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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.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Abort A Successful Failure

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

If you, like myself, stayed up last night to watch the SpaceX COTS 2+ Mission, aka Falcon 9 Flight 3, launch to the ISS you were probably disappointed by the last minute launch abort. For those of you who didn’t … Continue reading →

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Sellout.Woot! – Motorola XOOM 10.1″ 32GB Android Tablet Just $249.99

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Today’s Sellout.Woot! deal is a refurbished Motorola XOOM 10.1″ 32GB Android Tablet for only $249.99 + $5 S&H. The XOOM has a 10.1″ 1280×800 display, a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of on-board storage. It supports dual-band … Continue reading →

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DISH Network Goes Full Bore With The ‘Boston’ Hopper Ad Campaign

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

When DISH Network launched their new Hopper multi-room DVR they ran a few different ads. But the one that seems to have struck the strongest chord is the ‘Boston’ ad. It seems like DISH noticed as they’ve now launched a … Continue reading →

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Woot! – Slingbox PRO-HD Just $169.99!

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by MegaZone

Today’s Woot! deal is a refurbished Slingbox PRO-HD for only $169.99 + $5 S&H. This is the top-of-the-line Slingbox, capable of handling 1080i component video and streaming full HD to clients local or remote – provided the pipe is big … Continue reading →

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Rockets, Rockets, Rockets – SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch To ISS 04:55ET This Morning!

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by MegaZone

There’s been some rocket-related activity while I was quiet. NASA continues the test program on the J-2X as part of the work for the planned Space Launch System (SLS). On Wednesday they had another brief test firing at Stennis Space … Continue reading →

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