Gadgets
B-Unstoppable: The first TankCopter Drone could be yours
By the end of September and beginning of October, Witold Mielniczek started a fundraising for a prototype drone called B-Unstoppable. The drone promises to be the first of its kind as it is a TankCopter Drone, meaning it can fly, but also drives on ground. This ability comes in handy on all kind of terrains and the drone promises to switch on the spot from ground driving to flying, all while providing 360 view from its camera.
The design of the TankCopter Drone is similar to a quadcopter that has caterpillar tracks which adjust to the terrain and make the drone look like a tank. Even more, the device weighs only 84 g, so it is a small sized, low-cost drone that can easily be used indoors or outdoors.
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The TankCopter is powered by a 900 mAh Li-po battery that promises 13 to 15 minutes of combined driving and flying. For flying, the battery assures about 9 minutes, while for driving the drone can last up to 20 minutes. The drone has powerful motors, a 2.4 GHz radio transmitter and front and back lights to assure night operation. As for the controller of the TankCopter, it is used as for any other quadcopter, but when it comes to driving the tracks, they are controlled separately, so you can fully experience the way of driving a tank.
Depending on what type of TankCopter Drone you want, its creators will build it in three forms: A simple B-Unstoppable that cost under $100, the TankCopter with a DVR Cam attached and the final version of the drone that has a FPV System included, both which will remain in the $120-160 price range.
The B-Unstoppable Drone Indiegogo Campaign still has 31 days to accomplish its goal and if you are interested in contributing you can do that here. There is also a contest in which you can win a Tank Copter Drone, so do check the project out. If they get enough support, the creators expect to mass produce the drone by February 2016 and start to ship it to their backers by the beginning of March 2016. All you drones enthusiasts out there, here is your chance to be part of the making of a unique and low-cost TankCopter Drone.
Want more classic Metal Gear Solid remakes on PS5? You’ll need to speak Konami’s language—dollar bills—to express your desire.
“Regarding remakes of previous games in the series other than Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, we will listen to player demand and consider accordingly,” a Konami official told IGN.
Konami explained that “we chose Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater because it depicts the birth of Big Boss (Naked Snake), which is the starting point of the Metal Gear series.” Fans wishing it would last forever contributed.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, yes? Maybe you’ll buy another disc to show Konami you’ll pay again?
The Romanian Competition Council is investigating Sony for abusing its console gaming market dominance. How exactly? The RCC says Sony sells video games exclusively through the PlayStation Store and blocks competing distributors from accessing activation codes.
“These practices would have reduced the purchasing options for PlayStation-compatible video games, leading to higher prices for video games on this type of console,” the RCC’s press release (in Romanian) states on ResetEra. These practices discourage Romanian studios from making PlayStation-compatible games.
The RCC is serious, too, having inspected Sony’s European headquarters to find out what happened. The press release states that “1.3 million console video game users” and “127 video game development studios” would be affected by Sony’s anti-competitive practices.
We’re not lawyers, but we believe digital game codes can’t be bought from other retailers, preventing price competition. Sony allowed the practice until a few years ago, so it’s interesting that it’s back.
After the COVID-19 supply collapse, Sony CEO Jim Ryan is optimistic about PS5 sales. The Sony executive anticipates the PS5, the best-selling console for months, will sell 108 million units.
That’s difficult stuff considering Sony needs to sell 70 million more PS5s. Since supply has increased, consoles are selling like hotcakes in major countries, suggesting the firm is above 40 million.
Ryan stated in a recent games business briefing webcast and Q&A (thanks, TweakTown):
“The 70 million, I think, is the existing PlayStation 4 user base, and while we would hope to convert a large number of those people, we will definitely target and definitely be successful in bringing large numbers of gamers who did not own a PlayStation 4, and in many instances, who have never owned a PlayStation at all.”
Mr. Ryan’s numbers—should we focus on the 108 part?
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