A friend pointed me in the direction of this video and Robert McIntosh, who clearly has some skillz when it comes to both flying drones and producing compelling footage. There’s a trick to this sequence which you’ll spot fairly easily but it’s still very impressive fun.
California Dreamin’.
With the advances in drone technology, it’s easy to fly most drones these days. To fly a drone well and record video at the same time still takes a great deal of skill. It’s especially difficult if you are the pilot, cinematographer and star all at the same time. If this is your problem, then the AirDog is the solution. Todd cries, “Havoc” and lets slip the AirDogs of war.
The AirDog drone has two unique selling points. First, it folds up to fit into a backpack and second, it can follow its owner from the air, filming the action. The owner wears a wristband somewhat reminiscent of Jack Harkness which lets the drone track the owner’s position. Various parameters can be set to adjust how the AirDog positions itself relative to the owner, such as height and distance. Seriously cool.
The AirDog will be available later in the year for $1,500 but pre-orders are open for a little under $1,300. You’ll also need to get yourself a GoPro camera.
Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.
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Square Phones? What are they thinking??
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Drone Operators Arrested in New York
Cockpit cameras – Good idea or bad?
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Aereo uses Supreme court ruling to get back in business as a cable provider.
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Happy 6th Birthday Apple Appstore
The most common misconceptions about the big 8 tech companies
5 to 8 times more battery on your tech toys!
10 highest paying Tech Companies to intern for
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