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Gadget Of The Week: The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0
techcrunch.com 2 days, 16 hours agoThere are plenty of ways to get your flight school kicks with your smartphone or tablet , this missile shooting Griffin chopper comes to mind , but few manage to ooze as much style (or cost as much money) as Parrot’s AR.Drone 2.0. Getting the thing ready to fly is surprisingly simple. Once you’ve popped the battery into place, and turned the thing on, the Drone creates its own Wi-Fi network that the control device connects to. From there, just fire up the FreeFlight app on your iOS or Android device and you
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As Usual, Media Outlets Mindlessly Parrot BSA Press Releases With Zero Scrutiny
techdirt.com 3 days, 12 hours agoWhen the BSA released its annual report on software piracy, Mike dubbed it "Bogus Stats Again" , because as usual it employs plenty of ridiculous methodologies and unfounded assumptions to inflate the supposed economic loss. The BSA doesn't have to worry, though, because most members of the media just obediently parrot their highlighted "findings" without even bothering to read the report, let alone read it critically. As reader Robert points out, this is certainly the situation in Canada, where multiple di
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