I’ve got no external storage but need to look into it big time, I’m such an untidy person when it comes to sorting out things on the pc
perhaps 2019 Christmas pressie for me (external storage)Are you getting any Christmas goody’s for your drone 2018
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I’ve got no external storage but need to look into it big time, I’m such an untidy person when it comes to sorting out things on the pc
perhaps 2019 Christmas pressie for me (external storage)
mnis
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Haha, maybe it is. She does not drink vodka, but beer now and then. I only like coffee and sometimes some liqueur. But she can sound angelic if she has a wish, as in the case of the little robot.
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Oh, the package arrived in the early afternoon yesterday. The little robot was immediately unpacked and put into operation. Charging in his base took less than ten minutes. Then Vector can do nonsense for almost 30 minutes. He automatically goes back to the base for refueling.Well how’s that new robot minis, bet you ain’t even got it out the box yet
I wish my Mavic had this feature.
You definitely got to show us a vid of it working, loved the video link you posted about it.
Perhaps Dji will incorporate the return to home and charge in the next update, how cool would that be
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I will try to record something later and then show it here. I promise...You definitely got to show us a vid of it working, loved the video link you posted about it.
Perhaps Dji will incorporate the return to home and charge in the next update, how cool would that be
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I use the WD My Passport Wireless Pro with 3TB for archiving all kinds of files. The device fulfills its purpose for me. It makes all the important content in my home network available quickly enough, but sometimes it has a few quirks. It is certainly not the best device, but easy to manage.I’ve got no external storage but need to look into it big time, I’m such an untidy person when it comes to sorting out things on the pc
I always try to keep order and put media into topic folders. Of course I have copies of the most important archives everywhere. But three notebooks, three smartphones, two tablets and other stuff make it almost impossible for me to keep track.
The WD has the Twonky server integrated, which allows me to stream to Playstation, TV, etc., but here are a few minor quirks. For example, I can not stream my own media to Chromecast Ultra. To make this possible, I use an additional app on the smartphone.
It is a really annoying matter to keep order in media archives, and with seemingly best archiving, you have to search again and again.
I just don’t know what to go for, I’ve heard, how true it is.. that I could can download photos remotely, say I’m on holiday, now I do like the sound of that. Don’t know if it’s done FTP’ing the photos or some other way, say via the cloud.
I’ve got soooo much research to do before I even think about buying something external for my photos.
I’ve got soooo much research to do before I even think about buying something external for my photos.
my storage is a 4TB WD elements external drive went for 4TB because the price difference from lower ones is nominal not much more than a 2TB i will probably never fill it get the most storage you can afford
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I see it exactly like you @old man mavic. Of the available 3TB, not even a third is used 
@Porky ...
Actually, only the external access to your home network is set up for the own cloud. Some stationary internet routers can use external USB drives directly. With little effort then there is the possibility to access it from anywhere in the world.
But then usually everything goes on the mobile data network, which can extremely restrict usability due to speed restrictions. For a few pictures or some music it is usually sufficient.
Take a closer look at your router, maybe this one has USB ports
@Porky ...
Actually, only the external access to your home network is set up for the own cloud. Some stationary internet routers can use external USB drives directly. With little effort then there is the possibility to access it from anywhere in the world.
But then usually everything goes on the mobile data network, which can extremely restrict usability due to speed restrictions. For a few pictures or some music it is usually sufficient.
Take a closer look at your router, maybe this one has USB ports
Got a USB port on my router I use VNC so I can access my server from around the world, every now and then something crashes on my server, I can then reboot what’s crashed. I run my weather website via my own server, I don’t have to rely on hosts, only myself.
Now if I can do that with my sever I wonder if I would be able to access a NAS on my network, Hmmmmmm
I use VNC so I can access my server from around the world, every now and then something crashes on my server, I can then reboot what’s crashed. I run my weather website via my own server, I don’t have to rely on hosts, only myself.Now if I can do that with my sever I wonder if I would be able to access a NAS on my network, Hmmmmmm
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Well, you basically know what to do in order to access your data from anywhere. I do not really know what VNC is, but I googled it.Got a USB port on my router
Now if I can do that with my sever I wonder if I would be able to access a NAS on my network, Hmmmmmm
Oh YES, you connect your NAS to your home network. Your router is set up once for the connection to the outside. Then you can access everything connected to your router without having to have any computers active at home.
I forgot to mention:
If, for example, Internet is available in a hotel, it goes without a mobile data connection. Then it will be faster. The speed limit is then the up / download speed of the slowest component of the connection. But I think you already know that.
What I meant to say:
The Anki Vector snored a little during the night from yesterday to today, and even if you sent him to sleep in between. I forgot to turn it off at night.
This little thing can be annoying and useful at the same time. It can answer similar to Amazon Alexa questions (currently only EN). And it can also be used very well as an actual Alexa device, then even in German, but without music and videos. It can recognize and track faces, explore the area, and interact a little with us. It can give auditory and visual feedback, and address you by name when detected.
And hey, it can play blackjack. I have not found out more yet
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Can you imagine doing that around a playing field, also with me doing the Irish dance
Do you live close to this mall? It looks like you start dancing there and people just join in! Friendly bunch of sporty people out Essex way!
