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Tidbits and Tech From a Week Skiing in the Alps

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Action cams, drones, enough batteries to power us through even the darkest of times, and tons of accessories to test.

5 Random Things I Did This Past Weekend

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I had picked up the Parrot AR Drone last summer, but ultimately the image quality on the unit just left too much lacking.

Week in Review–January 15th, 2023

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2) Drone mounted Apple Watch Ultra used for gunshot detection: They can use multiple Apple Watches on drones to triangulate the exact position of gunshots.

A Look at EatMyRide: Automated Nutrition Planning with Strava/Garmin Integration

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You can hit up their site to sign yourself up for that or watch their quick overview video with pretty drone shots of the routes I often ride…albeit, on much warmer looking days than today here.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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So I headed basically across the street to get in a few flights worth of the automated tracking drone, the Skydio R1.

360Fly 360° Action Camera In-Depth Review

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After that, I decided to attach it to a drone to see how things would look:…

Ice Skating, GPS Watches, and Other Tidbits

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This comes from someone who has spent considerable time in them, extracting failed drone tests and action cameras.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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Part of that, of course, is the never ending stream of devices (action cams, drones, cycling safety cams, other audio/video/camera gear, etc…) that require them, whereby I usually put in a brand new card for each device being reviewed.

Weekend Tech Tidbits: Karoo 2 Color Cases, 4iiii Crank Buyback, and GoPro Session Labs Update

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As DroneDJ noticed, this past week it received the option to download the GoPro Labs firmware for it.

A Weekend Skiing in Les Arcs

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We had some good sun on the first day in the afternoon, but didn’t take the drone that day as the weather looked better the following day.

GoPro Fusion 360° Action Camera In-Depth Review

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Things like its ability to make the pole holding the camera disappear through optics tricks are astounding – effectively having the camera float in front of you like a small personal drone.

Week in Review–February 20th, 2016

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In this I go start to finish on unpacking the follow-me action drone, and then a few tiny snippets of video footage from my actual ride.

Garmin Venu GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review

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The middle chunk is throw-away, I was filming some drone stuff (and doing lots with my hands).

Week in Review – Oct 27th, 2024

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5) The US customs battle with DJI over drone imports: While this has been mostly resolved in the last few days, I’d fully expect this sort of thing will continue to escalate (beyond the existing escalations).

Week in Review–February 18th, 2018

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1) The most impressive sports drone I’ve seen to date: There’s so many videos to watch on their YouTube channel that are worthy of consideration.

Friday Sports Tech Livestream Q&A Recorded Session Available!

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From aero sensors to power meters, watches to bike computers, action cameras to drones, and pretty much everything else in between.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend in Mallorca

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So stuff like my DSLR camera, drones, etc… But eventually you have to draw the line on what to take onboard.

Week in Review–April 7th, 2019

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7) Content aware for Adobe After Effects will be super cool for sports: This item is showing my geeky side, but I’m super excited to get a spare few hours to start playing with this on some of my older footage – especially drone footage.

Week in Review–Jan 27th, 2018

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5) Drone rescues swimmer in Australia: I remember linking to this program when it first started, really cool to see it come to fruition in saving someone’s life.

Strava Adds 3D Terrain Heatmaps To Site: Quick Overview

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Along with GoPro and drone reviews, and honestly countless other products over the last near-decade.

Week in Review–February 14th, 2016

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6) Hire a drone pilot to film your next sporting adventure: Pretty interesting concept, and quite logical.

Headed to ISPO this weekend, got tech companies to see?

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I have a handful of meetings and demo’s scheduled – including one with a new sports action drone entrant (Staaker), but I’m certainly looking to hear of any companies you want me to check in on that are attending the show.

Four Days of Swim/Bike/Run Amazingness in Mallorca

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For example, this video below I shot back in 2016 using a sport follow me drone Airdog (RIP?)– there was nobody out there that morning.