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2012 Aston Martin Meets A Drone

31 Jan 2016

Either I’m a skilled drone pilot, or a little nuts, or quite possibly a little bit of both! After all, how many people would risk damaging the fine paint job and smooth lines of an Aston Martin with the rapidly spinning sharp blades of a DJI Phantom 2 Vision +?... Read More

FAA Drone Registration Is Now Open And Working Properly

21 Dec 2015

While there’s no need for me to go through the particulars on drone registration as they can be found on multiple sites, including DroneTechReport, I can say that the FAA site for drone registration appears to be open. While I hope to start the registration process when I get a few... Read More

FAA and DOT Announce Recreational Drone Registration Process – Gadget Guru Editorial

14 Dec 2015

December 14, 2015 The following contains my notes on the DOT/FAA Press Conference highlighting the promised registration process for unmanned aircraft. My editorial opinion appears at the end of this piece. Here’s the announcement of the press conference with personal references removed: WASHINGTON – Please join U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony... Read More

Yuneec Typhoon G Altitude And Video Quality Tests

30 Oct 2015

As we’ve read on various thread, the Yuneec Typhoon is not able to lift of when its at an altitude of greater than 8,000 feet. Well, I’ve read different opinions on this. In fact, a Yuneec Factory Representative told me that a Typhoon copter could lift off at altitudes greater... Read More

Is The Yuneec SteadyGrip GoPro A Viable Alternative To The DJI OSMO?

07 Oct 2015

With DJI announcing its highly anticipated OSMO handheld gimbal solution, I thought it would be an opportune time to take a look at Yuneec’s SteadyGrip. Of course, since it hasn’t shipped yet, nobody has done extensive hands-on tests of the OSMO, but I’ve had the opportunity to spend quite a... Read More

Sharp Zaurus Rocks CES!

18 Jun 2015

It’s difficult to believe that Sharp was a major player in the personal organizer business. Heck, I can’t remember seeing Sharp’s name on anything than microwave ovens in recent years. But, this Japanese company used to own our pockets. Whether it was its Thin Man line of calculators or a... Read More

In 1997, I Broke The Story Of The iPhone…Really!

17 Jun 2015

The headline is not intended to be misleading as it’s a true story. On January 8, 1997 I published a story on GadgetGuru.com and MSNBC.com regarding new products being introduced at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. One of the stories I published was announcing an innovative new... Read More

Launching A Cutting Edge Website In 1997

17 Jun 2015

Looking through The Gadget Guru online text archives, I found this story from March 11, 1997 and it brought back some memories of the online space nearly 20 years ago. This story related to a new generation of the GadgetGuru.com website and while it was satirical in tone, it captured the... Read More

300 Channels And Nothing To Watch – There’s A Watch App For That!

16 Jun 2015

Yes, you’re seeing a quite a few posts on GadgetGuru.com regarding the Apple Watch. That’s because I’m wearing one and when I find an App I deem useful, I’ll post my findings in the Andy’s Opinions section on this site. Considering the small size of the Apple Watch screen, the real estate... Read More