We're well into the 21st century, so perhaps it's not surprising that somebody finally decided to render the tried-and-true skateboard a major update. Enter the Post Modern Skateboard—at least, that's how it's being marketed. Thing is, this contraption has no board to speak of.
As CNET points out, the Post Modern Skateboard—basically, a $100 pair of 10-inch, round wheels with foot platforms—seems to be more spiritually akin to a caster board, a two-wheeled, skateboard cousin consisting of two decks joined by a metal beam. But seeing the skater's two feet moving independently in this video reminds me a lot more of roller blading or figure skating than anything else.
The "board," however, does come with an extendable rod that can be used to connect the two skates. If you squint at this contraption with the rod in place, you can sort of see a shadow of its former self. [Hammacher Schlemmer via CNET]
Drone technological context
A drone, in a technological context, is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UASes). Essentially, a drone is a flying robot. The aircrafts may be remotely controlled or can fly autonomously through software-controlled flight plans in their embedded systemsworking in conjunction with onboard sensors and GPS.
History of drone/UAV use cases
The first generally used drone was a full-size retooling of the de Havilland DH82B "Queen Bee" biplane, which was fitted out with a radio and servo-operated controls in the back seat. The plane could be conventionally piloted from the front seat, but, generally, the plane flew unmanned and was shot at by artillery gunners in training. The term drone dates to this initial use, a play on the "Queen Bee" nomenclature.
In late 2012, Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired magazine, retired to dedicate himself to his drones company, 3D Robotics Inc. The company, which started off specializing in hobbyist personal drones, now markets its solutions to photography and film companies, construction, utilities and telecom businesses, and public safety companies, among others.
Other common drone applications include drone surveillance and drone journalism, as unmanned aircraft systems can often access locations that would be impossible for a human to get to.In late 2013, Amazon was one of the first organizations to announce a plan to use commercial drones for delivery activities. Others have since followed suit; for example, in September 2016, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University began a test with Project Wing, a unit of Google owner Alphabet Inc., to make deliveries, starting with burritos produced at a local Chipotle restaurant.
Drone education is also expanding; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, long a training ground for the aviation industry, now offers a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Systems Applications, a Master of Science in Unmanned Systems and an undergraduate minor in Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Drones in the enterprise
A 2016 Business Insider BI Intelligence report forecasted the growth of enterprise drone use to outpace the consumer drone sector in both shipments and revenues by 2021, reaching 29 million shipments worldwide.
The integration of drones and internet of things technology has created numerous enterprise use cases; drones working with on-ground IoT sensor networks can help agricultural companies monitor land and crops, energy companies survey power lines and operational equipment, and insurance companies monitor properties for claims and/or policies.
A 2015 experiment in Austin, Texas, showed how drones can potentially "connect the dots" using IoT. A security tech company teamed up with a drone startup to hunt for ZigBee beacons to try to provide an overview of what IoT networks were present in residential and business areas of the city. The companies reported that the results were quick and instructive.
From logistics to agriculture to security, unmanned aerial vehicles and IoT are frequently part of the same discussion; offering a component in ubiquitous connectivity and interactivity.
Drones and security
The rapid adoption of drones has sparked complaints and concerns. From a privacy standpoint, drones have been used by voyeurs and paparazzi to obtain images of individuals in their homes or other locations once assumed to be private. Drones have also been deployed in areas deemed to be potentially unsafe, such as urban areas and near airports.
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GOLDEN ERA😍😍
Arsenal went a record 49 consecutive top-flight league games unbeaten from May 2003 to October 2004, breaking Nottingham Forest's previous record of 42 set between November 1977 and November 1978.
The run ended in controversy at Old Trafford as a harshly-awarded penalty spurred Manchester United to a 2-0 win in October 2004.
In completing this remarkable run Arsenal also recorded an unbeaten top-flight league season, only equalled by Preston North End who went the season unbeaten in 1888-89. Although Preston North End played 22 league games that season against Arsenal's 38.
During the 2003/4 Premiership season Arsenal failed to score on only four occassions, 0-0 draws with Birmingham, Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United. Before the Fulham match, Arsenal had scored in 46 consecutive home league matches, stretching back to Middlesbrough (h) Sat 14 April 2001 (Lost 0-3).
