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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.

X3 Over Texas

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

The Eurocopter X3 has kicked off it’s US demonstration tour in the skies over Texas. I understand the design just fine, but it still looks weird to me. In a production design I think they’d need to relocate the propellers; … Continue reading →

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NuSTAR Rides To Orbit On The Wings Of Pegasus

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

NASA’s NuSTAR mission, or Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, was launched June 13, 2012 via an Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL rocket. While the X-ray observatories mission is interesting in itself, my main interest is in the Pegasus. It is unique … Continue reading →

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The Maple Seed Samarai

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

The Lockheed Martin Samarai is a pretty cool micro UAV. And yes, it is Samarai and not samurai. Hey, I didn’t name it. It is based on the maple seed. For anyone who’s lived in an area where maple trees … Continue reading →

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VideoNuze TiVo Cable Show Video Interview

Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 by MegaZone

The Cable Show website has posted an interview with Jeff Klugman, TiVo’s Senior Vice President for products, filmed last month at the show. Actually, I’m pretty sure I saw this interview being shot during one of my visits to TiVo’s … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Dragon – Meet Your Potential Rivals

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 by MegaZone

I realize I’m a couple of weeks late in posting this, but better late than never. Congratulations to SpaceX on the flawless flight of their Dragon capsule – from the Falcon 9 launch, to berthing with the ISS, to the … Continue reading →

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