With a futuristic combination of drone technology and snowboarding, the Latvian company Aerones is redefining extreme sports. Dubbed “droneboarding,” the burgeoning sport pairs skilled pilots with fearless athletes. Snowboarders hold onto a tow rope while a nine-foot long drone flies through the sky, pulling the riders across the frozen terrain. Almost one year ago to the day, Aerones published footage of snowboarder Kaspars Balamovskis being […]
AT&T is deploying drones in sports venues across the United States to track wireless signal strength and eliminate connectivity dead zones. Drones hovering above stadium bleachers are equipped with AT&T’s EchoBOT technology. “Echo Drones,” test the user experience at countless locations throughout a venue by “simulating surfing the web, making calls, sending texts, and uploading […]
Commonly referred to as the worst movie of the Star Wars saga, “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” does have one redeeming feature—pod racing. Ask anybody of a certain age, including this writer, and they will tell you of their numerous vivid dreams of being inside one of those machines, and racing it across […]
Star Wars gave viewers a preview of some of the best technological advancements on the developmental horizon. From Luke Skywalker’s bionic hand (which is now a reality thanks to the I-Limb) to his intelligent binoculars (DARPA nailed it). Following suit, drones have transitioned from being strictly associated with war (or Wars) to nearly becoming a […]
