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Week in Review–August 8th, 2021

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2) Super cool drone swimming pool video: You’ve undoubtedly seen various artistic drone FPV videos before, but this is the first time I’ve seen one centered around a swimming pool, and certainly the first time I’ve seen it end with the drone end up *IN* the pool purposefully.

Why GoPro’s integration announcement with Polar is far wider reaching

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For example, consumer drone maker 3DR noted this (and actually implemented it), as did another drone maker AirDog (but hasn’t implemented it yet).

Week in Review – November 10th, 2024

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/11/week-review-november-10th.html

3) Sony Discontinues Airpeak S1 drone: In a move that surprises exactly nobody, Sony has discontinued their drone attempt.

Huge List of Spring 2021 Sports Tech Deals (US)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/spring-sports-deals.html

Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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Remember the GoPro Karma drone? It was recalled back in December and then started shipping again in February.

DJI Air 3S Lidar vs The Gauntlet: ActiveTrack Sports Follow-Me Testing

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/10/dji-air-3s-review-gauntlet-activetrack-testing.html

Their just-released DJI Air 3S is their first consumer drone to include forward-facing LIDAR, which uses lasers to determine what's in front of it.

ISPO 2017 Roundup: Kuai Fit, Coros, Garmin, Salming RunLAB, Digitsole, LG, Casio, Kettler, Bonx Grip, Wiralcam

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These would typically be used where drone shots couldn’t go, either for safety or maneuverability reasons.

Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2019 Sports Tech Deals Round-Up!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/friday-monday-sports.html

Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.

Review: Bike Mount for DJI Drones to use with Active Track

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/review-drones-active.html

If you’re a long-time follower of the site or channel, you know I’ve got a long history of trying out drones with sports track capabilities.

Amazon Early Access Sports Tech Deals Round-Up

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/10/amazon-access-sports-tech-deals-2022.html

Anything that’s action camera-related or drone-related you’ll find here.

Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2019-2020

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/sports-technology-buyers.html

And it’s an awesome little drone that pushed the envelope of what’s possible in a 249g package.

The Massive Holiday 2019 Deals Listing!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/garmin-suunto-holiday.html

Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.

Week in Review–Oct 27th, 2019

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Meanwhile, drone and action cam reviews/etc are pretty much rampant with fakery, and paid reviews that don’t mention they’re paid.

The 3rd Annual DCR Open House–Recap and Photos!

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Plus, I used the TV mounted near my drone section to play videos from a playlist of ‘pretty’ drone videos I have.

Holiday 2018 Sports Tech Deals!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/holiday-fitness-technology.html

Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.

Week in Review–October 15th, 2017

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2) This drone will measure your heart rate: Well then, the whole WiFi access point thing sounds rather rudimentary now.

Week in Review–November 1st, 2015

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1) First footage from GoPro’s new Drone: Interesting, but note: Nothing earth shattering shown.

Skydio 2 vs Mavic 3: Obstacle Avoidance Testing Video

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/dji-mavic-3-skydio-2-obstacle-avoidance-testing.html

For those in the sports action tracking realm, the Skydio drones have always led the way in terms of not just tracking you autonomously, but also avoiding all the stuff in the way (trees, buildings, trees, and more trees).

DJI Avata High Wind Tests

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/09/dji-avata-high-wind-tests.html

As is often the case with new drones, when the wind kicks it up a notch in the Netherlands, I head out to the pier to put it to the test.

DJI Mini 3 Pro Accessories Tested: New Bike Mount for ActiveTrack

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/accessories-tested-activetrack.html

The point being, the DJI Mini 3 has become my defacto drone for virtually all of my sports tracking shots this summer, both locally and on trips.

The 2017 Black Friday Sports Tech Deals Page

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Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.

Sports Tech Current Deals & Sales

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Anything that’s action camera-related or drone-related you’ll find here.

Sports Tech Deals – 2021 Edition!

www.dcrainmaker.com/sports-deals-edition

Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.

Sports Tech Week in Review: March 10th, 2024

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/03/sports-review-march.html

4) The engineering of Redbull’s 300KPH F1-chasing drone: You may have seen the social media snippets of that crazy F1 drone, but just in case you didn’t see some of the engineering aspects, the full Redbull YouTube video is worth a watch.