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DJI Spark In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/spark-drone-review.html

Over the past few years we’ve seen drones become one way for folks in sport to get those shots, either autonomously or manually.

DJI Air 3 In-Depth Review (with Sports Tracking!)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/review-sports-tracking.html

This drone is meant to slot in below the Mavic 3 Pro price/feature-wise while being higher-end than the Mini 3 Pro.

My Winter 2016-2017 Sports Gadget Recommendations

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/winter-sports-recommendations.html

Drones have advanced so much in the last 12-18 months it’s mind-boggling.

GoPro Hero5 Black In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/gopro-hero5-review.html

Back in September GoPro launched three new cameras, alongside a drone and a gimbal.

5 Sport Tech Products I Want To See AirTag Integration In

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/products-airtag-integration.html

I know, I know, I’ve got a small history with occasionally misbehaving drones.

GoPro Karma Grip Gimbal In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/gopro-gimbal-review.html

Almost exactly 11 months ago GoPro announced their Karma drone and Karma Grip products.

Investor Call Tech Tidbits: GoPro Q2 2017

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/investor-tidbits-gopro.html

I was interested to see what they might have to say about the upcoming Hero 6, the GoPro Fusion 360° camera, and their Karma drone.

Tech Tidbits: LIMITS Power Meter Company Liquidates, COROS Firmware Update, Skydio Leaves Consumer Drones

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/08/liquidates-firmware-consumer.html

This happened about 10 days ago, but given I was on a trip in the mountains, I wanted to at least mention it somewhere here – since Skydio drones have been really the best option when it comes to autonomous sports tracking drones, at least from an obstacle avoidance and tracking standpoint.

DJI Avata In-Depth Review: Everything you need to know

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/avata-review-everything.html

This drone isn’t quite like most of the other drones I review, in that it doesn’t have a autonomous sports-tracking component.

DJI OSMO Action: In-Depth Review of DJI’s First Action Camera

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/action-camera-review.html

For realz this time, not a small hand-held gimbal that’s sorta like an action camera but not, not another drone that can be action-like, but now – a bona fide action camera – complete with ‘Action’ as half its name.

Week in Review–June 19th, 2022

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1) Interview on Sports Tech and Drone Reviewing: I’ve given a lot of interviews over the years, but this might be one of my favorites! I think mainly because it’s so different than every other one I’ve done.

Week in Review–December 27th, 2015

www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/reviewdecember-27th-2015.html

1) BMW concept car comes with built-in drone: But it’s not the drone that caught my eye – but the TomTom action camera that’s hanging from the drone.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend in Île de Ré

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It appears the bike shop also specializes in some drone stuff (videos/photos), as they had a customized DJI Inspire off to the side, and a few other drones and remote-controlled aircraft floating around.

Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2020-2021

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/sports-technology-recommendations.html

That’s the last of a generation from DJI that allowed you to control the drone from your phone, ideal for stashing the drone in your back jersey pocket and taking it for a ride anywhere.

A Week On A Small Australian Tropical Island

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/australian-tropical-island.html

To compare the differences in tides, here’s two drone shots – taken about an hour away from both low and high tides.

18 Sports Tech Things at CES That I Didn’t Write About

www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/ces-sportstech-leftovers.html

Go figure, for a company that made the mother of all faked simulated drone promo videos, they’ve managed to do extremely well in sales.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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It’s just a better all around drone than Airdog, whereas Airdog is better at pure sports action (without a secondary pilot).

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/random-things-did-this-weekend-79.html

I had hoped to avoid checking luggage, but bringing back a hefty sidebag of drones along with a gimbal, and a suitcase full of other products and cycling/running gear sorta squashed those plans.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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While here on the site action cam and drone footage does well, over on YouTube, it does exceptionally well for me.

My 6 Favorite Action Cam Accessories I Use Daily

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/favorite-action-accessories.html

It was originally designed to hold the now-defunct GoPro Karma drone, but I’ve put numerous other drones in there without issue.

DJI Mavic 3 vs Skydio 2 Active Track Review (for Cycling)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/dji-mavic-3-vs-skydio2-review-active-cycling.html

Additionally, within this video, I include a review of the canal water temperature, entry to water conditions, and overall canal immersion experience – from the perspective of a cyclist now retrieving a drone.