Arsenal's 49-game Unbeaten Record
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Points
Home
25
20
5
0
63
21
65
Away
24
16
8
0
49
14
56
Overall
49
36
13
0
112
35
121
SEASON 2002/2003
1. Arsenal 6-1 Southampton 07-05-2003 2. Sunderland 0-4 Arsenal 11-05-2003
SEASON 2003/2004
3. Arsenal 2-1 Everton 16-08-2003 4. Middlesbro 0-4 Arsenal 24-08-2003 5. Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa 27-08-2003 6. Man City 1-2 Arsenal 31-08-2003 7. Arsenal 1-1 Portsmouth 13-09-2003 8. Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal 21-09-2003 9. Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle 26-09-2003 10. Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal 04-10-2003 11. Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea 18-10-2003 12. Charlton 1-1 Arsenal 26-10-2003 13. Leeds 1-4 Arsenal 01-11-2003 14. Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham 08-11-2003 15. Birmingham 0-3 Arsenal 22-11-2003 16. Arsenal 0-0 Fulham 30-11-2003 17. Leicester 1-1 Arsenal 06-12-2003 18. Arsenal 1-0 Blackburn 14-12-2003 19. Bolton 1-1 Arsenal 20-12-2003 20. Arsenal 3-0 Wolves 26-12-2003 21. Southampton 0-1 Arsenal 29-12-2003 22. Everton 1-1 Arsenal 07-01-2004 23. Arsenal 4-1 Middlesbro 10-01-2004 24. Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal 18-01-2004 25. Arsenal 2-1 Man City 01-02-2004 26. Wolves 1-3 Arsenal 07-02-2004 27. Arsenal 2-0 Southampton 10-02-2004 28. Chelsea 1-2 Arsenal 21-02-2004 29. Arsenal 2-1 Charlton 28-02-2004 30. Blackburn 0-2 Arsenal 13-03-2004 31. Arsenal 2-1 Bolton 20-03-2004 32. Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd 28-03-2004 33. Arsenal 4-2 Liverpool 09-04-2004 34. Newcastle 0-0 Arsenal 11-04-2004 35. Arsenal 5-0 Leeds 16-04-2004 36. Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal 25-04-2004 37. Arsenal 0-0 Birmingham 01-05-2004 38. Portsmouth 1-1 Arsenal 04-05-2004 39. Fulham 0-1 Arsenal 09-05-2004 40. Arsenal 2-1 Leicester 15-05-2004
SEASON 2004/2005
41. Everton 1-4 Arsenal 15-08-2004 42. Arsenal 5-3 Middlesbro 22-08-2004 43. Arsenal 3-0 Blackburn 25-08-2004 44. Norwich 1-4 Arsenal 28-08-2004 45. Fulham 0-3 Arsenal 11-09-2004 46. Arsenal 2-2 Bolton 18-09-2004 47. Man City 0-1 Arsenal 25-09-2004 48. Arsenal 4-0 Charlton 02-10-2004 49. Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa 16-10-2004
The men involved
Player
Starts
As substitute
Goals
Thierry Henry
48
-
39
Kolo Toure
47
1
1
Jens Lehmann
47
-
-
Robert Pires
40
5
23
Lauren
39
2
-
Sol Campbell
38
-
1
Gilberto
36
3
4
Freddie Ljungberg
35
4
10
Ashley Cole
35
-
1
Patrick Vieira
34
-
3
Dennis Bergkamp
29
10
7
Ray Parlour
18
9
-
Pascal Cygan
15
8
-
Edu
14
19
2
Jose Antonio Reyes
14
8
8
Gael Clichy
8
8
-
Sylvain Wiltord
8
4
3
Cesc Fabregas
6
2
1
Kanu
4
8
1
Martin Keown
3
7
-
Jeremie Aliadiere
3
7
-
Jermaine Pennant
2
5
3
Oleg Luzhny
2
-
-
Igors Stepanovs
2
-
-
Justin Hoyte
1
2
-
Gio van Bronckhorst
1
1
-
David Bentley
1
-
-
Ryan Garry
1
-
-
David Seaman
1
-
-
Stuart Taylor
1
-
-
Mathieu Flamini
-
5
-
Robin van Persie
-
3
-
Stathis Tavlaridis
-
1
-
Own Goals
-
-
5
Those are legends...😍😍😍💗
Great Entertainers
A fresh take on TV. It isn’t the first streaming channel bundle to take on cable, but YouTube TV
is the most polished of the bunch. The app for iOS and Android is a
master class in balancing simplicity and complexity. Recordings, live
channels, and suggestions appear up front, while sports teams, genres,
channels, and other browsable menus hide behind the search button.
