The market for out-of-the-box fully capable quadcopter just got pretty crowded. This is great news for the consumers of these gadgets as the pricing is starting to get more reasonable. Or at least the feature sets are matching the prices. The latest announcement in the video camera quadcopter arena comes…
The power to weight equation is the not-so-secret sauce behind some of the quickest supercars on the road. Lots of power and very little weight often means you are hitting some pretty good 0-60mph and quarter mile times. The British have just smacked down ALL of the pretentious supercars running around…
Trying to disseminate information (USB sticks, TV shows, money, and anti-government documents) to North Koreans via balloons is not a new trick. In fact South Koreans have been trying to help out their Northern neighbors for years. The latest balloon attempt has been started by a North Korean defector, Lee…
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…
Apple always seems to be targeted for ridiculous reporting when they release new products. I believe that is because they have many competitors wanting to sling mud instead of compete on innovations alone. Not to mention there are just the Apple haters. It happens. Which ever camp you live in…
As if the Amazon’s one-click ordering wasn’t scary amazing enough, there are now Dash Buttons. What is an Amazon Dash Button you ask. Well, it is a wireless device (Wi-Fi) in the form of a single function button. So, for example if you had a Dash Button for Tide, when…
The Honda Bulldog Motorcycle is still in concept phase but fingers are crossed it becomes a reality. The Honda Bulldog wants to be a “Lovable Touring Partner”. Not sure exactly what that means, but it looks like it would be just as comfortable on the highway as on a dirt…
Microsoft is working to secure their Windows 10 computers later this year (2015) and announced that this new OS will have support for some more secure log-in options. Among those log-in options are fingerprint, facial, and iris recognition. Of course it is up to the hardware manufacturers to add these…
The future has arrived in the form of a solar powered airplane making a trip around the world. The Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi yesterday with plans of going around the world. The Solar Impulse 2 is being piloted by the co-founders of this amazing plane, Bertrand…
I didn’t think it was possible to get so excited about a laptop computer. It seems most upgrades to the tried and true laptop are small hardware changes and cpu/storage/memory bumps. Well, Apple just blew me away with their latest 12-inch MacBook. The new 12-inch Apple MacBook is just 12.1mm…