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Eric Cheng

Tag: skypixel

How to mount a Ricoh Theta m15 spherical camera to a DJI Inspire 1. The Ricoh Theta m15 is a $300 360º spherical stills and video camera. It is designed to be fun to use (it reminds me of the memory eraser in Men in Black), and has only 3 buttons: take a picture, turn on/off, and ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2nUN0srOQ4?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] A few days ago, Romeo, Lisa and I went to the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay to do some aerial, spherical-video flights using a Ricoh Theta m15 mounted to the back of a DJI Inspire 1. The resolution in video is pretty terrible, but it is good enough to give us an idea ...

(click through for interactive spherical experience) Aerial 360 of the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay, taken from @djiglobal #inspire1 and Ricoh Theta m15 https://theta360.com/s/lxHUhbvghpbwVdMhg0re0qGrA

(click through for interactive spherical experience) Romeo Durscher (Visual Aerials), Lisa Lu and me at the public beach near the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay. https://theta360.com/s/bvlXLSd0Eb7EsRy1EUWbO8FVY

Ryan Tong and I had a good time today checking out the latest prototype of the Avegant Glyph, using it as FPV goggles while flying the DJI Inspire 1. It is a brilliant display, and is shaping up to be a great product for its intended audience. I was one of the original Glyph Kickstarter ...

A few of us met up with Jim McAndrew of Auto Flight Logic last week for a demo of Autopilot Phantom, their new app for the Phantom 2 Vision+. We have been waiting for a long time for someone to use the Phantom SDK to develop an app to assist normal Phantom owners, so it’s ...

The man, the myth: Steve Doll, the creator of Hovership Zuul.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JsGggcQRTM?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Everyone who is interested in the DJI Inspire 1 should watch this Tested.com episode, which features Mythbuster Adam Savage and all the cool accessories he’s made for the quad! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Many folks have been asking how to carry an Inspire 1 without using a bulky case. Here’s a post from Facebook that shows a backpack that seems to work well. A quick search for “Airwheel Backpack” yields the official (Chinese) site that sells them for around $34, each. They are also available on eBay for $60. ...