Dog Lover, Knowledge Seeker, Technology Enthusiast
Test was completed on April 20th, 2014 in light wind. Iris is equipted with gimbal, long legs and GoPro.
Two stock Iris batteries were used during the test. Iris was kept in Loiter mode between 5-15 meters with minimal aerial maneuvers.
The first battery lasted seven minutes and twenty fives seconds. This is a brand new replacement battery from 3DRobotics.
The second battery lasted six minutes and thirteen seconds. More than a minute drop off from the new battery.
This is my first UAV film using the 3DRobotics Iris with a GoPro Hero3+ Silver. The film was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
With the holiday season upon us and only ten days until Christmas, the topic of gift giving is on most people’s mind. This topic has intrigued me this year more than any other year, maybe because I am getting older, but I realized I needed to give it some serious thought.
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New Beginning
A few weeks ago I purchased the HP Chromebook 11 from the Google Play store, which was my first encounter with a Chromebook. For as long as I can remember I have been using Windows-based PC’s and laptops. I knew my days with Windows were over, due to the never-ending crashes, non-responsive applications and the unrelenting downloads to update. It was time to move on.
I recently came across an article about the new Steam Machine beta by Valve. The concept of taking the traditional PC gamer market and consolidating it into a piece of hardware that can neatly be deployed in your entertainment system is intriguing. Personally, I have been waiting for the launch of the Xbox One, but this new platform might be a game changer, no pun intended.