Electric Picnic gets underway tomorrow in Stradbally, Co Laois, just down the road from Blacknight‘s Carlow HQ. Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather was up early this morning to get a drone’s eye view of the sunrise, as the festival site stands ready to rock! Anyone planning to do the same should note that a no-fly zone comes into […]
One of Steve Jobs’ last acts was to finalise the plans for the ‘Apple Spaceship’, as it has come to be known: the company’s new corporate HQ in Cupertino, California. Unlike their pocket-sized products, it’s impossible to keep this particular design under wraps until it’s complete, and thanks to the use of drones, some pretty spectacular footage […]
Independent Senator Feargal Quinn introduced a private members bill in Seanad Éireann last night “to regulate the use of drones having due regard for public safety, the privacy rights of individuals including rights of privacy attaching to the ownership of private property“. The Irish Times reports that the bill would make it “an offence to fly a […]
Check out this video from AP showing ‘lifeguard drones’ being tested on the beaches of Algarrobo in Chile. The machines are fitted with a float, camera, microphone and speaker to allow lifeguards to communicate with bathers in difficulty. The system is developed by a local company called Green Solution. As the video shows, it’s not designed to replace a […]
French enthusiast Olivier C built a Millenium Falcon skin out of styrofoam and fitted it to a remote control quadcopter (he says ‘drone’ is the wrong word). The result is pretty impressive – especially after dark! [youtube]http://youtu.be/GRtXd1eiH-s[/youtube] Want to build one yourself? There’s a bit of work involved! HT: The Next Web – via Qamir Hussain […]
Summer comes around each year; we go there and they come here” – Christy Moore, ‘Lisdoonvarna‘ The Wild Atlantic Way has been an impressive success for Irish tourism in the last few years, and Fáilte Ireland have found the perfect way to market its spectacular views and experiences: on YouTube. Their latest video has gone viral, attracting the […]
From the drone who brought you a peep into Poolbeg’s chimneys, here’s a dizzying view of Dublin at dawn, from the top of the O’Connell Street Spire.
![Video thumbnail for youtube video Looking Inside the Poolbeg Chimneys [Video]](https://technology.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/looking-inside-the-poolbeg-chimneys-video-140x140.jpg "Looking Inside the Poolbeg Chimneys [Video]")
It’s perfect weather for flying and photography, and this drone video has been getting a lot of attention over the bank holiday weekend. One of a collection posted by YouTube user Sky Pixels Ireland, it features a peep down one of Dublin’s Poolbeg chimneys and some amazing views of the surrounding area. Related articles FAA […]