Meanwhile, each individual content page provides a wellspring of
supplemental details and related content. The $35 per month price
tag—lower than other streaming bundles with a similar mix of
channels—doesn’t hurt, either. [iOS, Android]
TV Guide for the net. One of several apps that helps you navigate across streaming video services, Reelgood,
is the most comprehensive with support for more than 250 video sources.
You can create watch lists, get notified when new episodes arrive,
filter out services you don’t care about, and browse through a long list
of suggestions on what to watch. Once you’ve found something, Reelgood
will take you directly to the appropriate streaming app. [iOS] Not so trivial. On some level, HQ Trivia
is an ordinary multiple-choice trivia game, but it has a few standout
features that have turned it into a phenomenon. There’s the lure of real
money, shared between everyone who answers every question correctly,
and the dad-like banter of host Scott Rogowsky, with whom people have
become weirdly obsessed. Add in live chat among players and the game’s
scheduled nature (3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern weekdays, 9 p.m. weekends),
and you have a recipe for over 100,000 players per session. Now all HQ
has to do is figure out how to make money—and rein in any future CEO freakouts. [iOS]
An amazing video of a robot dog fighting off a human as it tries to open a door is not only creepy, but it also has raised the question: Why are we teaching a robot to fight back against humans?
The "dog" in question is the SpotMini, a 66-lb. (30 kilograms) robot designed to fit comfortably in a home or an office. In the video, the dog is shown attempting to open a door—when a human comes with a hockey stick and shoves the robot's grasping arm away from the door knob. The robot manages to open the door anyway, and even continues standing when a human tries to pull "him" away from the door using a huge leash.
It turns out, any successful robot assistant for the home needs to be good at dealing with "disturbances," according to the company — and that may sometimes include pesky humans. [Robots on the Run! 5 Bots That Can Really Move]
Robot dog
Unlike some of Boston Dynamics' other robots, such as the humanoid Atlas, SpotMini isn't designed to help people in a disaster situation. Instead, he's meant to be a vaguely cute home or office assistant. But that means he actually needs extra capabilities that a disaster robot might not.
For instance, to be useful, a fetching robot would need to be able to pick up objects of different sizes and bring them to its "master," which many battlefield robots aren't designed to do. And the home environment also involves challenges, such as doorways, stairs and slippery obstacles, which earlier versions of the robot struggled with. So far, Boston Dynamics has shown that progressive iterations of SpotMini can do these tasks: The company has posted videos of this little dog climbing stairs, crawling under tables, loading a dishwasher, filling the trash and bringing someone a Diet Coke.
And of course, many homes have children, who are not known for their restraint when dealing with pets and other moving objects, as this video montage of babies riding Roombas reveals.
Boston Dynamics doesn't explicitly mention the hazards of small children, but its tersely-worded description of the robot in the YouTube video does hint at that type of challenge.
"The ability to tolerate and respond automatically to disturbances like these improves successful operation of the robot," the company wrote in the caption.
Drones like the Ehang 184 will usher in a 5G-powered autonomous airspace
Autonomous cars will need 5G to avoid crashing into each other. But what about drones? Pilots hate drones. Airports hate drones. So do prison guards, wary of the airborne smuggling of drugs, smartphones, and even weapons (no kidding). Drones are evil, bad and need to be banned … that’s been the knee-jerk reaction of some. So, what’s the answer? The mobile phone network, of course.
Tracking drones
Can’t we use radar to track drones? Nope – commercial civilian drones are way too small. Cue the humble 4G SIM card, which the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) – the hosts of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) – believes can make drones great again.
Tracking drones will give them an identity, avoid drone-on-drone collisions, and make drone incursions and misuse impossible at airports and prisons.
The first ‘drone taxi’
So, something for the mobile industry’s maybe-next-year to-do list? The arrival at MWC 2018 this week of the Ehang 184 is bringing drone regulations and technology into sharp focus.
