker 25” LED Ultra-Slim Monitor with HDMI” and they don’t mention the maker anywhere in the entry. Except they link to the product manual which makes it clear this must be the HP 2511x. … Continue reading →

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Buy A Verizon Device from Amazon Get a $50 Gift Card

Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 by MegaZone

Purchase a Verizon phone or mobile broadband device with a new line of service between midnight PDT September 16, 2011, and 11:59 p.m. PDT September 26, 2011 and Amazon will email you a $50 gift card code on October 10, … Continue reading →

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More Info On the Channel Master TV DVR, Now Even Less Appealing

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 by MegaZone

The other day I posted about the Channel Master TV CM-7400 ATSC & clear QAM DVR, and given its features and $400 price tag I concluded that a $600 TiVo Premiere with lifetime was the better deal. Well, now we … Continue reading →

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Sherman, set the WABAC machine to 1999!

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 by MegaZone

TechnoBuffalo had a great post today with a look back at the very, very early days of the DVR via this video from The Today Show in 1999. This is when DVRs, then still generally called PVRs (Personal Video Recorders), … Continue reading →

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Airbags, They’re Not Just For Car Crashes and Stuntwork

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 by MegaZone

Boeing posted this video of airbag tests for their CST-100 capsule. The CST-100, for Crew Space Transportation 100, is a new crew capsule Boeing is developing for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) to the space station and other destinations. It is … Continue reading →

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