{"id":488,"date":"2015-04-21T18:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulbristow.net\/blog\/?p=488"},"modified":"2015-04-21T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T16:00:32","slug":"fly-me-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulbristow.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/21\/fly-me-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly me to the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/worldradio.ch\" target=\"_blank\">World Radio Switzerland<\/a>\u00a0that I do with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldradio.ch\/radio\/shows\/drivetime-with-tony.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Johnston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the show from April\u00a021st, 2015:<br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-488-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/paulbristow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-21-Gadget-Guru-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/paulbristow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-21-Gadget-Guru-1.mp3\">https:\/\/paulbristow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-04-21-Gadget-Guru-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the usual set of links &amp; videos from the show:<\/p>\n<p>The Parrot Rolling Spider Drone is great for indoors and out.  I love it because it charges from USB, the same as your phone, and with the wheels (included) it is a lot less likely to be damaged or to damage your home!  It&#8217;s super stable.  I have the blue one &#8211; it&#8217;s called Max.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v7Q1giJOpxA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can buy this online or from shops like 1000 Ordi and Prodimex in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>The ELF Nanocopter is a Virtual Reality nanodrone live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/elf-the-hd-video-streaming-nano-drone\/x\/2119831\">Indiegogo<\/a> right now.  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vug0IBH7pKM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This one hits all my buttons.  It&#8217;s 3D printed, it&#8217;s open source hardware and software, and it uses Google Cardboard for the virtual reality piloting (you see what the drone sees).  And only $69.  Works with both iOS and Android.<\/p>\n<p>And I save the best until last.<\/p>\n<p>Who hasn&#8217;t wanted to terrorise people with a remote control Pterodactyl?<\/p>\n<p>This one&#8217;s on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/paulgtoys\/pterodactyl-5-rc-flying-lizard\/description\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a> and is nearly funded at the time of the show with 11 days still to go.  Just take a look and tell me you can&#8217;t imagine this in the mountains around Geneva&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCrZOgZ41Hs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>See you next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on\u00a0World Radio Switzerland\u00a0that I do with\u00a0Tony Johnston. Here&#8217;s the show from April\u00a021st, 2015: Here&#8217;s the usual set of links &amp; videos from the show: The Parrot Rolling Spider Drone is great for indoors and out. 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