DEAL NEWS – I’ve probably reviewed a dozen drones over the years and I think this kit has everything you need to get started with this fun hobby without taxing your wallet. The ATTOP X18 drone features 1080P 120° wide-angle video capture, comes with 2 batteries, a gaming-style controller, has 1 key take-off and landing, […]
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REVIEW – Have you ever watched a YouTube channel where they do this cool zooming out video with a drone? You know, the one where they start close up, then fly the drone up and out until there’s this huge panorama shot of where they are. I want to do that. Not because I’m a
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NEWS – Looking for a unique drone? The MetaFly from Bionic Bird is an RC flying creature that looks like the cross between a bird and a wasp. It features very a lightweight non-propeller design with a built-in battery that charges through a small handheld controller. The “tail” of the MetaFly can manually ratchet up
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ARTICLE – I recently read a news story about drone deliveries happening near me, right in the DFW area (see the Fox4 News video clip)! The company Wing (a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet) is delivering select health and wellness items from a Walgreens in Little Elm to customers within four miles of the
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REVIEW – If you’ve ever thought about buying a drone, a lot of questions may have crossed your mind. How much should I spend? What if it crashes? Do I need GPS? Do I need a license? Is it hard to master? Sooo many questions. Until now, I was that person. I had never
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NEWS – The HS710 Ultralight 4K GPS Drone is Holystone’s latest drone for people who can’t afford DJI prices but still want a folding drone with 4K video capture, long battery life, and a nice selection of useful flight modes. This is a GPS drone for adults and features a 120°wide angle lens and remote-controlled
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NEWS – Drones are fun to fly – outside. But the new Ring Always Home Cam is a drone that is designed to be flown INSIDE your home and one that you can control when you’re not even there. The main purpose of most drones is for flying outdoors and capturing video. The Ring Always
The Ring Always Home Cam is a security drone for inside your home! Read More
REVIEW – Drones are in the news a lot these days. From new models to new rules and regulations, flying a drone is getting more complicated even as the devices get easier to use. But drones aren’t limited to the air. Chasing, a leading manufacturer of underwater drones for research and exploration has released the
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REVIEW – “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards.” – Leonardo Da Vinci What is it? The Tomzon D40 Mini Drone is a GPS quadcopter with 27 minutes of flight time, brushless motors, and an onboard 4K camera. Hardware specs Weight: 240g/8.46OZ Flight Time: 27 Minutes
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NEWS – DJI, the leading civilian drone manufacturer, is back at it, releasing their newest pricey toy for gadget-lovers, the DJI FPV. FPV is an abbreviation for “first-person view”. Unlike most consumer drones where the pilot watches the drone’s view on a screen, the FPV puts the pilot right on the drone thanks to an
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NEWS – Are you big of drones and quadcopters and other flying machines? Here at The Gadgeteer, we are certainly are! We’ve reviewed three different drones this year (along with one other I’m-not-really-sure-what-it-is). If you’re into drones, you’re probably already familiar with the name DJI, a maker of high-end drones. What you might not know
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NEWS – Drones are invading the golfing world! Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, is also an avid golfer. Jordan opened a new golf course, The Grove XXIII golf course in Hobe Sound, Florida. Being “Air Jordan”, you wouldn’t expect to have to stop at the clubhouse at the turn or
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REVIEW – My kids are very fascinated with robots and scooters and planes, etc. They both have a couple of small dromes, but they are still getting used to flying them. They also love kites and just about anything colorful that flies. Let’s see if they like this flying Zing Go-Go Bird. What is it?
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NEWS – In the mid-to-late ’90s I was snowboarding every day and when I wasn’t riding or watching snowboard videos on VHS, I was filming my own videos with my buddy Chris and anyone else that would participate. We wanted a tiny video camera mounted to an RC helicopter that would film for us and
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REVIEW – When you think of drone brands, the one that probably comes to mind first is DJI. But are there other brands worth checking out that have more features at a similar or lower price point? You bet, and today I’m going to show you the PowerVision PowerEgg X Autonomous Personal AI-Camera Drone. Let’s
PowerVision PowerEgg X drone review – This drone does it all Read More
REVIEW – I have reviewed quite a few drones over the years and although I wouldn’t call myself an expert by any stretch of the imagination, I do know what to look for in a good one. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at the Holystone HS165 Foldable FPV Drone with GPS.
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REVIEW – It’s winter here in Indiana, but that’s not going to stop me from testing out a drone that can land and take off from what? Wait, what?! It’s time to check out the SwellPro Spry+ 4K drone. What is it? The SwellPro Spry+ is a bright orange waterproof drone that can record in
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NEWS – The FAA has recently put forth a proposal that would allow them to track all drones over 0.55 pounds, even drones for hobbyists like those reviewed on this site. They want to force drones to broadcast their ID and location, like a transponder for civilian aircraft, and their controllers to transmit that same
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REVIEW – The SNAPTAIN H823H Plus Mini Drone is a fun, inexpensive way to introduce newbies, young and old, to the joy of drone piloting. The SNAPTAIN comes with a number of added features which just a few years ago would only be found on higher-priced drones. Not all of these additional features work as
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REVIEW – I saw a t-shirt on Etsy that said, “A bad day flying is better than a good day working,” and in the middle was a picture of a quadcopter drone. I love my job, but after a couple of weeks of flying Altair Aerial’s Outlaw SE, I’m inclined to agree with that t-shirt.
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