Ehang 184 autonomous passenger drone
As we’ve reported on before, this one-seater autonomous aerial vehicle, or ‘drone taxi’ (OK, flying car) should have already begun ferrying people between Dubai’s airport and the city's major hotels. Delayed it may be, but this electric, four-blade drone looks destined to soon become part of ‘the world's most intelligent transportation system'.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority wants a quarter of all trips in Dubai to be via self-driving vehicles, including by ‘drone taxis’, by 2030. “It’s fully automated, and remotely monitored and controlled by a human operator,” says Andrew Parker, Programme Marketing Director, Internet of Things at GSMA. “The technology in the Ehang 184 will fly itself, but for safety reasons it’s monitored remotely to make sure it’s flying correctly in the right place.”
Room for one
Parker adds that a two-seater model will be available shortly, so people will have the reassurance of a pilot. People do love some reassurance, and that’s partly what’s behind the GSMA’s plan to network all drones.
The drone explosion
By 2050, drones will log more than 250 million flying hours per year over densely populated areas of the European Union, according to the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) project. That’s seven times the cumulative annual flying hours of conventional crewed aircraft.
Although it may stand-out on the show floor in Barcelona this week, the Ehang 184 will likely be the first of many, many commercial drones of all kinds. “This kind of commercial drone is going to explode in number,” says Parker. “From people-carrying drones to delivery drones to parcel-carrying drones, we’re going to see a huge array of applications.”
What Parker and the GSMA thinks is required to make the drone era a reality is to address the concerns of governments and regulators head-on. “If we can show that drones have an identity, and if we can put certain controls on drones to keep them away from sensitive places, and from each other, governments will be a lot happier to deploy them,” says Parker.
There’s already a group in the GSMA looking at the regulatory challenges surrounding the mass-deployment of drones. But the answer is becoming obvious; an Internet of the Sky.
What is the Internet of the Sky?
Though he admits that the Ehang 184 is an extreme example, Parker thinks that to encourage trust in the technology, every drone needs a SIM card inside it. The Ehang 184 already has a network need; it requires 100Mbps upload and download to serve its 4K cameras and LiDAR scanners.
A SIM means that if a drone drops out of the sky, it will be easy to tell who it belongs to, which is important for liability. “What we are looking at now is tuning the mobile network so we point it upwards as well as down, and by developing mobile networks like this we can use SIM cards for three things,” says Parker. “Drone navigation for crash-avoidance, drone geofencing so they can’t enter sensitive areas, and drone identification so we know the identity of the owner of the drone.” This is the Internet of the Sky.
Put simply, the Internet of the Sky will require exactly the same technology as autonomous vehicles will
Why drones have a 5G future
“The Internet of the Sky is an entirely new application for mobile networks, but it’s needed because the skies could become crowded, and will need advanced communication,” says Parker. “4G will lead to 5G, allowing decisions to be made much faster for collision avoidance.” Put simply, the Internet of the Sky will require exactly the same technology as autonomous vehicles will. “Mobile networks are uniquely placed to help in this kind of space,” says Parker.
The first drone-tracking trials
It seems he’s right on the money. Exactly what Parker is talking about is about to happen in Europe thanks to Vodafone, which announced last week a trial of the world’s first air traffic control drone-tracking and safety system.
Obviously it doesn’t yet use 5G, instead using 4G-powered Internet of Things (IoT) tech to develop a Radio Positioning System (RPS) for drones. Using 4G modems and a SIM embedded within each drone, Vodafone’s project enables real-time tracking, operator control, protective geofencing, emergency remote control, and SIM-based e-identification and owner registration.
Trials of Vodafone’s drone tracking and safety tech are scheduled for Spain and Germany through 2018, and it’s planned for commercial deployment next year. “This groundbreaking innovation by Vodafone will help to ensure the skies stay safe as drones become ubiquitous, everywhere,” said Johan Wibergh, Vodafone Group Chief Technology Officer.
Eyes in the sky
In Barcelona the MWC was also showing a model of an existing fixed-wing drone, the XSun, which has a 4.5m wingspan covered in solar panels.
Capable of staying in the air for 14 days at a time – cue surveillance and air-sea rescue. “This could find lost people,” says Parker. “All you need is connectivity and you could keep it in the air for a very long time,” he says, stressing how much better a solution drones are than launching satellites. “You get a better view, better video, it’s cheaper, and you get a much lower footprint … it’s an eye in the sky that runs itself.”
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