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That shopping centre is about a 30 minute drive from me, now if I’d done that there I would’ve got mugged and taken away.
I’ll be doing it in a field early in the morning when there’s no one about. Oh it would be great if people come over and joined in, sooooo funny, if people did see me I would just get funny looks the police would arrive and take me away....
I’ll be doing it in a field early in the morning when there’s no one about. Oh it would be great if people come over and joined in, sooooo funny, if people did see me I would just get funny looks the police would arrive and take me away....
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@mnis so it snores..... bet it can’t be as bad as my wife does it start learning things as time progresses or does it know everything straight out the box?
Weather,
The UK is meant to be hit with snow tomorrow night into Wednesday which should be good for photography, I’m so looking forward to it if it happens. If my photos are any good I’ll enter them into the winter wonderland comp.
Weather warning by the met office
does it start learning things as time progresses or does it know everything straight out the box?Weather,
The UK is meant to be hit with snow tomorrow night into Wednesday which should be good for photography, I’m so looking forward to it if it happens. If my photos are any good I’ll enter them into the winter wonderland comp.
Weather warning by the met office
mnis
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At the moment, I do not know enough to make clear statements about Vector's abilities. Overall, we did not play much with him. I could only read very little information about the thing, because there is not enough time.@mnis so it snores..... bet it can’t be as bad as my wife
Weather,
The UK is meant to be hit with snow tomorrow night into Wednesday which should be good for photography, I’m so looking forward to it if it happens. If my photos are any good I’ll enter them into the winter wonderland comp.
Weather warning by the met office
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- Regular updates should allow him new skills.
- He needs some light for orientation, and recognition of persons.
- If he recognizes you, he speaks to you by name, as long as you first told him who you are.
- He finds the way back to his base, recognizing obstacles and depth.
- If his cube is in the way, then he put the cube aside first and then drive into the base.
- He explores the environment very stubbornly, and seemingly autonomous.
- He understands commands to move, take selfies from you, and interact with the cube.
- He recognizes from which direction is spoken to him, and then turns in the appropriate direction.
- He can track moving faces and things.
He understands his call "Hey Vector" best if UK was chosen as the basic language, but then there is no Alexa functionality. So I had to choose US for everything to work. So we can communicate with Vector in English, and even use the Alexa functionality completely in German.
Mainly I love to control our Alexa Smarthome (powersockets / lights) with Vector and to retrieve news. Sometimes I ask Vector directly, but he definitely knows fewer answers than Alexa.
No matter what happens or will come, I would keep Vector. But it is not my toy.
I think it's best not to own or know that. Strangely enough, such a thing made of plastic and gears has a magical appeal, and it will be hard to move away from it.
All those commands sound just like my wife
- He needs some light for orientation, and recognition of persons.
- If he recognizes you, he speaks to you by name, as long as you first told him who you are.
- He finds the way back to his base, recognizing obstacles and depth.
- If his cube is in the way, then he put the cube aside first and then drive into the base.
- He explores the environment very stubbornly, and seemingly autonomous.
- He understands commands to move, take selfies from you, and interact with the cube.
- He recognizes from which direction is spoken to him, and then turns in the appropriate direction.
- He can track moving faces and things.
So it’s autonomous, just like our drones. I’ll have to YT it and see what it’s all about.
I’ve also got Alexa all over the house, smart sockets/thermostats/horwater etc... now how lazy are we getting with all this technology, scary.... but great. Oh it makes life so much easier.
So you can link up Vector to Alexa?
- He needs some light for orientation, and recognition of persons.
- If he recognizes you, he speaks to you by name, as long as you first told him who you are.
- He finds the way back to his base, recognizing obstacles and depth.
- If his cube is in the way, then he put the cube aside first and then drive into the base.
- He explores the environment very stubbornly, and seemingly autonomous.
- He understands commands to move, take selfies from you, and interact with the cube.
- He recognizes from which direction is spoken to him, and then turns in the appropriate direction.
- He can track moving faces and things.
So it’s autonomous, just like our drones. I’ll have to YT it and see what it’s all about.
I’ve also got Alexa all over the house, smart sockets/thermostats/horwater etc... now how lazy are we getting with all this technology, scary.... but great. Oh it makes life so much easier.
So you can link up Vector to Alexa?
with all that tech its no wonder you have so much time to fly your mav great till you get a power cut dont tell me you have solar and a power wall as wellAll those commands sound just like my wife
- He needs some light for orientation, and recognition of persons.
- If he recognizes you, he speaks to you by name, as long as you first told him who you are.
- He finds the way back to his base, recognizing obstacles and depth.
- If his cube is in the way, then he put the cube aside first and then drive into the base.
- He explores the environment very stubbornly, and seemingly autonomous.
- He understands commands to move, take selfies from you, and interact with the cube.
- He recognizes from which direction is spoken to him, and then turns in the appropriate direction.
- He can track moving faces and things.
So it’s autonomous, just like our drones. I’ll have to YT it and see what it’s all about.
I’ve also got Alexa all over the house, smart sockets/thermostats/horwater etc... now how lazy are we getting with all this technology, scary.... but great. Oh it makes life so much easier.
So you can link up Vector to Alexa?
