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.

Assembling the Airbus A300-200F, Painting the Boeing 747-8, and The Life of Luggage

Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2012 by MegaZone

A few weeks ago Airbus shared a video of an A300-200 airliner being assembled. Now they’ve shared another one, of the A330-200F’s final assembly. Yeah, same basic airframe, but the freighter version. Who cares, it’s aerospace factory pr0n! I spotted … Continue reading →

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Samsung Continues To Needle iPhone Fans With Android Ads

Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2012 by MegaZone

Since I made my last post about Samsung’s series of ads promoting their Galaxy S II Android smartphone with humorous jabs at the iPhone hype, they’ve shared a couple of new Next Big Thing spots.

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Happy New Year

Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2012 by MegaZone

Happy New Year! Sorry for the radio silence recently, it wasn’t planned but fortunately it isn’t for a bad reason this time. I’ve just been pretty busy with work, the usual holiday hassle, and some of the last minute wedding … Continue reading →

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Supersized New THR22 DirecTiVos On The Way From WeaKnees

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 by MegaZone

While the new THR22 DirecTiVo is only in limited distribution, and only available directly from DirecTV, WeaKnees.com is planning ahead. The THR22 will be in wide release in early 2012, including through resellers like WeaKnees. They’ve managed to get their … Continue reading →

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Stratolaunch Systems – You Can’t Say They Don’t Dream Big!

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 by MegaZone

What do you get when ex-Microsoft tycoon Paul Allen pulls together Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites, home of SpaceShipOne, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, home of the Falcon series of launchers? A new company, Stratolaunch Systems, with a truly audacious plan for … Continue reading →

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