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YouTuber Banned From Flying Over Allegations he Deliberately Crashed His Plane
Before we get into this fresh YouTube drama, I feel I should start this one by firstly confirming that I am not a qualified pilot. – Given that I do have around 11 hours of instructed flying, however, I’m by no means ignorant of the processes and training required to…
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RAF Should Hire Drone Operators “Out of the PlayStation Bedroom”
Should the RAF be looking for their next-generation of drone pilots in the gaming market? Retired commander for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) certainly thinks so. Former Air Marshal, Greg Bagwell, once oversaw the RAF’s Reaper Drone operations and thinks that gamers are the perfect candidates. It makes sense, I…
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Enjoy The Cyclotron – A Self-Driving Bike
So many companies are now looking for new ways to ditch the driver and give you a nice relaxing drive as you put your feet up instead of putting them down on the gas pedal. So why not go smaller? Ignore your car and the fleet of self-driving taxi’s and…
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Police Looking to Help Support Victims of Online Abuse
We’ve all been online on those late nights, reading our favourite news or finding out the most up to date information about your favourite TV show when someone just doesn’t seem to have any manners. They can do anything from sending a single message to spamming your accounts with hateful…
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Raspberry Pi AI Beats Human Fighter Pilot in Simulation
An experienced former US Air Force officer was beaten in a simulated fighter plane dogfight against an artificial intelligence running on a Raspberry Pi. ALPHA – the AI against which retired Colonel Gene Lee went head-to-circuit-board – was developed by a doctoral graduate from the University of Cincinnati. But Colonel…
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The Pilot Translates In Real Time Straight To Your Ear
With everything from Star Trek to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the idea of breaking down the language barrier has already been the first step to bringing together the human race with everyone and anyone who would listen to us talk. One company is looking to at doing just…
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Turtle Beach Star Wars X-Wing Pilot Gaming Headset Review
Introduction Turtle Beach are one of the biggest names in the gaming industry, having had many years experience catering to both the budget friendly and enthusiast ends of the gaming audio market, as well as everything else in-between. With that in mind, I’m very happy to see their new special…
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Volvo ROAR is an Automated Bin!
Volvo is known for their safe cars, my own family has the saying that Volvo’s are the people’s tanks. They are known for other things and soon they could be the ones responsible for your bins thanks to ROAR. ROAR (RObot based Autonomous Refuse handling) is designed to help those…
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FAA Give More Details About Registration Plans For Drones
Drones are advancing at a rapid rate, with companies and the public alike looking to use them for a variety of reasons. Sadly with all new technologies coming into the public domain, there are a few issues. Most recently there was an incident when a drone crashed into a power…
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United States Air Force Running Short of Drone Pilots
After more than a decade of growth, the United States Air Force will soon be cutting back their drone program. Of the more than 1,200 drone pilots currently serving, a large number of them are at the end of their service obligation and many are opting to leave. Cuts will…
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Supergirl Pilot Episode Leaks Six Month Before Scheduled Air Time
It isn’t long ago that Game of Thrones had four episodes leak onto torrent sites ahead of the official air time and now it has hit another series. The first episode of CBS’s upcoming Supergirl series has appeared on torrent sites six month ahead of its scheduled air time. It…
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iPad Software Glitches Lead to American Airlines Flight Delays
Last night there were more angry American Airlines travelers than there should have been, and it can be blamed on iPad software. Delays were caused for flights due to issues with software on the iPads that the airline uses in its fleet of airliners that were to take the place…
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Palm Brand Sold Off By HP – New Smartphones on the Way?
Go to Palm.com right now and you’ll see the message above. After that address stopped directing people to hpwebos.com it started going to mynewpalm.com suggesting that something interesting was happening behind the scenes. It was later discovered that HP had sold off the Palm trademarks to a company called Wide Progress…
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Virgin Atlantic To Trial Google Glass On Flights
Virgin Atlantic are planning to run a six week trial, equipping their cabin crew with Google Glass to see if they can improve the level of customer service they provide to passengers. Google’s wearable tech could allow them to make passengers journeys more personalized, offering each passenger up to date…
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