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  • DJI launches Phantom 3 4K, bringing ultra high res video to $999 model

    tenlytenly
    Also, remember kids, now you have to register all of your quadrocopters with the Federal government and you'll probably be automatically added to a watch list. Happy New Year!
    ...which is free until January 20th and after that costs $5.  Not really a big deal...but remember to fly responsibly.!  These things are heavy enough and fast enough that they could cause serious damage to people or property if crashed into them.  Its also easy for new and inexperienced pilots to get confused as to drone orientation and lose control.  It's good advice to always maintain line of site with the drone even if you invest in an FPV system.
    Heres a link to the registration requirements:
    https://3drobotics.com/faa-drone-registration-rules/

    I have the Phantom 3 Advanced (2.7k video) which is a lot of fun and can produce stunning, professional quality video footage and 12MP stills.  The image stabilization provided by the gimbal is amazing.  I highly recommend you pass on this non lightbridge 4K model and get one of the models with the lightbridge technology (the 2.7k Advanced or the 4K Professional).  

    Here are 2 short videos I shot with the Phantom 3 Advanced after owning it for just a week.  (Adjust the YouTube video quality to 1080p for the best picture). The first is a flyover on the 8th hole of a golf course near me and the second is a video of my friends property using try DJI "point of interest" mode.  POI videos like this couldn't be easier to do!  You fly the drone directly over top of the center of the point of interest and get it to an altitude high enough to clear all trees and electrical wires then you hit a button.  You then fly the drone away from the point of interest and adjust the camera angle.  This sets the radius.  When you hit the button to confirm this, the drone automatically flys in circles around your point of interest while keeping the camera aimed at the center point.  An optional third step lets you specify the amount of time you want it to take to make a full circle (which sets the speed).  Don't take my word for it - check out the 2nd video below!  I should be getting a commission for selling these things!  (I'm not)


    icoco3

  • Nearly one-third of all photos uploaded to Flickr in 2015 were taken on an iPhone

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    Does this article explain what a "pairing" is or does it just start talking about pairings and expect that we know what a "pairing" is...?

    After reading it a couple of times, the best I can surmise is that they looked at user accounts that have uploaded photos from more than 1 device and the 2 different devices that user used would be a pair.  Is that right?  (Even if it is right, I think this should have been spelled out in the article...)

    nolamacguySpamSandwich

  • Apple names Jeff Williams new chief operating officer, places Phil Schiller in charge of App Store

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    sog35 said:
    nolamacguy said:

    when did you become a troll on this site? after playing and losing at day-trader??
    Go read my post history.  I'm not a troll.  I support Tim Cook and Apple 99% of the time.

    But when I see massive mistakes being made I speak up.  Go look at my post history. In 2013 I also went hard on Tim Cook because they didn't release a bigger phone along with the 5s. I called for Cook to be fired if he didn't release a bigger phone within 12 months.  Cook did.

    Not defending the stock and company is another massive mistake Cook is doing.  
    But is it a mistake?  He has already spoken up numerous times about the dangers of drawing conclusions from supply chain data.  At this point, rather than come out publicly and repeat himself yet again - for we investors who are holding Apple long-term (as you have said numerous times that you are doing), isn't it better if he keeps his mouth shut and takes advantage of the low price by buying back as much stock as possible?

    if there is any truth at all to these rumors, would he (Tim Cook) not be obligated to issue a statement revising the guidance they provided last quarter?

    i think Tims silence on the matter says as much as reiterating his previous statements would.  I just hope that he is aggressively repurchasing shares at this low, low price.  I am debating selling some other equities so that I can buy more AAPL at these prices. I know that in a couple of weeks I'll be kicking myself for not doing it.
    cali