Bigger Than Life – Ice Caves / Firefight Films
This Bigger Than Life – Ice Caves segment is the first documented drone flight through ice caves. This was 100% shot with the GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition on the DSLR Pros DJI Phantom in Alaska. Firefight Films is a motion picture and visual media production/distribution company. Founded in 2012 by Lion El Aton and Christopher Carson, […]
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VC1 (Volocopter) / e-volo
On October 21st, 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an electric multicopter, the so called volocopter VC1, at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The flight lasted 90 seconds, after which the constructor and test pilot stated: “The flight characteristics are good natured. Without any steering input it would […]
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Superslice 100: Best of 2012
Behold, our curated collection of what we found to be some of the best cultural bids of the past year. We opened our virtual doors on May 2011 — 2012 was our first full calendar year. We have grown since then, so the list has also expanded. The previous group of the Best 30 has […]
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The X-47B aboard USS Harry S. Truman
We usually don’t prefer to publicize and showcase death machines but we’re continually intrigued by technology and remain huge aircraft enthusiasts. DARPA‘s latest creation and Navy toy, the Northrop Grumman X-47B, is an aircraft carrier-based unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV). On November 26, 2012, the X-47B began its carrier-based evaluation aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) at Naval...
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FIREFLY (Glowing Skateboard Filmed by Drone) / Samadhi Production (Jan Minol)
Unadulterated sweetness ensues. We guarantee you have never seen a skateboarding video like the one presented here. This intoxicating, aerial video short is what you get when you combine a deck clad with LEDs, a decent street skater (the director) on the Czech Republic streets, and one of those remote control drones (also see quadrotors) equipped with […]
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