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5-Pound UAV Flies For 50 Minutes, Streams HD From Over 3 Miles
An anonymous reader writes "Looks like those guys from Aeryon Labs are at it again. Today they announced the SkyRanger a bigger brother to their Scout drone (the one that the Libyan rebels used back in 2011). This one claims flight time of close to an hour, streaming 1080p30 HD video, a range of over 3 miles and a camera that can shoot 15 Megapixel stills and thermal video simultaneously. Not only that but it pops out of a backpack and is ready to fly instantly. It ain't cheap, but it can fly at 40 mph!"
5 Pounds is incredible cheap i would say
The drug cartels have submarines, railroad tunnels, aircraft, and an army of expendable humans to move drugs. Why would they bother with a little drone with a small payload and a range of only 3 miles?
We should worry more about other bad guys, like oppressive governments, whose goals are less "move stuff somewhere" and more "control people everywhere".
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.
5 pounds is dirt cheap. Not even enough to buy a pint in central London.
The drone is extremely compact — the company says that it weighs about three pounds and fits into a backpack — and its operator does not need any knowledge of flight.
That's good, because most people fail horribly at throwing themselves at the ground and missing. Not even high bridges seem to help.
Ezekiel 23:20
Is this an ad? There's no story to go with it, just links to their website...
And even then, says it's expensive, but doesn't give a price. WTF slashdot? How much did they pay for this?
I believe he was referring to the so called "war on drugs" which has made criminals of countless thousands of individuals who choose to use recreational drugs such as pot but pose no threat to society.
I don't know about you, but pot has made our family get-togethers murder-free at last! It's certainly a pleasant change from the whiskey massacre of Christmas '02.
If God forks the Universe every time you roll a die, he'd better have a damned good memory.
Stabilized video gimbals with thermal capabilities are not a few hundred dollars.
And pretty easily trackable if they're broadcasting with enough power to send HD signals 3 miles.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Hmm, seems to me that an oppressive government would probably start by legalising drugs. How better to control the population than by limiting their desire and ability to rise up in revolt? The best sort of slavery is voluntary. Why imprison the people, when you can get them to imprison themselves?
As an evil dictator, your first move should be to legalise as many drugs as you can get away with. This will win you a lot of popular support in the short term, and in the long term, the people who might have become well-educated and clever opposition leaders might instead end up as poorly-educated drug users with severe mental health problems. You may commence your evil laughter now.
You're an immobile computer, remember?
Most people would just use marijuana, a safer alternative to alcohol. Your scenario sounds like the ravings of a drug warrior.
Stuff that islamic fighters like :
- satellite phones
- GPS, laptops with Google Earth or something
- cell phones - dirt cheap remote detonators, but can be used to communicate too
- social networks such as facefuck and twatter
- editing videos on a computer
- spherical geometry and basic astronomy to know when they have to pray and what direction to face
- building rockets in the yard