Author Archives: MegaZone

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.

F-35 Night Refueling And High Speed Fly-By

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by MegaZone

Flight testing continues on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, and along with flight testing comes the videos LockMart keeps pumping out to tout the progress. It is all part of their marketing effort to maintain a favorable view of … Continue reading →

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Getting High On Nature

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by MegaZone

Boeing is all about getting high on nature. I’m talking about aviation biofuels, of course – what else could I be talking about? They’ve released this video highlighting their efforts in the area.

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Flying Cars – Finally Coming Soon?

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 by MegaZone

Flying cars have been capturing the popular imagination for decades, but none of the attempts have every proven to be practical, or at least not commercial successes. A couple of well known examples of past attempts are the Fulton Airphibian, … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media Standardizes on TiVo in Collections, Hawks Them With David Tennant

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 by MegaZone

Building on the runaway success of their TiVo deployment in the UK, Virgin Media has revamped their service ‘bundles’ into three new ‘Collections’, all of which feature TiVo as standard. At this point if you sign up for service with … Continue reading →

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Google Gets Into Augmented Reality With Project Glass

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 by MegaZone

A long running staple of science fiction and cyberpunk stories is augmented reality. Some kind of glasses, contact lenses, or implants that give a character a layer of information on top of what their standard perceptions of the world around … Continue reading →

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