Do you have a drone?

[bcp]

Buy two so they can play catch.

Bruce

 

[ovrszd]

Yes, the mavic has a tablet holder as an aftermarket accessory. It is well worth it. The mavic is an amazing machine and has revolutionized the drone industry. I sold my phantom 3 and lost a few hundred and I don't regret it for a minute.

Thanks for the confirmation. I searched and searched but couldn't confirm that a tablet holder was available.

I'm still searching and educating myself online.

Anyone have personal experience with the Autel Xstar Premium drone?? From what I can gather the tech support is better and they are American made?? Anything shared will be appreciated.

 

[Kodiak45]

Thanks for the confirmation. I searched and searched but couldn't confirm that a tablet holder was available.

I'm still searching and educating myself online.

Anyone have personal experience with the Autel Xstar Premium drone?? From what I can gather the tech support is better and they are American made?? Anything shared will be appreciated.

Amazon.com: Hooshion 4-12 inch Phone Tablet Holder Remote Controller Extended Holder Bracket for MAVIC PRO Accessories Bracket Stand Black and Red: Toys & Games

 

[ovrszd]

Amazon.com: Hooshion 4-12 inch Phone Tablet Holder Remote Controller Extended Holder Bracket for MAVIC PRO Accessories Bracket Stand Black and Red: Toys & Games

Yeah, there ya go!!!! Thanks!!!!

 

[Alien]

For anyone interested. I have been buying stuff from Zapals lately. Their tracking is awful but everything has arrived safely so far.
Anyway, they have a good price on a DJI at present. DJI Phantom 3 - Quadcopter Drone with Camera | Zapals

I would get one but I already have a camera quad. I don't need 2.

 

[Garandman]

I respect your right to be concerned, I really do. I'm in the cyber security field and if you really knew (and maybe you do) what was happening out there I think a drone would be less of a concern. Just saying.
I do think people have a perception that these toys can zoom into a room or backyard from hundreds of feet up. The truth is once your over 25 feet it becomes difficult to make out any details. I encourage you to give it a try, you may will learn a lot and be informed by personal experience. Always a good thing.
Good luck.

Excellent points. Privacy concerns should be front-of-mind.

There's an article today in the WSJ about how shopping mall owners track consumer movements through stores and have been doing so for years.

WikiLeaks just published [purported] details of CIA tools to use any electronics you own to spy on you.

These techniques permit the CIA to bypass the encryption of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Weibo, Confide and Cloackman by hacking the smartphones that they run on and collecting audio and message traffic before encryption is applied," WikiLeaks said.

Vault 7 also details a surveillance technique — codenamed Weeping Angel — used by the agency to infiltrate smart TV's, transforming them into covert microphones.

The CIA's cyberweapon arsenal also includes a cross-platform malware, dubbed Hammer Drill, that targets Microsoft, Linux, Solaris, MacOS, and other platforms via viruses infecting through CDs/DVDs, USBs, data hidden in images, and other sophisticated malware.

What more interesting? Hammer Drill v2.0 also added air gap jumping ability used to target computers that are isolated from the Internet or other networks and believed to be the most secure computers on the planet.

Number of people CIA has doing this, according to the leaked docs (based on # of user accounts)? Over 5,000.

But hobby drones, with 20 minute flights times (in good weather only), fixed focus lenses, no IR or even a flash, are somehow a big privacy concern. We have two teenage daughters and hobby drones are about number 1,000 on my list of privacy and safety concerns.

People who own spotting scopes or binoculars, now, I'll be suspicious of them.....

 

[riptides]

People who own spotting scopes or binoculars, now, I'll be suspicious of them.....

Telescopes too. Or do people really think Hubble is looking out to deep space all the time.

 

[dragoneggs]

When I first got my Phantom III I found out quickly the limitations on both flight time, weather conditions, and most noticeably how close you must be to really see a lot of detail such as looking into someone's house. I flew over a few close neighbor's houses at 100+ ft to learn more about the terrain and where things are built up, look at the beach line, etc. When I reviewed the recordings over my house and other's I realized that unless I outfitted my drone with difficult to procure hi rez telephoto optics, I was not much of a real threat to privacy, just a perceived threat. I then informed my close neighbors of my new toy and if it ever bothered them, to just let me know. Truth is, you can't hear it unless it is very close, and it's hard to spot unless you know where to look. I think the people that are making the most fuss about them, have little to no experience with them up close. All that said, I truly respect people's privacy in any fashion.

 

[ovrszd]

Bought a Autel XSP today. Should be here early next week. I'll post an opinion after I get a chance to fly it.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

The autel looks interesting for the price.