Now the saying is that a bad workman never blames his tools, but the negative news about drones this week includes that many incidents of near misses, errant drones flying away from operators and deaths attributable to military drones that it’s hard not to wonder. The first article which caught my eye is … Read more
In this week’s roundup of good news about drones, Beckham catches a ball, a question and answer session with an attorney who specialises in cases involving drones, a political statement and LEGO. Yes, LEGO. First up is the news that New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham won the inaugural Drone Drop event in … Read more
Situation normal in the world of drones is that for every good or happy story, there is a negative one. This week’s roundup covers fines, penalties, casualties, tightened laws and the consequences of inexperienced flying. The BBC reports on a drone photography company[1] hit with a six-figure dollar fine thanks to flights in … Read more
In this week’s good news about drones, there’s a proposal, examples of drone use in situations where sending a human would be positively dangerous, funding success for a drone startup and a sculpture with a camera-equipped drone on top. The first article to catch my eye this week was from WCVB in Boston[1]. … Read more
As Senator Tammy Duckworth found out, not all drones are handled responsibly. Plus, the sector is currently pretty popular, so the week of 7-14 January carried news of one company shutting down and the closure of Google’s internet drone project. Plus there were layoffs in established firms too as well as news of the theft … Read more
As already previously established, drones are both a good thing and a bad thing. Some of the positive news to come out about drones in the week 7-14 January 2017 include the five articles shared here. Vox reports that senator Tammy Duckworth, whose small aircraft was involved in a very near miss with a drone, … Read more
After the last article about how drones can be a force for good, the downside is that drones can be bad too. Unfortunately, not all drones are handled responsibly, nor are they used for peaceful missions. Despite the number of positive uses, and the responsible owners/controllers of these machines, there have also been some rather … Read more
This year, drones were a popular Christmas present. The BBC helpfully ran articles highlighting the rules for owning and flying one safely and responsibly[1], as well as a video review of the top selling models[2] just in case potential buyers or new owners needed easy access to the latest information. There really is no escaping … Read more
The Raspberry Pi took the world of electronics, programming and hobbyists by storm a few years ago. Since then, this £30 computer has found its way in many interesting projects, and has inspired many products, both for the DIY Hobbist as well as the student. The main idea for the device was to give … Read more
So on the 21st of December I received my EARIN headphones, over a year after I paid for them. Let’s get this out of the way first as I don’t want it to colour my review, the delivery of the kickstarter product has been perhaps predictably terrible with delay after delays with not enough information … Read more