by Simon Cohen | Aug 24, 2017 | Aerial Cameras, Aerial Photography, Aerial Video, DJI, Drones, Gear, Review Videos, Reviews, Spark, Videos
For the uninitiated, owning a drone looks like sheer, unadulterated fun. Even those who are prone to be skeptical of these flying cameras will often admit – after seeing captured footage, or watching one fly – they’re pretty cool. But actually flying a drone for the...
by Simon Cohen | Aug 2, 2017 | Aerial Photography, Aerial Video, DJI, Drones, Education, How-To Videos, Photography, Tips & Tricks
Today’s consumer drones are nothing short of amazing. For less than $2,000 amateurs and enthusiasts can access highly stable aerial platforms, equipped with 3-axis gimbal cameras, and resolutions that go as high as 4K. So why is it that our first videos – and even the...
by Simon Cohen | Jul 26, 2017 | Aerial Photography, Aerial Video, Tips & Tricks
The very first thing you’re going to want to do once you’ve unboxed your brand new Mavic Pro, obviously, is fly. Who can blame you? Just make sure you follow our top 10 tips for new drone pilots before you get airborne. Once you’ve logged some flight time, the very...
by Simon Cohen | Jul 5, 2017 | Home Networking, Tips & Tricks, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi has become so ubiquitous that for a lot of folks, there’s rarely a need to use mobile data courtesy of your cellular company, unless you’re in a car – heck, even flights are no longer the connectivity-free chunks of downtime they used to be. So why is it, that...
by Simon Cohen | Jun 28, 2017 | Audio, Hi Fidelity, Home Audio
George Lucas once said that sound was 50 per cent of the movie experience. Director Danny Boyle, of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire fame, said he thinks it’s actually closer to 80 percent. So it’s more than a little remarkable that as we’ve moved to better and...