New 3D Robotics Drone Release Date 4.13.15 Teaser
The folks at 3D Robotics are taking a page from Apples marketing playbook with an early teaser video for their newest drone. Most hobby, and even professional, quadcopter operators tend to gravitate to the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ or the Yuneec, Q500 Typhoon. The 3D Robotics quadcopters have never really garnered mainstream popularity, yet. The latest […]
Helix Folding Bike
Folding bikes have been around for quite some time. Some are better than others, but most tend to sacrifice a few things over their standard bike cousins. Folders tend to have one if not all of these issues -they are heavier, have less gearing options, tiny tires, complicated folding mechanisms, and flexing frames. Not all, […]
Legal Flamethrower Available For Sale??
Yep. For about the price of an entry level Apple Watch you can buy a 49 state legal flamethrower. Guess which state it isn’t legal in. California of course, where we can’t be trusted with a freakin butterfly knife. I digress. This portable flamethrower, the XM42, is built by Detroit based Ion Productions and costs […]
Scrubba Bag Is The Campsite Washing Machine
If you have ever been on an extended camp or hiking trip you know how quickly you and your clothes can start to stink. Sure you can grab a bar of soap and hop in a stream to clean yourself. Heck, you could even wash your clothes on a rock with that same bar of […]
Aeryon HDZoom30 Imaging Payload = SCARY
The Aeryon HDZoom30 is basically a 3-axis gimbal stabilized camera system that can be bolted on to a, Aeryon SkyRanger copter. The amazing part about the, Aeryon HDZoom30 is the insane zoom (30x optical and 60x digital) and camera quality (20MP). , This camera combined with a buttery smooth gimbal allows tricks like license plate and facial recognition […]
SenseFly eXom Drone
The folks at SenseFly (remember the SenseFly eBee?) are getting closer to releasing their latest quadcopter drone, the eXom. The main difference between the SenseFly eXom and say the DJI Inspire 1 or the Yuneec Q500 is the addition of more sensors that are aware of the surroundings. The eXom has ultrasonic proximity sensors for […]
Spyderco Dog Tag
If you wear this little guy on a ball chain necklace, it would certainly look like a military style, dog tag. Sorta. The Spyderco Dog Tag ($93), is about the same size and weighs, just 1 ounce. The knife is perfect for concealed carry and while it isn’t built for heavy duty work it should be great for opening […]
Dromida Ominus Quadcopters Almost Perfect For Aerial Battles
I have bought and played with too, many quadcopter to list them all here. Let’s just say the price tags vary from $30 up to $6,000. Yes, it is a bit of an addiction. Luckily I am not alone in my love of the UAV quadcopters and have a few friends willing to test play […]
EV4 4-Wheel Electric Scooter Leans Into Turns
Riding motorcycles is hard to replicate with four wheel vehicles, because of the instant speed and more importantly the lean angles experienced during cornering. Sure it is safer to get around on four wheels, it just isn’t as fun. Well Jacek Skopinski, of Poland, has come out with a four-wheel drive electric scooter that has similar […]
Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun
At first glance this quadcopter with built-in machine gun looks pretty real, and a bit scary. But after watching the video I am pretty sure it is more CGI than reality. Still cool though. Video of the machine gun quadcopter after the break.