I will be the first to admit I have trouble trusting the rear view camera in my car. The latency is near zero and I am generally aware of my surroundings, but trusting a camera feed over my own eyeballs makes me uneasy. So, when someone puts a First Person View (FPV) drone piloting system in front of me, it better be near flawless for me to label it a must have. That was my … [Read more...] about Testing the Epson Moverio Smart Glasses for FPV Phantom Flying
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4 Drones for Shooting the Best Christmas Cards Ever
With commercial photography drones already creating a buzz as the hottest Christmas gift item this season, UAVs are poised to change the way we “do” the holidays and Christmas card photography is no exception. Why settle for the standard “Family Waving in Front of a Fir Tree” shot when you can invest in a photography drone to produce a new-and-improved “Our Family Waving in the … [Read more...] about 4 Drones for Shooting the Best Christmas Cards Ever
TIME Magazine Says This Is the Best Drone You Can Buy Right Now
(Source: TIME.com) Update: 12/2/14 - TIME has also listed the Phantom 2 Vision + as one of its Top Ten Gadgets of 2014. Dozens of pre-assembled consumer drones are now available between at prices between $200 and $9,000, and we looked into virtually all of them. After 35 hours of research and dozens of flights, we had to agree with the opinions of most experts and … [Read more...] about TIME Magazine Says This Is the Best Drone You Can Buy Right Now
Predicting 2014’s Black Friday Drone Deals
With both Amazon and Walmart announcing plans to begin “Black Friday” Sales early (Nov. 1), it’s a safe bet drones will soon be flying off shelves and into our homes. Although it may be too early to tell exactly which sales may prove to be the best values, we can make a few predictions about this year's drone deals. 3D Robotics Last year, 3D Robotics ran a Cyber-Monday sale … [Read more...] about Predicting 2014’s Black Friday Drone Deals
The Ultimate Preflight Checklist for the Phantom 2 Vision+
I've had two accidents with my new Phantom 2 Vision+. Both were caused by pilot error. No terrorist attack, no equipment malfunction, no weather issue, just an aggressive pilot with a new multicopter anxious to capture videos from vantage points never before available (to me). The first pilot error resulted from a failure to verify a GPS connection. I imagine this must be a … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Preflight Checklist for the Phantom 2 Vision+
