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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.

Eurocopter X3 Continues US Demo Tour

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 by MegaZone

Following up on the first US flight of the X3 demonstrator in the skies over Texas, the official demonstration tour kicked off at American Eurocopter’s Grand Prairie facility today. The event featured not only a flight demonstration by the X3, … Continue reading →

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Boeing X-37B Returns From 469 Days In Space

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012 by MegaZone

The Boeing-built X37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-2) returned from 469 days in orbit on June 16, 2012. What is was doing, no one really knows. Originally a NASA project the DoD took over the X-37 in 2004, and now it … Continue reading →

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F-35 Test Pilot Tuesday & The First F-35C Night Flight

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 by MegaZone

It is time once again for another entry in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 video series “Test Pilot Tuesday”. Additionally, the F-35C carrier variant made it’s first night flight on June 13 from PAX River. There’s some nice afterburner shock diamond shots … Continue reading →

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Boeing CST-100 Capsule’s Launch Abort System Test Fired

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 by MegaZone

As part of their work to qualify the CST-100 spacecraft for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Launch Abort System (LAS) rocket engine has been successfully hot fired. The 40,000 pound thrust class engine achieved full thrust … Continue reading →

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Sellout.Woot! – Android Tablets: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 & Vizio 8″ Tablet

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 by MegaZone

Sellout.Woot! currently has a few Android tablet related deals running. First up is a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 16GB unit for $300 + $5 S&H. 10.1″ 1280×800 capacitive touch screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB of on-board storage, … Continue reading →

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