Monthly Archives: April 2012

Woot! – Dyson Air Multiplier 10” Bladeless Table Fan Just $99.99

Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2012 by MegaZone

Woot! today has a great deal on a refurbished Dyson Air Multiplier 10″ Bladeless Table Fan – Just $99.99 + $5 S&H. The last time Woot! offered these they were $149.99, so that’s a nice price drop. And this time … Continue reading →

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NASA Begins Second Round Of J-2X Testing

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We’ve seen a previous video on the evolution of the J-2X rocket engine. As I posted before, the original J-2 was used on the second (S-II) and third (S-IVB) stages of the mighty Saturn V moon rocket. The J-2X update … Continue reading →

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F-35C First Formation Flight

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

The first two Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variant aircraft, CF-1 & CF-2, recently conducted their first formation flight. The F-35C is the largest of the three Lightning II variants with larger wings and horizontal tail surfaces, a strengthened tailhook for … Continue reading →

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The Final Curtain Falls On Aria

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We learned back in February that things were not going well for Aria, EchoStar’s effort to produce a CableCARD DVR for the US market. CableOne, who have been trialing the system, was reported to have given up on it and … Continue reading →

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TiVo Touts Stop||Watch Over Nielsen

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

Last month I posted about TiVo’s apparent effort to promote their Stop||Watch ratings service to the industry. Well, it looks like the effort is ongoing. On Monday Alex Petrilli, senior manager of audience research at TiVo, blogged over at MediaBizBloggers.com. … Continue reading →

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