I have to admit that I’m a bit of a tech hipster in some very specific cases, while being a dummy early adopter in others. When it comes to televisions, I’ve been clinging to my 720p plasma TV for far longer than it was designed to last. Even today, I … Read more
The humble quadcopter, with its four rotors and distinct buzzing sound, has become synonymous with the word “drone”. Of course, any aircraft design can be a drone, as long as it’s unmanned and has some degree of autonomy. We have drone helicopters, drone airplanes and of course multirotors that aren’t … Read more
Drones are everywhere these days, but despite the mainstream popularity of the hobby it’s still not what one would call a cheap way to spend your time. High-end consumer drones cost thousands of dollars and even much more modest fare will have an asking price in the hundreds of dollars. … Read more
Here´s the deal: It really is worth getting your kids into flying drones from a young age. Not only is it an employable skill, it will get their butts off the couch and provide an activity you can share with each other. I put together a guide on what you … Read more
Almost every consumer drone on the market these days integrates the user’s smartphone to stand in as the live monitor. This is a move that makes sense in many different ways. For one thing, it allows drone makers to sell their product for less money. It also makes it easier … Read more
You only have to look up on any typical day to realise that flying drones are taking over our skies. What you might not know is that they are also coming for land and sea. Obviously scientists and engineers have been using autonomous and semi-autonomous submarines for years. They’ve allowed … Read more
When looking over the specifications for a drone we usually care most about things like speed, range, endurance and camera quality. Most people don’t really care how high their drone can fly. To be honest, it’s not a subject I’ve given much thought to either. That is, until I saw … Read more
Thanks to the rise of multirotor radio-controlled aircraft we are now stuck with some pretty weird naming conventions. While the public has taken to calling all quadcopters and things that look like quadcopters “drones”. There’s been a lot of back and forth on what counts as a “drone”, but to … Read more